James Madison University
Public, Rural Setting
14,676 Undergraduate Students
867 Graduate Students
Office of Residence Life |
Professional Staffing Positions
Paraprofessional Staffing Positions
Residence Life/Housing Profile
Last Updated, September 2006
| Office Structure | The office has three major operational areas: Housing Services, Facilities Operations, and Residence Life Education. Housing Services manages all room assignments and occupancy, Facilities Operations manages physical plant issues, (through liaison work with JMU Facilities Management) personnel, and budget, and Residence Life Education manages student staff, programming, and training. |
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Occupancy |
5,825 Undergraduate Housing Capacity |
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| Available Housing Options | Undergraduate--Traditional, Suites, Co-ed |
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| Special Interest Housing | Substance Free | Students must apply each year to be accepted to substance free communities. We have one first year and one upper division halls set aside for substance free communities. |
| First Year Experience | All first year students are required to live on campus, and first year students are housed separately from returning students. We have a lower student/staff ratio in first year halls, and provide specific training and program expectations for the first year staff. | |
| Greek Housing | We have five sorority houses on campus. They are small 25 bed units. | |
| Sophomore Year Experience | Newly renovated hall is a sophomore-only environment. Residents must apply to be selected to the community. Participation in community events and programs is expected. Programs focus on leadership development, career/major decisions, academic success and community service. | |
| Other | We have six learning communities on campus. They are each sponsored by individual colleges/and/or faculty members. The program is a collaborative effort between Orientation/First Year Programs, Office of Residence Life, and the respective academic units. Communities are for freshmen only, and they enroll in one common course, usually a general education course. They have weekly reflection meetings in the residence halls attended by faculty and hall staff. Student must submit a written application and be accepted to the individual community. | |
| Number of Staff | Professional Housing/Residence Life Staff | 27 |
| Support Staff | 4 | |
| Graduate Staff | 10 | |
| Undergraduate Staff | 225 | |
| Data Management System | PeopleSoft interface with RMS (Resident Management Systems) | |
| Student Organizations | Individual Hall Govenments, National Residence Hall Honorary, SHAPE- blended staff/resident organization | |
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