Residence Life

RESIDENCE LIFE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

Residence Life is committed to creating residential living communities that support the university's mission, values, and Catholic identity and promote the retention of students at all levels by creating intellectual, physical, spiritual, social, and academic experiences and opportunities that: contribute to healthy student development; encourage student citizenship and civility; create a connection to the CUA community; and promote individual responsibility for actions and interpersonal accountability for the common good.

The mission will be accomplished through promoting and maintaining a safe, secure, and just residential living environment that is inclusive of all students; connecting students with campus resources in order to offer continued support and promote student success; offering opportunities for student learning outside of the classroom in conjunction with the university's academic mission; establishing community living standards; and preparing students for civic engagement and responsibility by providing student leadership opportunities and promoting involvement in residence hall communities.

Essential Services and Programs

• Select, train, and supervise student staff and student leaders who maintain visibility in the residence halls and provide peer support for the residential population.
• Provide social, educational, spiritual, and community service-oriented programmatic opportunities in the residential communities.
• Ensure commitment to and understanding of community standards and exhibiting good citizenship on campus, in the residential communities, and in the greater community.
• Uphold university policies and community standards through adjudication of student behavioral incidents, utilizing the university student judicial system.
• Collaborate with other campus offices to bring resources into the residence halls in order to facilitate student involvement in and awareness of other campus programs and services.
• Provide residential experiences that unite students with faculty through deliberate programming initiatives.
• Develop and maintain living and learning communities for residential students.
• Engage with students to assist in their development, respond to their needs and connect them with essential resources as necessary .
• Provide informal counseling and appropriate referrals to students experiencing individual and interpersonal crises.
• Respond to crisis and emergency situations on campus through an on-call response system
• Collaborate with other campus offices and departments to maintain a healthy and safe living environment, including monitoring residential facilities needs, requesting appropriate follow-up and educating student staff and residents on facilities maintenance systems.
• Maintain and regulate building access.
• Support initiatives implemented and managed by other campus departments that directly affect the residential students and buildings.