Residence Life Office
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Important Dates for Spring
Friday
January 15
Saturday-Sunday January 16-17
Monday
January 18
Tuesday
January 19
Wednesday
January 20
Thursday
January 21
Friday
January 22
Saturday
February 13
Saturday
March 12
March 14-18
Sunday
March 20
Thursday
March 24
Monday
March 28
Monday
March 28
Wednesday
April 13
Residence Halls open for spring 10:00 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Residence Life Office opened 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
All residents must be checked into their room by 6 p.m.
Classes start
Facility Transfers open at 7 a.m. for all students
Facility Transfer Moving day 1-6 p.m. (students moving into empty room)
Facility Transfer Moving day 1-6 p.m. (students moving into previously occupied room)
Showcase Saturday
Halls close at 9 a.m. for spring break
Spring Break
Halls open at noon
Halls close at 9 a.m. for Easter break
Halls open at noon
Classes resume at 4 p.m.
Contract Renewals for fall begin @ 8 a.m.
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Interested in leadership opportunities
with Residence Life?
Community Assistants
Desk Assistants
Applications available January 27 at
http://www.sfasu.edu/reslife/104.asp
Hoverboard Ban
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has safety concerns about these devices. Recent information has revealed that
the batteries in the devices may explode
while charging or spontaneously combust
during use causing danger to the user, bystanders and the surrounding environment.
Until the safety standards of these devices
are approved by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission and certified by an
OSHA nationally recognized testing laboratory, the Environmental Health, Safety, and
Risk Management Department is currently
banning hoverboards from any university
buildings or campus property.
The Residence Life Department at SFA plans to raze Todd Hall
and University Woods after the end of the spring 2016 semester.
Future Plans: The university has been approved to build a new
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
building on the Todd Hall footprint. A new Residence Life Operations and Printing Services building will be built on the University
Woods location. The Residence Life maintenance department has
been located in Gibbs Hall since 1991. The new facility will provide a structure that is designed specifically to meet the needs of
our maintenance and custodial staff. Printing Services is currently
located in the Rusk Building and they will move their operation to
the new site as well.
The new facility should open early in 2017. The Residence Life
Department looks forward to the progress that the university is
making for our students.
↑ University Woods was built across from the Johnson Coliseum on
University Drive in 1980. The demand for housing was at a peak during this time as students who were required to live on campus (less
than 21 years old and less than 66 hours) were being shuttled to three
local hotels during this time. The 32 one and two bedroom apartments can house up to 94 residents. The 8 quad, 2-story building originally housed upperclass students and families. In 2009 the building
was converted to a residence hall and housed upperclass students.
The University Woods residents will be given priority when selecting
their housing assignment for fall 2016.
←Todd Hall was built in 1962. It originally housed 108 female students and was later converted to house male athletes. In 1986, this 3story building was converted back to female residents when the athletes moved to Hall 20. The current upperclass female students will be
given priority when selecting their housing assignment for fall 2016.
Fall 2015 Inductees
Aubrecia Barree
Patrick Busiere
Angela Treese
Rosie Vega
The Richard J. Williams Chapter of the National Residence
Hall Honorary is a prestigious organization comprised of
the top 1 percent of leaders on SFA's residential campus.
NRHH runs a number of recognition programs in appreciation of outstanding residents and organizations, including the nationally-recognized “Of the Month” program.
As part of NRHH, monthly recognition is conducted
through the Of The Month (OTM) Awards. These allow
for members of the campus community to be recognized
for their outstanding work. There are a variety of categories individuals may be recognized: faculty/staff, residence life student staff, programs (by residence life student staff), etc.