LIVING ON CAMPUS
In case you forget something, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, and a shopping mall are within fve minutes of the Hofstra campus. In addition, the Hofstra Bookstore stocks items for residence hall rooms.
For more information, visit: hofstra.edu/reslife for photos of rooms and campus-approved vendors for appliances and linens hofstra.edu/livingfactor for residence hall policies and procedures
Residence Life Staff and Policies To ensure the safety of all students on our campus, each residence hall has a staff available to assist residents. Resident security representatives monitor the entranceways of each building 24 hours a day and make sure that only those students who have a University-issued ID card (HofstraCard) enter the residence halls. In addition, resident assistants (RAs) live on each foor or in each house and have been selected because they exemplify the leadership traits required to work with students. RAs serve as a resource for new students as they learn to navigate their way through their frst year, providing informal student counseling, performing administrative tasks, organizing programming, and serving in an on-call capacity to respond to emergency situations. Resident directors (RDs) are professional, fully trained, live-in staff members who supervise the RAs and are also available to assist you during your stay in our residence halls. You are encouraged to become acquainted with your RA and RD, who will answer your questions and enhance your living experience. An RA is on duty from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the RA Offce of each residence hall. Between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., the RA on duty is in their room. The name and phone number of the RA on duty is posted on the door of the RA Offce. When the offce is closed, a resident director is always on duty for the campus. To contact the RD on duty, call Public Safety at 516-463-6606.
Prohibited items Due to strict New York state fre safety codes, certain items are prohibited in the residence halls, including candles, fabric wall hangings, hot pots, coffee makers (exception noted on page 13), rice cookers, and any other electric cooking appliances. For a complete list of prohibited items, please visit the Residence Life website and read the Residential Living Agreement. Remember, our foremost concern is your safety and the safety of every member of our residence hall community. 14