Residence Life
Residency Requirement
All undergraduate students MUST live on campus unless they meet at
least one of the following exceptions:
• Are married or have
custodial children living with them
• Are 21 years old or
older as of August 23, 2006
• Have earned 60 or more
credit hours as of August 23, 2006
• Live within community
with an immediate family member over age 25 (parents, siblings or
grandparents)
All exemptions must be requested in writing to the Director of
Residence Life.
Living on campus is one of the best things you can do for
yourself! National studies – and those done at Belmont
– indicated that, on average, students who live on campus
tend to make higher grades, tend to be more likely to graduate and
tend to have more satisfying college experiences than their
commuting counterparts.
There are a few reasons this may be so:
1. On-campus students tend to have
more time to spend using academic resources libraries, study labs,
etc.
2. On-campus students tend to have
more interaction with their peers.
3. On-campus students tend to be
more involved in campus activities.
Does this mean that you can be more satisfied, make better grades
and have a better chance at graduating just by moving on campus?
It’s probably not quite that simple, but Belmont believes
that living on campus is important enough to have developed the
aforementioned residency requirement.
Facilities
There are several options when it comes to living on campus.
Residence Halls
Hail Hall – Hail is a women’s residence
hall accommodating approximately 77 women. There is a small
kitchen/laundry room near the lobby.
Heron Hall – Heron houses about 110 women in a
suite arrangement – two rooms share a bath. There is a
kitchen (no stove/oven) and a laundry room in the basement.
Maddox Hall – Maddox houses about 154 men in a
suite arrangement. There are laundry rooms and small kitchens (no
stove/oven) on each of the five floors.
Pembroke Hall – Pembroke houses about 128 men in a
traditional arrangement (a bath on each hallway). There is a
laundry room in the basement.
Wright Hall – Wright houses about 220 women. A
laundry room and kitchen (no stove/oven) are on the main level.
Kennedy Hall – Kennedy houses 200 men and women in
separate facilities. Rooms are arranged in a suite arrangement.
Thrailkill Hall - Belmont’s newest residence hall
that houses 322 men and women in separate facilities. Rooms are
arranged in a suite arrangement.
Special Emphasis Houses
The university operates several houses on Compton Avenue that
allow students of similar majors to live together. Contact the
Office of Residence Life for details.
Apartments
Belmont Commons – Four single students share each
of the 30 Commons apartments. Each student gets a private bedroom
and shares a bath with one other resident. Each apartment has a
kitchen, dining room and living room. There is also a clubhouse in
the complex with laundry facilities, a TV lounge, meeting rooms and
staff offices. A security fence with card access gates surrounds
the complex.
Bruin Hills – Bruin Hills provides space for two
single students in each apartment. All 94 units have two bedrooms,
a bath, kitchen and dining/living room. Like the Commons, there is
a clubhouse with a laundry room, TV room and meeting rooms, as well
as a security gate with card access security.
The Hillside – These apartments, with an entrance
from 12th Avenue, are the most recent addition to
Belmont’s apartment-style living facilities. With
two-bedroom and four-bedroom floor plans, students enjoy a private
room and a completely furnished living area. In addition, each room
has a double bed, and each apartment comes with a dishwasher,
microwave, a washer/dryer and two full bathrooms. A clubhouse
provides mail facilities and meeting space. Like the Commons and
Bruin Hills, the facility is equipped with a card access security
gate.
Staff
Residence Directors – Each residence hall and each
apartment complex has a residence director (RD) who lives in the
facility. This professional staff person is selected and trained to
help ensure the safety and satisfaction of the residents and to
help promote the sense of community within the facility. This
person is available to help you make the most of your time on
campus.
Resident Assistants – The resident assistants
(RAs) are student staff members who live on each floor of the
residence halls and in convenient locations throughout the
apartment complexes. The RA’s job is to assist residents,
which they do in a variety of ways – mediating roommate
disagreements, suggesting campus resources, reporting maintenance
needs and sometimes just listening to your side of the story!
Get to know your RA – he or she just may be the best
friend you will make at Belmont!
Applying for a Room or Apartment
Applying to live on campus is extremely easy and relatively
painless. New students may complete a housing application once they
are admitted to the university. Simply pay the enrollment deposit
($100 of which becomes your housing deposit) and complete the
application. The Office of Residence Life will assign you a space.
When your space is assigned, you’ll receive an academic
year housing agreement that you will need to sign. This secures
your space for the entire academic year.
If you are currently enrolled but living off campus, simply go to
Belmont Central, complete a housing application and pay the housing
deposit of $100. Provided there is available space, the Office of
Residence Life will assign your space, send you your housing
agreement and when you sign and return it, this secures your space
for the next academic year.
Check-in and Check-out
To be official, residents must check in and out of their rooms or
apartments. The check-in procedure involves your reading and
signing the housing agreement, getting the key to your place and
completing a room (or apartment) condition report. Then, you are
set. To check out, you must:
• Remove all your
belongings
• Clean your room
• Return your key to your
RA or AC
• Have the RA or AC check
your room for damages
• Request the refund of
your housing deposit (if you are not returning to campus housing)
Failure to check in or out properly may result in you losing part
or all of your $100 housing deposit.
Community Expectations
A complete listing and description of community expectations are
printed in the publication, “Handbook for Residential
Living,” available from the Office of Residence Life or
from your Residence Director.
Res Life Telephone Numbers
Office of Residence Life 5802
Residence Director Office Numbers
Hail 2296
Pembroke 2301
Heron 2295
Maddox 2002
Wright 2198
Thrailkill n/a
Belmont Commons 2587
Bruin Hills 5060
The Hillside 5302/533
Apartment Clubhouse Numbers
Belmont Commons 2586
Bruin Hills 2700
The Hillside 5961
Residence Hall Front Desk Numbers
Hail
2251
Heron 2201
Kennedy 8800
Thrailkill n/a
Pembroke 2319
Wright/Maddox
2000
