Guide to Living in the Halls


Housing, Custodial, & Maintenance

The staff of the Office of Housing Administration (OHA) works to ensure your living environment is safe and well maintained.

The OHA staff works with you from your first contact with Housing Administration. They provide you with a contract, hall and room assignment, and accounting services. Issues such as hall switching and approved room switching are coordinated and recorded by the office staff. Requests for contract cancellation and questions about charges incurred if you cancel your contract should be directed to the Contracts Manager. Questions regarding housing charges should be directed to residence hall accounting. (Student statements are sent by the University Cashier.)

Custodial team members are here seven days a week to provide housekeeping services. Taking pride in the living areas is everyone's responsibility. Residents should place all trash in trash chutes or outdoor dumpsters. The custodial crew does not clean up after inappropriate use by students; rather, to ensure a clean and sanitary community. Residents are expected to assist the staff by not using restrooms while they are being cleaned.

The maintenance staff makes repairs, prioritizing and scheduling requests as they are received. They depend on you to let them know what needs to be done. You do this by initiating a service request at your hall's front desk. Your desk staff will enter your request in a database as you explain what needs to be done (please be as detailed and specific as possible). In some cases, parts must be ordered and it may take additional time to complete the work. If it is necessary to enter your room to make a repair while you are out, they will leave a notice for you that they have worked in your room. Maintenance staff will only enter rooms to service requests. Please call your front desk to report any after hours building emergencies.