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Common Amenities Although there are many different living areas available on campus, each residence hall offers similar amenities. For example, each has laundry, study, and kitchen facilities in common areas of the building. Typically, rooms are furnished with a bed, dresser, wardrobe or closet, desk, chair, and wastebasket for each student. The residence halls have a robust, high speed, wireless network that students can access streaming to their tablets and laptops using whatever streaming services they subscribe to. Cooking/Refrigerator/Microwave Cooking is permitted only in the kitchen areas of each residence hall. Residents may cook in their rooms only if they use a University-approved refrigerator/microwave unit. Common area kitchens are equipped with an oven, stove, and/or microwave. There are various food and beverage vending machines located in the lobbies or lounges of the residence halls. Several of our residence halls offer newly renovated kitchens where students can gather to prepare or share a meal, or simply relax while enjoying a spectacular view of Hofstra's campus and the surrounding community. Residents may bring a refrigerator to campus for their residence hall room or suite (one per room or two per suite). The refrigerator must be an energy-efficient model and may not exceed 5 cubic feet in size. Personal microwaves are prohibited in residence hall rooms and suites. The University has made arrangements with a vendor to provide both refrigerator and refrigerator/microwave rental units at competitive prices. You will receive specific information regarding this rental service during the summer, since it is best to make this decision in consultation with your roommate. For safety reasons, only refrigerator/freezer/ microwave multiunits rented through a University-sanctioned vendor are permitted in on-campus residence halls. Personal refrigerators, including refrigerator/freezer/microwave multiunits rented through the University-sanctioned vendor, are prohibited in the Graduate Residence Hall rooms and suites. Linens The Office of Residence Life has partnered with Our Campus Market to provide Hofstra students and families with a convenient, affordable way to ensure that you have sheets that will fit the extra-long mattresses in our residence halls. The Our Campus Market program has all your campus living needs, from extra-long twin sheets and comforters to matching towels and storage items. For more information, please visit Our Campus Market at OCM.com/hof. Security Each residence hall is monitored by resident safety representatives. There is a sign-in procedure at the Public Safety booth of each building and complex. All persons entering a residence hall, both residents and nonresidents, must present acceptable identification before being admitted to the building. The only acceptable form of identification for a Hofstra student is a current and valid HofstraCard. All residents are encouraged to consider ways to insure their belongings (e.g., renter's insurance).

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ou may contact the Office of Residence Life • Y by visiting Room 126 Wellness and Campus Living Center, sending an email to reslife@hofstra.edu, or calling 516-463-6930. • For more details about residence life at Hofstra, please visit hofstra.edu/reslife. o submit Hofstra’s housing application, log in • T to the Hofstra portal at my.hofstra.edu.

Nondiscrimination Policy Hofstra University is committed to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status (characteristics collectively referred to as “Protected Characteristic”) in employment and in the conduct and operation of Hofstra University’s educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. This statement of nondiscrimination is in compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to nondiscrimination (“Equal Opportunity Laws”). The Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer is the University’s official responsible for coordinating its overall adherence to Equal Opportunity Laws. Questions or concerns regarding any of these laws, other aspects of Hofstra’s Nondiscrimination Policy, or regarding Title IX as it relates to reports against employees or other nonstudents, should be directed to the Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer, who also serves as the Title IX Officer for Employee Matters, at HumanResources@Hofstra.edu, 516-463-6859, 205 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549. Student-related questions or concerns regarding Title IX should be directed to the Title IX Officer for Student Issues at StudentTitleIX@Hofstra.edu, 516463-5841, 127 Wellness & Campus Living Center, Hempstead, NY 11549. For additional contacts and related policies and resources, see hofstra.edu/eoe. 91521:3/22

A Variety of Choices Hofstra’s Office of Residence Life offers a variety of comfortable living environments geared toward meeting the diverse needs of nearly 3,000 resident students. Five of the 33 residence halls are high-rises, and four other halls contain suite-style arrangements.

What is an RA?

A resident assistant (RA) is a Hofstra student who lives in and supervises a floor in a residence hall. Your RA is there to help ease your transition to college life, as well as provide direction with any concerns you may encounter on campus or in your residence hall. In addition, all residence halls are staffed by full-time resident directors who are available to assist you.

Faculty in Residence Program

The Netherlands, a housing complex reserved exclusively for first-year students, is home to our Faculty in Residence Program. A full-time faculty member resides in the complex and works collaboratively with Student Affairs to enhance the residential student experience in the first-year areas. The faculty member provides students with a role model, educator, and community leader.

Here’s a quick tour of the Hofstra residence halls: The Netherlands Complex consists of 11 houses and two courtyards, all of which are reserved exclusively for first-year students. All suites contain two double bedrooms, a bathroom, and a lounge. This complex has its own newly renovated dining area and classrooms. See the LivingLearning Communities section for more information. Suffolk is a six-story building reserved exclusively for upper-level students. This building contains a common area lounge on the main floor. More than 200 undergraduate students live in either three-, four-, or five-person suites, each with a private bathroom. The five high-rise towers – Alliance, Bill of Rights, Enterprise, Estabrook, and Vander Poel – are located directly north of the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center. Each high-rise accommodates 200 to 265 students. The high-rises offer single, double, triple, and quad rooms with common area bathrooms on every floor. Colonial Square is a suite-style complex, with each of its 14 individual houses containing about 16 suites; students may select suites with or without lounges. Suites may contain two double rooms, a bathroom, and a lounge; two double rooms and bathroom with no lounge; or triple bedrooms with a private bathroom. Limited single rooms in suites exist. One house is reserved exclusively for first-year students. Stuyvesant is a four-story building with two common area lounges and laundry facilities on each floor. The suites consist of two double rooms, a bathroom, and a lounge. This residence hall is for first-year students only.

The Graduate Residence Hall is a five-story residential facility composed of 58 fully furnished suites housing more than 200 graduate, law, and medical students.

Living-Learning Communities Some students want a stronger connection between their academic goals and their extracurricular activities. Borrowing from the thematic learning and close-knit classroom settings that are hallmarks of the First-Year Connections program, Hofstra offers special opportunities designed to enhance the first-year residential experience. Eight thematic "living-learning communities" are associated with several first-year clusters and seminars, giving students the opportunity to live with many of the same students they are in class with, as well as students who share the same passion for leadership, business, communications, math and science, as well as health professions and the arts. Additionally, two of our communities are identity-based: one for students who are first in their family to go to college, and another for students who engage in learning centered around the principles of Umoja: maintenance of unity in the family, community, and race. Students who choose a living-learning community (LLC) reside together either in the Netherlands Complex in a house with 55 other first-year residential students or on a floor together in Stuyvesant Hall. Residential students who choose the Umoja Scholar LLC reside together with students of all class standings on a floor in Bill of Rights Hall. Honors College students reside in Vander Poel Hall. All of these students enjoy class-based activities and events, as well as interaction with faculty outside the classroom within their LLC. THE UMOJA SCHOLARS The Umoja Scholars LLC is a diverse group of residential students who engage in learning centered around the principles of Umoja: maintenance of unity in the family, community, and race – while examining the cultures, identities, and experiences of Black students of all class standings. This LLC is facilitated through collaborative and interdisciplinary programs and experiences, including faculty from Africana Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Anthropology, and other academic programs. FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT The First-Generation Student LLC provides additional support to students who are the first in their families to go to college. Resident assistants and other residence hall staff – who are also the first in their families to go to college – focus on campus resources, financial literacy, and student involvement. L.I.V.E. NYC (LEARN, INTERACT, VISIT, AND EXPLORE NYC) The L.I.V.E. NYC LLC is a community for students who want to experience firsthand the history and culture of New York City, home to many of the world’s greatest writers and

artists, past and present. Students regularly travel to NYC for theatrical and musical events, neighborhood tours, gallery visits, poetry readings, and more. Some trips are connected to English Department courses or topics. MATH, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING HOUSE (MSE) The MSE House is home to students who have an interest in any of the STEM disciplines: science, technology, engineering, and math. If you like to take things apart, put them back together, or design something from the ground up, this LLC is for you. With similar courses and interests, students in this house find it easy to form supportive study groups. PREP HOUSE (PRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONS) The PreP House offers a community for students considering medicine, veterinary care, or dentistry; physician assistant studies; community health; or clinical psychology. This house is closely connected to the first-year course sequences in biology and chemistry. Faculty make regular appearances to lead study sessions, go over coursework, or discuss lab reports. Students get to know the health science community by taking trips into NYC. S.T.A.G.E. (STUDENTS ASPIRING TO GREATNESS IN ENTERTAINMENT) HOUSE The S.T.A.G.E. House is for students who are studying and share an interest in the performing arts, including dance, vocal, instrumental, theatrical, and comedic performances. A house full of students who like to perform can lead to all sorts of in-house programs like open mic nights, readings, and more than a few impromptu surprises. House members support fellow students by going as a group to campus performances. Several times a year, there are trips to NYC to learn from professionals in the field. STUDIO HOUSE The Studio House is for students who are studying film, television, or graphic design. Students who share an interest in the visual arts, including photography, painting, drawing, and pottery, may also find their home here. This LLC is linked to the “Film and Philosophy” first-year cluster. Resident assistants and faculty mentors lead film screenings in the house and organize trips to indie movie screenings in NYC. ZARB HOUSE The Zarb House offers first-year students enrolled in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business the opportunity to live and study with other students pursuing careers in business. Residents attend guest lectures; interact with deans, faculty, and alumni; utilize exclusive tutorial services; and attend field trips. Other programs include an annual entrepreneurial challenge, discussions about ethics in business, and Center for Career Design and Development information sessions that focus on professional opportunities in the field.

COMMUNICATIONS HOUSE The Communications House is for students who are interested in studying mass media, public relations, and journalism in The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. Students with career goals in print, broadcast and multimedia journalism, information graphics, media analysis, scholarly research, and public relations will find a connection here. This LLC is linked to the “Journalism, Media, and Society” first-year cluster. Other students with media interests are welcome as well. L.E.A.D. (LEADERSHIP THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND DEDICATION) The L.E.A.D. House promotes social, academic, and professional growth, as well as meaningful involvement in the campus community. Students develop their leadership skills through campus and community participation in programs like the Blue Leadership Program and the Discovery Program. Students engage with their peers through programming that promotes decision-making, ethics, team building, goal setting, and communication. HONORS HOUSING Honors Housing provides a community for Rabinowitz Honors College (RHC) first-year and returning students whose commitment to excellence makes this a place where animated conversations about books, art, music, and politics happen alongside foosball tournaments, game nights, and late-night snacks. First-year students, who make up approximately half of the population, take RHC’s flagship course sequence, Culture and Expression. As a result, they find Honors Housing an especially helpful place for discussing big ideas, forming supportive study groups, and getting advice from the returning students who have gone before them. GENDER INCLUSIVE HOUSING The Office of Residence Life is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive experience for all students. Resident students can choose to live in an inclusive environment where they can reside with fellow students in the same room regardless of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. If you are interested in exploring an inclusive housing option, we encourage you to contact Associate Director of Residence Life, Russ Smith, at Russ.D.Smith@Hofstra.edu.

Information regarding the selection of a living-learning community is available on the housing application supplied in your Welcome Folder and online via the Hofstra portal. If you have already submitted your housing application, but did not choose the “livinglearning community” option and wish to change your request, please email reslife@hofstra.edu or call 516463-6930. For details about First-Year Connections clusters and seminars, please visit hofstra.edu/fyc.