2003-04 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

Director: Elizabeth A. Joseph

Website: www.iup.edu/house

E-mail: iup-ohrl@iup.edu

Residence Life

IUP is a residential campus. Its thirteen residence halls and two apartment buildings are supervised by professional residence directors with backgrounds in student development or counseling or by graduate residence directors enrolled in the Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate program.

It is the policy of IUP to offer full, equal, and nondiscriminatory assistance to all students without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, or physical ability in both the placement in university housing and the furnishing of facilities and services in relation to that housing.

Specific programs and services offered within the residence halls provide a residential program which supports the academic mission of the university and fosters the development of a community in which the rights and responsibilities of each individual are clearly defined and respected.

Because residence hall living is seen as a positive educational experience, students are encouraged to live on campus unless they are commuting from home. In an effort to make residence hall living more responsive to individual needs, the university offers several living arrangements. Student options include coed or single-sex environments; interest floors related to academic majors; intensive study floors; a community service floor; and chemical-free floors. Students should consider these options carefully and select the one in which they would feel most comfortable.

IUP’s two apartment buildings provide single student housing in an apartment-style setting. The university provides cable TV, local telephone service, Ethernet connections to the Internet, stove, refrigerator, kitchen table and chairs, beds, dressers, and living room furniture in each apartment.

Rooms/apartments are available to both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at IUP. Each year the university reviews its housing policies and revises them according to needs for the following year. The Office of Housing and Residence Life is also responsible for dining service and providing information and services related to off-campus housing. The Office of Housing and Residence Life is located in B31 Clark Hall, 724-357-2696.

Residence Hall Application

First-year and transfer students will be offered residence hall license agreements as soon as they remit the $75 tuition prepayment required to secure a place in the incoming class. The housing license agreement should be reviewed carefully then returned with an $80 housing prepayment. Rooms will be assigned as agreements are received. Students will be notified of housing assignments after July 15.

Continuing students may contract for university housing for the following academic year according to the process published and posted in January.

Students being readmitted or returning from student teaching or study abroad programs should contact the Office of Housing and Residence Life for agreements.

Dining Services

IUP offers six meal plans, five of which are available to residence hall students. Refer to the Finance section of this catalog for meal plans and fees. For more information contact iup-dining@iup.edu.

Residence Hall Association

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) represents all students living in university residence halls. The executive body of RHA is composed of elected representatives from each residence hall. The purpose of RHA is to provide educational, social, and community service programs for residents; to collect information on various aspects of residence hall life; and to assist in formulating housing policies and procedures. All residence hall students are encouraged to participate in RHA. Inquire at your residence hall office for involvement opportunities.