Department of Resident Life

The Department of Resident Life is responsible for the management of the on-campus residence halls as well as the cultural, educational, recreational, and social programs and activities that create the Maryland Residential Experience for residential students. The department is committed to students’ academic and social success in their lives on campus and to the role the residential living experience will play in their successful lives beyond the University of Maryland. The Maryland Residential Experience is focused on serving the needs of undergraduate students in their freshman and sophomore years and offering those students a housing experience that is engaging, diverse, and an indispensable component of their academic success.  A host of leadership and employment opportunities are available.

As we focus on our responsibilities, Resident Life staff efforts are guided by several commitments to our students:

• Students should be afforded opportunities for active involvement in the campus community.
• Residence halls should afford certain rights and responsibilities to each individual community member.
• Community development should be nurtured and responsible citizenship modeled and taught.
• The academic mission of the institution should be supported and enhanced.
• An appreciation for and promotion of diversity should be apparent in the residence hall environment.
• Residence halls should promote a safe and secure environment that emphasizes individual responsibility.

The residential program is home to more than 12,000 undergraduate students living in on-campus residence halls and public/private partnership communities. There are 38 on-campus residence halls housing approximately 9,400 undergraduate students. Four different styles of living are available to campus residents: traditional halls, semi-suites, suites, and apartments. Within traditional housing, where most first-year residents live, single, double, triple, and quadruple room occupancy exists. Capstone On-Campus Management operates The Courtyards (CTY) and South Campus Commons (SCC), two apartment-style communities located on University land housing upper class students. Resident Life’s Off-Campus Housing Services Office also offers support and services for students seeking alternative housing options in and around the College Park area.”