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2015 –2016 A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES produced by in partnership with For more information, please contact Department of Residential Life 406 S. Prospect St. Burlington, VT 05405 (802) 656-3434 [email protected] Photos by Kevin Bloom ’16 unless noted otherwise About this Guide UniversityParent has published this guide in partnership with the University of Vermont with the mission of helping you easily navigate your student’s university with the most timely and relevant information available. Discover more articles, tips and local business information by visiting the online guide at: www.universityparent.com/uvmreslife The presence of university/college logos and contents marks in this guide does not mean the school endorses the products or services offered by advertisers in this guide. 2995 Wilderness Place, Suite 205 Boulder, CO 80301 www.universityparent.com UVM Guide Advertising Inquiries: | Comprehensive advice and information for student success (866) 721-1357 [email protected] 6 | A Message from the Director 8 | The Department of Residential Life 10 | ResLife Staff 12 | ResLife Contacts 13 | The Housing Process SARAH SCHupp PUBLISHER 16 | Residence Halls MARK HAGER DESIGN 18 | Programmed Housing Options Life On Campus Connect: 23 | 27 | A Message from the Dean of Students, SGA, and Burlington City Council facebook.com/UniversityParent 29 | Life Off Campus Campus Map twitter.com/4collegeparents 30 | 32 | Campus Services Directory Dates to Remember © 2015 UniversityParent 36 | 37 | UVM Area Resources 4 University of Vermont 5 www.universityparent.com/uvmreslife 5 undergraduate students. Staff members at all levels of the department are trained to build and facilitate community, mentor and advise students, and respond to emergencies. As the year unfolds, we encourage you to take full advantage of all the informational resources available to you. Besides this guide, Residential Life provides every student with our Housing and Meal Plan Contract Terms & Conditions, and we hope you’ll take the time to read it. We also invite you to tour our website and sign up for our electronic family newsletter. Our main office is located in Robinson Hall on Redstone Campus (see our campus map) and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If we’ve overlooked anything, or if you UVM photo have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Transitioning into college can be as The University of Vermont’s residential Welcome to the University of On behalf of our entire staff, I wish all overwhelming for families as it is for community will provide your student Vermont and the Department students and families the best of luck at students. That’s why we’ve published with a solid foundation to support those the University of Vermont. of Residential Life! We know this guide. Inside, you’ll find all you need first steps into adulthood and social to know about living on campus, as well independence. Students can expect that attending college today Sincerely, is a family decision, and we as services, resources, and general a residential experience that strongly information about living in and visiting emphasizes our “Four Cornerstones.” Our are happy to have you join Dr. Stacey A. Miller Burlington. live-in support staff consists of full-time Director of Residential Life our campus community. professionals, graduate professionals, and The University of Vermont 6 University of Vermont www.universityparent.com/uvmreslife 7 The Department of Residential Life is committed to helping develop healthy, engaged, and successful students. Guided by our Four Cornerstones, we strive to provide a student residential experience that promotes the following: • Community and Civic Engagement: Using Restorative Practices to encourage community engagement and accountability. • Enhancing Learning: Facilitating educational and social UVM photo programming that complements academic learning and strengthens transferable skills. • Advancing Diversity and Inclusion: Exploring self through The Department of identity awareness and affirmation of difference, which supports welcoming communities. Residential Life • Health and Wellness: Fostering an ethic of care that motivates healthy decision-making and emotional well-being. Commitment to Inclusion public or private, they harm the individual and community as a whole and are We, members of the Department of irreconcilable with the mission of the Residential Life, are committed to creating university. and maintaining safe communities that welcome and accept people of all abilities, Our goal is to instill respect and foster ages, ethnicities, classes, genders, gender a sense of community that creates, identities, gender expressions, national promotes, and supports a socially just origins, races, religions, sexes, sexual residential environment. Students, faculty, orientations, and veteran status. and staff are provided opportunities to understand, accept, and appreciate each We are committed to confronting other through various means including situations of intolerance that result from a conversations, programming, advocacy, lack of respect, knowledge, or awareness. education, support, reflection, and Whether these acts of intolerance are relationship-building. 8 University of Vermont www.universityparent.com/uvmreslife 9 are available to respond to emergencies. They are also a great resource for residents who may need to talk to someone about their transition to UVM, a roommate issue, or where to find support for their academic needs. Assistant Directors (ADs) Assistant directors are full-time student affairs professionals who supervise RDs and oversee several residential complexes. They manage the training and selection processes for professional and RA staff, and are available to residents who have questions, issues, or concerns. Office Managers (OMs) Office managers are full-time staff members who manage the main desk operations of residential complexes. They supervise desk staff, oversee mail delivery, and assist with room changes and maintenance requests. OMs know a lot about UVM as a whole and are a great resource for residents. Facilities Staff Every community member shares in the responsibility of keeping the residence academic achievement, personal halls safe and clean. Each residence hall development, multicultural awareness, has a team of custodians and maintenance ResLife Staff and the comfort and safety of residents. workers who take great pride in RDs supervise a group of RAs and an ARD, maintaining a safe and healthy living communicate and implement policies, and environment. Resident Advisors (RAs) live-in ResLife duties. The ARD assists the residence director (RD) in all matters Resident advisors are returning pertaining to the management of a undergraduate students who provide residential complex, which includes educational and social programming, and supporting students, supervising RAs, build strong communities. RAs are the first communicating and implementing point of contact for their residents and ResLife policies, and advising student are trained to help connect them to any organizations. support they may need. Residence Directors (RDs) Assistant Residence Directors (ARDs) Residence directors are full-time student Assistant residence directors are full- affairs professionals who live and work time graduate students who split their in a residential complex. They strive to time between the classroom and their establish an environment that fosters 10 University of Vermont www.universityparent.com/uvmreslife 11 ResLife Contacts Main Department of Residential Life Phone: (802) 656-3434 Office— University of Vermont Fax: (802) 656-1142 Robinson Robinson Hall TTY: (802) 656-7922 Hall 406 S. Prospect Street Email: [email protected] Burlington, VT 05405 Web: http://reslife.uvm.edu Apartments Apartments and Family Housing Phone: (802) 654-1735 and Family 36 Catamount Lane Fax: (802) 654-1737 Housing Colchester, VT 05466 Email: [email protected] Web: http://reslife.uvm.edu The Housing Process Athletic Harris/Millis Phone: (802) 656-2052 Campus Living/Learning Center (L/L) Phone: (802) 656-4211 Marsh, Austin, Tupper (MAT) Phone: (802) 656-2901 Residency Requirement Room Assignments University Heights North (UHN) Phone: (802) 656-5550 University Heights South (UHS) Phone: (802) 656-8822 All first-time, first-year students are Students will be assigned to a room required to live on campus for the first four based, in part, on the preferences Central Converse Hall Phone: (802) 656-2959 semesters they are enrolled at UVM. they select on their housing contract. Campus Chittenden, Buckham, Wills Preferences include room type and basic offline Fall ‘15 Housing and Meal Plan Contract lifestyle questions. First-time, first-year North Hunt, McCann, Mercy, McAuley, Phone: (802) 656-9640 students enrolling in the fall semester Each student is required to complete (Trinity) Ready, Richardson, Sichel, and may access their housing contract online a contract online before moving into Campus The Cottages beginning in mid-May. All contracts must the residence halls. The Housing and be completed by June 30. Students will be Jeanne Mance Phone: (802) 656-2598 Meal Plan Contract Terms & Conditions notified of their housing assignments by Redstone Christie, Wright, Patterson, and Phone: (802) 656-3200 is legally binding for the nine-month mid-August. academic year. This document, which Campus Slade (CWPS) is located on our website, is a primary Mason, Simpson, Hamilton, Phone: (802) 656-3000 source of ResLife policies