Residential Experience : Incoming Undergraduates : Office for Residential Life & Housing Services : ��ǿ��

Residential Experience

The ��ǿ�� is a highly residential campus. On-campus living is a major part of the ��ǿ�� college experience, and most students call the campus home for their entire four years. First and second year students are required to live on campus.

First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE)

The First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE) is a year-long, structured, residentially-based program for all first-year students designed to help them transition and acclimate smoothly. FYRE consists of peer leaders and staff who are dedicated to supporting you. You will have the opportunity to participate in activities, discussions, and traditions designed to meet the unique needs of your first-year experience. Please see below for more information about FYRE.

First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE) (pdf)

Fall 2024 Workshops (pdf)

FYRE Events

Study Zone at Night

Mondays beginning Sept 9 from 8-10pm in the Media Lounge, Susan B. Anthony

Thursdays beginning Sept. 12 from 8-10pm in Lovejoy 115/117

Getting Your Bearings- Navigating your Pathways at UR with the Career Center

Sept 18, Oct. 23 and Nov. 20, Friel Lounge, SBA

Kick-off event tentative for Thursday, Sept 26, location to be announced

RA Programs – as announced by your RA

Campus Housing

Campus housing offers:

Traditional style residence halls
Opportunities to form relationships with others, including classmates, upper-level students, graduate students, and faculty and staff
Reliable connectivity (voice, video, and data)
Convenient proximity to classes, libraries, and events
Opportunities to participate in on-campus activities
Energetic residential, academic, support, social, recreational, and resource programs
On-site student and professional staff to help with transition and student support

The Office for Residential Life and Housing Services houses first-year students in traditional corridor style halls with engaging programming, supportive upperclassmen mentors, and comfortable spaces.

The First-Year Hill, including Susan B. Anthony and Genesee Halls, is located near Rush Rhees Library and features taller tower-style buildings close to athletics and dining services.

The First-Year Quad, including Gilbert, Tiernan, Hoeing, and Lovejoy Halls, sits on the traditional Residential Quad near Wilson Commons and the center of campus.

Most first-year students will share a double room with another first-year student; however, there also are a limited number of single rooms and triple rooms. Sometimes Lovejoy Hall is used as a first-year hall during large class size years. Students can also indicate an interest to live in affinity housing as a first-year student.

Housing for Transfer Students

Most ��ǿ�� students live on campus, and ��ǿ�� welcomes transfer students to join our residential undergraduate community as much as possible. However, we cannot always accommodate every transfer student who wants to live on campus.

Spring transfer students may find it easier to obtain housing on-campus. Transfer students are encouraged to fill out the application as soon as they receive it.

More Information

We encourage you to read the residential life materials carefully. They are designed to help you prepare for living at the ��ǿ��.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to visit us at the Office for Residential Life in 020 Gates Hall (Susan B. Anthony Halls), call (585) 275-3166, or email us at housing@reslife.rochester.edu.

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