VACUHO - Shenandoah

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Shenandoah University

Private, Suburban Setting
1,100 Undergraduate Students
1,300 Graduate Students

Office of Residence Life
1460 University Dr.
Winchester, VA 22601
(540)665-4517 (phone)
(540)665-2189 (fax)
http://www.su.edu

Professional Staffing Positions
Paraprofessional Staffing Positions

Residence Life/Housing Profile
Last Updated, March 2003

Office Structure

Residence life, housing, and judicial affairs only. Housekeeping and maintenance under the Physical Plant. Dining contracted out.

Occupancy

680 Undergraduate Housing Capacity
20 Graduate Housing Capacity
6 Residence Halls
Avg. Double Room Rate Per Semester: $3,600 (includes board)

Available Housing Options

Undergraduate--Traditional, Suites, Co-ed
Graduate--Suites, Co-ed

Special Interest Housing Smoke Free Living Well community. 26 students. 1-page application. Must attend 4 wellness-based programs. Meet weekly. RA devoted to hall.
Substance Free Yes
International Houses World of Cooley (residence hall name). 64 students. Approximately 1/2 international students. Meet every other week to learn about other cultures. 4 RAs for Cooley.
Leadership Leadership community. 28 students. 1 page application plus previous or current enrollment in the Shenandoah Leadership Institute. Meet weekly for leadership education. Service-learning experience for everyone. 1 RA for the community.
Honors Housing Citizen-Scholars community. ~30 students. Selected among incoming first year students. Take at least one course together. Complete service-learning experience together. 4 Excursions off-campus/semester. 2 RAs for Citizen-Scholars.
Academic Major/Interest Housing Music-Lovers community. 32 students. 1 page application. Meet weekly to listen to and celebrate music.
Number of Staff Professional Housing/Residence Life Staff 3
Support Staff 1/2
Graduate Staff 3
Undergraduate Staff 30
Data Management System AS/400
Student Organizations Individual Hall Govenments, Campus Wide Residence Hall Government
Unique Features Our vision is to become the most educational, exciting, efficient, student-centered residence life program that has ever existed!
Our core values are caring, community, continual learning, fairness, fun, integrity, respect, and responsibility.
Additional Comments/Clarifications Students regularly leave Winchester (population ~20,000) to visit Washington, Baltimore, and Frederick, all within 1-1.5 hours.
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