student life S A N D AT H L E T IC
What are the housing options available to residential students? Residential students are required to live in University housing for their first two years. Approximately 92% of first-year students reside in on-campus housing facilities, specifically Merton Hall, Seton Hall, Roncalli Hall, and Toussaint Hall. Merton and Seton offer a full, shared kitchen; several bathroom facilities and a laundry room on each floor. These “traditional-style” halls have bedrooms with central heat and air conditioning, campus cable television and a micro-fridge in each bedroom. Roncalli Hall includes suitestyle accommodations with a shared kitchenette, laundry, common area and quiet study lounge. Toussaint Hall features quiet group study rooms and towering atrium lounges, and students live in “pod-style” arrangements with two pairs of students sharing a small living space. After freshman year, students live in a variety of upper-class housing options including apartment and townhouse-style accommodations.
What is a Living-Learning Community (LLC)? A Living-Learning Community, or LLC, is a way for students with shared interests such as Business, Health & Wellness, Gaming & Technology or Community Service to live together on campus. Participation also includes taking a related, creditbearing academic course and engaging in out-ofthe-classroom experiences. Professors, Student Life staff and upper-class mentors are at each student’s disposal to challenge and support them in this unique learning environment.
What does SHU do to keep the campus safe?
Can I choose my roommate? Yes. Incoming freshmen may select a roommate through a roommate-matching system called “RoomSync,” a restricted app that is available online. Of course, many students opt to be assigned a roommate by the Residential Life staff based on the information gathered from their housing applications.
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The Department of Public Safety is entrusted with fostering and maintaining a safe and secure environment for the University. Students utilize the SHU Safe App to make medical information instantly available in case of emergency, connect directly to campus security, pinpoint their location to emergency personnel and set up “safety checks” with their contacts. Students learn about SHU’s many safety programs and services such as the Personal Safety Escort Program, Emergency Management Plan, Silent Witness Program, Bystander Intervention Program, self-defense
