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LIVING AT ST. JOHN’S
GUIDE TO RESID ENCE LIFE
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
www.stjohns.edu
M1-12749VC
JOHNNIES LIVE HERE
On behalf of the Office of Residence I encourage you to use your time in the
Life, I am excited that you have decided residence halls to actively participate
The Office of Residence Life
to live in University housing this year in activities, take advantage of out-of-
at St. John’s University aims
and take your St. John’s experiences classroom learning experiences, and
to strengthen the learning
to the next level! As a member of the develop new friendships. Doing so
community for all students
St. John’s family, you are afforded a helps you learn more about yourself
by providing opportunities
number of opportunities to grow and and others who reside in the University
for intellectual, spiritual, and
develop as a person, and your decision community.
Eric M. Finkelstein personal development that
to live on campus only expands those
Associate Dean of complement those offered
Students, Director of
possibilities. Living in University housing allows
in the classroom. Residence
Residence Life you many new freedoms and personal
Life significantly expands
We welcome you to a residential choices; responsibilities accompany
opportunities for such
community that promotes and these freedoms. We expect that you
development since resident
enhances the academic mission of will be considerate and respectful of
students are immersed in
the University. With the safety and all residents, that you do your part
campus life.
comforts of living on campus, you to promote a safe and secure living
can expect an environment that is environment, and that you commit
conducive to learning and supportive of
the cocurricular experience. Our team
yourself to your academic programs. WE ARE
of administrators, student staff, and
live-in faculty work with you and other
This guide introduces you to Residence
Life. I look forward to working with you
ST. JOHN’S
residents to uphold a community that
enriches learning and fosters respect
to achieve a rewarding and enjoyable
residential experience.
24/7
and consideration for others. Engaged
By choosing to live on
students are successful live-in students.
campus, students can expect
to be a part of the St. John’s
tradition 24/7. Residence
Life fosters experiences
that support students’
personal growth, broaden
their perspectives and social
awareness, and reinforce
our Catholic, Vincentian,
metropolitan, and global
mission. Simply
put, living in University
housing contributes to a
student’s success.
LIVING IN UNIVERSITY HOUSING
STUDENTS WHO
LIVE ON CAMPUS
ARE MORE LIKELY
TO SUCCEED.
College students who choose to live
on campus are more likely to succeed
academically, become engaged in the college
experience, and be retained as a student
through graduation. Choosing to live in
University housing provides students with
a unique opportunity to be involved in the LIVING OPTIONS
dynamic and diverse St. John’s experience.
From traditional- and suite-style residence
halls to apartment-style housing on and
off campus, resident students can expect
an evolving variety of options at St. John’s
University on our two residential campuses.
Bedroom configurations range from single
rooms to quads and vary in size. Some
of our rooms require bunked beds, while
others do not.
QUEENS RESIDENCE HALL OPTIONS
JOHN CARDINAL O’CONNOR HALL
Facts
• Second-year and transfer students
DONOVAN HALL AND ST. VINCENT HALL HOLLIS HALL AND DASILVA HALL • Suite-style
Donovan Hall Facts Facts • Five floors in Residence Village
• First-year and transfer students • First-year and transfer students • Meal plan required
• Traditional with connecting bathroom • Suite style
• Six floors in Residence Village • Six floors in Residence Village HELEN AND HUGH L. CAREY HALL
• Meal plan required • Meal plan required Facts
• Third-year and fourth-year students
St. Vincent Hall Facts • Suite-style
• First-year, second-year, and transfer students • Five floors in Residence Village
• Traditional with connecting bathroom • Meal plan required
• Three floors in Residence Village
• Meal plan required CENTURY HALL
Facts
• Second-year and transfer students
• Suite-style
• Six floors in Residence Village
• Meal plan required
QUEENS APARTMENT OPTIONS
HENLEY ROAD RESIDENCE SETON COMPLEX FOUNDERS VILLAGE TOWNHOUSES
Facts Facts Facts
• Second-year, third-year, fourth-year, transfer, and graduate students • Third-year and fourth-year students • Third-year and fourth-year students
• Apartment-style with front desk security access • Apartment style with front desk security access • Apartment-style with private entrance
• Seven floors, off campus • Four floors, off campus • Five buildings with three floors each in Residence Village
• Fitness room, 24-hour convenience store, ATM, WEPA station • No meal plan required • Meal plan required
• No meal plan required •
QUEENS APARTMENT OPTIONS
QUEENS, NY, CAMPUS AMENITIES
HIGH-TECH FACILITIES FEATURED COMMUNITY SPACES
On the Queens campus, you live in modern
and vibrant facilities. These communities are
far more than just a place to sleep, eat, and
study. Each room is equipped with WiFi.
STREAMING VIDEO SERVICE
SpectrumU TV is a video streaming service
available to resident students that delivers
a wide variety of live TV, entertainment,
GOETHALS AVENUE news, and sports programming, including
Facts
on-demand television shows and movies.
• Third-year and fourth-year students
Students need a Smart TV or wireless device
• Apartment style with private entrance
that can receive the streaming content.
• Three floors, off campus
*Note: Goethals residents have cable TV
• No meal plan required
and wireless Internet provided via a cable
connection.
DEPAUL HOUSES
Facts HOUSEKEEPING/MAINTENANCE
• Graduate and Law students Housekeeping is responsible for maintaining
• Apartment style with private entrance the common areas of the building, including
• Three floors, off campus hallways, lounges, and stairwells. Residents
• No meal plan required are responsible for cleaning their own suites/
rooms, common areas, and bathrooms. The
University provides maintenance and repair
services to all the residence halls, including
emergency maintenance after hours and on
weekends.
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Our residence halls, as well as Henley
QUEENS and Seton, have a 24-hour security desk
CAMPUS that ensures the safety and identification
of those entering and leaving the
ROOM FURNISHINGS
AMENITIES building at all times. Students living in
Each student is provided with a standard twin-size bed, desk,
Founders Village, Goethals, and DePaul
desk chair, and drawer space (dresser style or under-bed
have a private entrance. It is mandatory
storage), and shared closet space. A majority of beds are
LAUNDRY that students swipe and show their
bunked and, in some suites, student furniture (such as desks
StormCard each time they enter a
Each residence hall is furnished with laundry and/or dressers) may be best configured in the common area.
building. Every room is equipped with
rooms. Resident students enjoy unlimited laundry Students can elect to move furniture from their bedroom, but
life protection systems including fire
(washing and drying) in their building at no if they do, it must remain in the suite. Residents can control
sprinklers. St. John’s also has its own
additional cost. Goethals residents have coin- their own heat and air conditioning. Common area furnishings
on-campus Public Safety security force,
operated laundry. First-floor DePaul apartments vary, but include soft seating and dining table and chairs.
which is in direct contact with the Fire
utilize laundry facilities in the basement.
Department of New York and the New
AMENITIES AND SERVICES
York Police Department. Additionally,
PARKING
emergency call boxes are always nearby. The following additional amenities and convenient services are
Residents must purchase a resident parking what make living in University housing the preferred choice of
For more information, contact Public
permit from the Department of Public Safety to St. John’s students:
Safety at 718-990-6281.
park a car on campus. Only residents in their • Faculty-in-Residence program
junior or senior years, graduate school, and law • Themed Community Connections
students are permitted to purchase residential • Engaging RA programming
parking permits. Permits are very limited and are • Bonus common spaces
sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Students – Prayer rooms
should know that limited parking is available; – Game rooms
parking is not guaranteed. Overnight guests who – Quiet study lounges
are parking vehicles must obtain a temporary – Common kitchens
parking pass at Public Safety. DePaul residents • Live-in resident ministers
can elect to participate in a parking lottery for • Health Services
the limited spaces at the DePaul Houses. (DaSilva Hall)
• WEPA printing stations
STATEN ISLAND APARTMENT OPTIONS
STAT E N I S L A N D , N Y , C A M P U S A M E N I T I E S
Our garden-style apartments are adjacent
to our beautiful campus and overlook
New York Harbor with scenic sightlines
to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Each
resident apartment includes the following:
• Bed (standard twin), dresser, and
desk—one per student
• Couch, armchair, coffee table, dining
table, and dining chairs
• Complete kitchen with stove/oven,
ARLO ROAD refrigerator, and microwave
Facts • Full bathroom facilities, including a
• First-year, second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students shower and tub
• Garden apartment living • All utilities including gas, electricity,
• Apartment-style with private entrance Internet, and cable
• Two floors adjacent to Staten Island campus
CABLE AND INTERNET
Each apartment is equipped with a data
port, which provides cable and Internet
access. Wireless access to our campus
network is also available. All resident
student apartments are provided with
digital cable. All that is required is a
cable-ready TV and/or DVD, along with a
connector cable about six feet in length.
DINING ON CAMPUS
MARKET MONTGORIS MONTGORIS DINING HALL
(Montgoris Dining Hall) The all-you-care-to-eat dining hall is
Open seven days a week when classes open seven days a week, with late-
are in session and provides grab-and- night hours when classes are in session.
go options, convenience and grocery Open to all students, it serves a large
items, and meal exchange options breakfast menu, variety of international DUNKIN’ (Marillac) EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS
during the year. entrees, pizza, pasta, burgers and Full-service coffee, donut, and sandwich shop. (Library)
grilled items, extended omelet bar, A full-service Einstein Bros. Bagels
AVENUE C (Henley Road) salad bar, deli sandwich and wrap LAW SCHOOL CAFÉ (Law School) where a happy face and delicious bite
This unique, self-service convenience stations, dessert bar, and much more. Boar’s Head Deli, Build Pizza by Design, Red Storm Burger Co., is just a schmear away. Enjoy freshly
store is available to St. John’s students Chef’s Table, Bok Choy, and freshly brewed Starbucks coffee. made baked bagels, caribou coffee,
living in the Henley Road Residence. D’ANGELO FOOD COURT Fresh kosher and grab-and-go offerings are also available. breakfast and lunch sandwiches, and
Avenue C serves fresh-brewed coffee (D’Angelo Center, commonly grab and go options.
and features a line of prepared foods, known as the DAC) MARILLAC FOOD COURT (Marillac Terrace)
snacks, and refreshments, along with Options include Smoked, Tong, Mondo Options include Burger King, Subway, Freshens Fresh Food STARBUCKS COFFEE (D’Angelo
household goods for college students. Subs, Taco Bell Express, The One Sushi, Studio, Empanadas, 2.Mato Pizza and Pasta, Chaat House Center)
Using a pay-as-you-go or fingerprint and The Sweet Shoppe. Indian Cuisine, Pom & Honey, and and Market Marillac A full-service Starbucks coffee shop
scan payment process, Avenue C is convenience store featuring grab-and-go options, convenience is a hot spot for weekly DAC After
a high-tech, convenient option for and grocery items. Dark performances, socializing, and
students living off campus. studying. Enjoy specialty coffees,
RED STORM DINER (St. Vincent Hall) sandwiches, salads, muffins, and
MARKET STATEN ISLAND The late-night food option in the image of a 1950s desserts, as well as prepackaged and
Open seven days a week when classes New York diner. made-to-order beverages.
are in session in the Campus Center.
The Market offers a variety of grocery
items, hot buffet, grill, soup, an
espresso program, and grab-and-go
options for your convenience.
RESIDENCE LIFE PERSONNEL
FA C U LT Y - I N - R E S I D E N C E P R O G R A M
Student and faculty interaction outside of the models and teachers who strengthen the academic,
formal classroom setting is considered an essential intellectual, and social culture of our residential
characteristic of a vibrant intellectual community. community.
The Faculty-in-Residence program at St. John’s Faculty-in-Residence helps foster an academic
University provides faculty members with the unique environment by planning two events per semester
opportunity to live in a residential community with for resident students in each assigned hall. These
ST U D E N T STA F F P R O F E S S I O N A L STA F F students. Faculty-in-Residence integrate learning events are intellectual, creative, and social learning
RESIDENT ASSISTANTS (RAs) AND RESIDENCE DIRECTORS (RDs) are full-time professionals in and out of the classroom by serving as role opportunities.
SENIOR RESIDENT ASSISTANTS who live in the residence halls and are responsible for one or
(SRAs) are students assigned to directly more buildings. RDs implement policies and procedures, facilitate
oversee residents of a particular floor/ residence hall programming, advise hall councils, administer conduct
wing in a residence hall or series of hearings, and provide on-call coverage year-round, including Evan T. Ortlieb, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
apartments. They are knowledgeable evenings, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis. RD offices are
Specialties
about St. John’s policies and can help located in the buildings for which they are responsible.
problem solve with their peers and
refer to University offices as needed for CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION is responsible for Ceceilia Parnther, Ph.D.
additional support. RAs and SRAs provide overseeing the daily operation of the University housing system on Associate Professor of
Education (Henley)
duty coverage overnight and in the the Queens and Staten Island campuses. This includes serving as
evenings. a liaison to facilities management, developing programming and
engagement opportunities, selecting and training staff, managing Joseph Serafin, Ph.D.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS (GAs) assist off-campus housing and managed properties, and supervising Associate Professor of
in the management of the residence Chemistry (Hollis)
student, graduate, and professional staff in the residence hall
life program, reporting to a residence
communities. The Office of Residence Life, with offices on the
life administrator. GAs are available to
Queens and Staten Island campuses, is managed by one support
assist students in the residence halls and Lequez Spearman, Ph.D.
staff member, five graduate assistants, three associate directors, and Assistant Professor of Sport
apartments as well as in the Office of Management (Henley)
the director of residence life.
Residence Life.THEMED COMMUNITY OPTIONS H E A LT H I N S U R A N C E A N D F O R M S
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE MANDATORY HEALTH
The St. John’s University living experience specific community expectations, the
Health insurance coverage is required for all resident students. FORMS—ALL STUDENTS
is enhanced and maximized by themed 24-Hour Quiet Floor is an ideal place to focus
The New York State Public Health Law 2165
community options. The goal of these on a positive learning and living environment. The St. John’s University Health Plan is designed especially requires students attending colleges and
communities is to bridge the academic and for the students of St. John’s University. universities in New York State who were born
residential experience and link students, SCHOLARLY COMMUNITIES: Students
on or after January 1, 1957, to be immunized
faculty, and administrators with common are able to participate in one of our scholarly Includes coverage for preventive/wellness and immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
interests and academic focuses. While communities by acceptance into one of the services, sickness, accident, and prescription drugs with two doses of vaccine.
living in themed communities, students programs listed below. These programs have a • Effective August 15 through August 14 (of the
experience an intellectual and scholarly “live together” requirement, and students are following year) In compliance with New York State Public
climate. They discuss various topics and help able to select a room via the housing portal. • For a full description of the plan, please visit Health Law 2167, all New York State colleges
one another with their course work. Resident universityhealthplans.com
and universities must provide information about
Honors Community • Fall semester invoices automatically include the cost
students report higher levels of satisfaction, meningococcal disease and vaccination availability
(Donovan Hall) of the plan*
and first-year residents are more likely to to all enrolled students. A response form to receipt
return sophomore year. Pharmacy and Health Science Community of meningococcal disease and vaccine information
*If you have your own health insurance plan, you may be able
(Donovan Hall–First-year,
to waive the University’s insurance. Before completing the is required declining vaccine by the student or
OPT-IN COMMUNITIES: Students Carey Hall–Third-year and Fourth-year) waiver, please check with your insurance carrier to be sure that
you have coverage while living on campus. The online form can student’s parent or guardian (if student is under
may indicate their preference to live in
Ozanam Scholars Community be found on universityhealthplans.com. age 18), or documentation of vaccine given after
this community on their application via
(St. Vincent Hall) age 16 is required. All new students must submit
the housing portal. Participation is based The University’s insurance is mandatory for all F1/J1 documentation of both the MMR immunizations
on availability. Catholic Scholars Community international visa students and cannot be waived. For more and the Meningitis Response Form to the Office
(St. Vincent Hall)
24-Hour Quiet Floor information, please contact Student Financial Services at of Health Services no later than May 15 for
(Century and Hollis Halls) 718-990-7592; studentfinancialsrv@stjohns.edu. the summer and fall semesters and December
The 24-Hour Quiet Floor is a unique, co- 15 for the spring semester. A current physical
ed community that aims to provide a more examination and medical records forms are
subdued residence hall atmosphere for strongly advised to be completed and submitted.
students who thrive in a quieter setting. You may submit personal copies of your records or
With resident assistant support, a dedicated have a health-care provider complete the health
lounge with enhanced technology, and floor- forms found at www.stjohns.edu/healthforms.BECOME A RESIDENT JOHNNY
HOW TO APPLY FOR UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Congratulations on your acceptance to St. John’s University. Housing is limited,
so it is important that you complete the following steps to apply.
STEP 1: DEPOSIT on the housing selection webpage,
New undergraduate (first-year and www.stjohns.edu/housing, in order
transfer) and graduate students must to be eligible for self-service online
pay a $400 housing deposit by room and meal selection.
May 1. The date of receipt of your
housing deposit determines the priority STEP 3: SELECT YOUR
order for housing self-selection. ROOM, ROOMMATES,
Note: New entering law students (1L) must
AND MEAL PLAN
pay a $500 housing deposit by April 1, for After completing step 2, students
first priority for housing self-selection. receive an email with a Housing Portal
Appointment time. On or after their
STEP 2: APPLY AND SIGN scheduled time, students may log in to
HOUSING AGREEMENT the housing portal to review available
After they submit their deposit spaces, select a room and/or
(step 1), students receive instructions roommate(s) (optional), and choose
to log in to the St. John’s Housing a meal plan (if applicable). Please be
Portal, our online housing system, to certain to complete this step by the
complete their housing application, published deadline on the housing
housing agreement, and student selection webpage, www.stjohns.
profile and to search for possible edu/housing. After this date, students
roommate matches. For new with incomplete applications are
undergraduate and graduate students, assigned a room space and meal plan
this part of the process must be by our office.
completed by the published deadline
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