Residential Housing

Its not just a place to learn, its a place to live!

When you move into a residence hall on a college campus, you want to know that your living environment will be comfortable, secure and friendly. That is how residential living is at Drury University. Most graduates claim that some of their happiest college memories include experiences in the residence halls.


SMITH (Co-Ed), OLD WING WALLACE (Co-Ed), NEW WING WALLACE (LLCs), AND SUNDERLAND (LLCs)

Drury University has three traditional women and men's residential halls. Each hall is distinctive, but they have many features in common. The university provides free local telephone service while students furnish the telephone and pay for long distance. Rooms and suites are cable-TV ready, cable service is also included free of charge. Free Internet access is available to those with personal computers.

All facilities are air-conditioned. Each hall has a coin-operated laundry room. The lounge areas in Smith, Wallace and Sunderland have snack vending machines, microwaves, public telephones and televisions. Facilities are secured 24 hours a day.

HALL DIRECTORS

Currently at Drury University there are three residents halls. Each hall is overseen and managed by one hall director and 5-6 resident assistants (RA). The RA's in each hall are directly responsible to the hall director in their building. The hall director is available to assist the RA's with planning hall activities as well as mediating in residential situations.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A RESIDENT ASSISTANT

A resident assistant serves as a liaison between the staff, faculty, students, the residents and their roommates and the residents and the hall director. The RA is a resource person for supplies, work orders and occasional referrals for students who may be experiencing difficulties or problems at school.

The RA is available 24 hours a day to assist residents in a wide variety of situations. RA's strive to create a community within their hall as well as an environment that promotes integrity, a cooperative spirit, respect for others and allows the freedom of academic pursuits. RA's provide a minimum of 2 activities per month for the residents on their floor as well as one "All Hall" activity per month.

RA's, in accordance with the universities policies, are required to respond to all incidents that occur in the residence halls and report all hall violations to the hall director.

RESIDENCE HALL SECURITY

No one is allowed to enter the residence halls after closing hours (see below) except residents with the self-regulating hours privilege and properly registered guests. Residence hall security doors are locked 24 hours per day. Guests may use the security phone located outside the front doors to contact a resident. All policies are subject to change by the Hall Council.

OPEN HOURS

The residence halls are open Sunday through Thursday from noon to midnight, and on Friday and Saturday from noon to 1 am.

QUIET HOURS

The residential staff in each hall determine the quiet hours. In most cases, the quiet hours are 10 pm to 10 am.

WORK ORDERS

Occasionally there will need to be maintenance work done in the rooms. Any mechanical problems or needed repair work is reported by the student directly to Facilities Services at 417-873-7219 or facilities@drury.edu.

STORAGE

Limited storage is available in the residence halls and certain items may be stored in designated areas. The storage rooms are secured and admittance is provided through the RA or hall director.