{"id":2,"date":"2014-06-03T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:32:13","slug":"office-of-residence-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Residence Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Residence Life provides a safe and supportive learning community that allows students to navigate life on campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Office of Residence Life is open Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The staff in the Office of Residence Life manages the day-to-day operations of student housing. The department works to improve the quality of life in campus residence halls, suites, apartments, and townhouses and to promote personal development through community living experiences. The office, through its student staff of residence hall coordinators and resident assistants, can address a variety of concerns, ranging from roommate difficulties to the physical condition of the room. The staff also provides residents with a wide range of educational and social programs to enrich their residential experience. Administrative functions, such as housing assignments, coordinating the after-hours \u201cOn-Call Professional\u201d (OCP) system, and managing openings and closings, are also handled by Residence Life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"academic-programs\">\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third in-page\">\n<h3>Housing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/housing\/housing-options\/\">Housing Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/new-student-room-selection\/\">Room Selection &#8211; New Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/room-selection\/\">Room Selection &#8211; Returning Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/office-of-residence-life-summer-housing-program\/\">Summer Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/housing\/speciality-housing\/\">Specialty Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/moving\/\">Moving In\/Moving Out<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third in-page\">\n<h3>Resident Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/resources\/facilities-services\/\">Facilities &amp; Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/resources\/rights-responsibilities\/\">Rights &amp; Responsibilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/resources\/housing-policies\/\">Housing Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/break-closing\/\">Break Information\/Hall Closing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/facilities\/environmental-health-safety\/mold-awareness-prevention-and-guidelines-for-reporting\/\">Mold Awareness, Prevention, and Guidelines for Reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third in-page\">\n<h3>For Parents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/for-parents\/need-to-know\/\">Need to Know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/for-parents\/policies-regulations\/\">Selected Policies &amp; Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/residencelife\/for-parents\/campus-resources\/\">Campus Resources &amp; Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Residence Life provides a safe and supportive learning community that allows students to navigate life on campus. The Office of Residence Life is open Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 The staff in the Office of Residence Life manages the day-to-day operations of student housing. 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