- Do I get to pick where I live?
- What if I know someone and want that person to be my roommate?
- Where do first year students live? Transfer students?
- Can I live off campus?
- How can I request a single room or special accommodations?
- How do I get a townhouse apartment?
- How can I apply for Special Interest Housing?
- How do I sign up for a room if I am participating in the Study Abroad program?
- What do I do if I choose to live in a Greek house?
- When do I have to check out at the end of the academic year?
- When do I have to check out of my room at the end of the academic year if I am attending summer school?
- Can I bring a personal computer?
- What about a telephone?
- Is there cable?
- Can I bring my pet?
- Is there a map of campus?
- Can I bring my car to campus?
- Is there a place to keep my bicycle?
- Is the food at Randolph-Macon good?
- Where do I cash checks?
- Where can I wash clothes?
- Where do I get my textbooks?
- Where can I find college policies for review?
- Is there an escort service on campus?
- What do I do if I want to change my room or roommate?
- Who has access to the residence halls?
- What happens if I forget my ID card or room key?
Do I get to pick where I live? Returning students participate in housing selection processes during the spring semester of each year and do get to select where they will live for the coming academic year. Returning students can apply to live in R-MC's living and learning enivronments or participate in the General Room Select Lottery. New students are housed in the order that they pay their deposit to R-MC. So, the earlier you commit yourself to R-MC the higher your name is on the assignment list. Back To Top
What if I know someone and want that person to be my roommate? All new students have an opportunity to request to live with someone they chose. There is a space on the new student housing information sheet where you can list someone you would like to room with. There are two criteria for this kind of request first, that person must also be an admitted student who has paid their deposit, and second, that person must also list you on his/her form as someone he/she would like to room with. Back To Top
Where do first year students live? Transfer students? R-MC has a freshmen area where approximately 95% of the freshmen class will live. These halls in the Freshman Village are a combination of coed and single sex. We assign transfer students with each other or upperclassmen in upper-class residence halls. Because we are sometimes pressed for space about 5% of the new student class is housed in the upper-class student area. Back To Top
Can I live off campus? Randolph-Macon College is a residential college and all students are required to live on campus. However, students may request permission to live off campus by submitting a written request to the Director of Residence of Life and Housing office. The Director of Residence Life and Housing will review all applications and determine those to be approved according to the following guidelines:
- Living with parents or guardians within easy commuting distance of R-MC as verified by the parent or guardian.
- Married student.
- Special waiver granted by the Office of Disability Support & Services. (these are given for medical, physical, mental, or health needs which cannot be met by any of the housing options on campus.)
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How can I request a single room or special accommodations? Because there are only a few select designated single occupancy rooms on campus, singles are given to students who have medical or disability needs for a single. Students with special accommodation needs must go to the Office of Disability Support Services, (DSS) adjacent to the Higgins Academic Center on the first floor of Thomas Branch, to receive the appropriate forms. The Disability Services Advisory Board will review all current diagnostic documents and decide each request on an individual basis. All documentation must be received by the DSS office by no later than April 1 during the Spring Semester. Registering with the office and going through the review process does not guarantee a single room. Requests received after the April 1 deadline will not be considered for the following academic year. Back To Top
How do I get a townhouse apartment? Students must qualify in three areas: seniority, scholarship, and citizenship. Once applications are turned in and information is verified all those who qualify will be entered into the Townhouse Apartments Lottery that is held during the Spring Semester.
The day of the lottery each group will have their form placed in "the hat" and those who will live in townhouses will have their names drawn. Once there are thirteen groups of four people picked a waiting list will be made with the remaining groups of four.
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Seniority: |
Four seniors graduating either in the fall or spring of the following academic year. |
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Scholarship: |
Each group must have a combined cumulative GPA of 2.35. Each group member must have at least a 2.25 GPA at the time of application. |
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Citizenship: |
Members of each group should not be on housing probation nor should they have had substantial damage billing up until application to the townhouses. |
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How Do I apply for Special Interest Housing? As a group of students, with an advisor, you must set specific learning goals, and present a plan for achieving these goals. You will have to document how the group will share what you have learned with the College community through programs, theme nights, round table discussions, etc. And finally, there is an evaluation process that everyone in the house will participate in along with your advisor and Residence Life professional staff. The final part of the process is a presentation with the selection committee. After that all accepted groups are notified and assigned a house! Click here for more information on Special Interest Housing. Back To Top
How do I sign up for a room if I am participating in the Study Abroad program? Students who will participate in the Study Aboard program for the fall semester are not assigned a room and do not go through any lottery, room sign up, Special Interest House or Townhouse application process. Because R-MC is a residential college we use all spaces, as we house the student body, therefore we are not able to hold rooms or spaces for those who will be abroad during the fall semester. Study abroad students should contact the Office of Residence Life with their desire for a room when they return. Residence life staff will be in contact with students while they are abroad to make sure they have their housing needs met upon their return. We will accommodate those returning to the best of our ability. Back To Top
What do I do if I choose to live in a Greek house? Those students who choose to live in a fraternity or sorority house do not participate in any lottery or room sign up. Instead, they will need to fill out a Greek Residential Form that will be made available from the president of your organization. These forms generally become available right after Spring Break. If you have any questions regarding your Greek housing option you can ask your organizations president or the Coordinator of Greek Life. Back To Top
When do I have to check out at the end of the academic year? All students are required to move out of their rooms 24 hours after their final exam with the exception of seniors, who are allowed to remain on campus through commencement. Back To Top
Do I need to check out of my room at the end of the academic year if I am attending summer school? Please note that all students who will be attending summer sessions are required to vacate the halls at the end of the spring semester. Students will be allowed to move back into the halls prior to the start of the summer session. You are not allowed to stay in the halls between our official hall closing and the summer session. The college does not store belongings between the end of school and the start of summer school. Back To Top
Can I bring a personal computer? Yes. About 75% of our students bring a computer. Be sure to bring a surge protector. Each room is wired for Internet access; however, there is a fee to have your computer hooked to the Internet and campus network. Students are assigned e-mail accounts when they first arrive on campus. Don't have a computer yet? There are also plenty of computers located in the Copley Science Center and McGraw-Page computer labs. Back To Top
What about a telephone? You are required to bring your own telephone to campus. Roommates in each room have their own voicemail box. Back To Top
Is their cable? Yes. Each hall is equipped with basic cable service that includes 35 channels. Be sure to check out R-MTV on Channel 16 for campus announcements and channel 40 for the R-MC Campus Activities Board movie channel. Back To Top
Can I bring my pet? With the exception of fish, pets of any kind are NOT allowed in the residence halls. When pets are found you are in violation of your Residence Hall contract and will be held accountable for fines and the removal of the pet from the campus. Back To Top
Is there a map of campus? Yes. Just click here to see it. Back To Top
Can I bring my car to campus? Although you really don't need a car, students are allowed to have one on campus. If you do decide to bring a car, you must register it with Campus Safety. Please remember that parking on campus is limited. Back To Top
Is there a place to keep my bicycle?Yes, bike racks are located throughout the campus. If you decide to bring your bicycle, be sure to have a lock and key. You must also register it with Campus Safety. Back To Top
Where do I eat? Chartwells is the dining service here at the College. Estes Dining Hall provides three eating options, one in the traditional foodcourt style, the second in the form of a convenience store and the third is Macon Coffee located in the Brown Campus Center. Your meal plan is redeemable at any of these locations. Back To Top
Where do I cash checks? There are several financial institutions in Ashland: many are within walking distance of campus. Be sure to talk to a representative from each bank to make sure that your banking needs are met. Often, banks offer different programs and some may be better suited for you than others. Here is a list of a few banks:
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Where can I wash clothes? There are three laundry facilities on campus. Two are located in the "down campus" area (Garland Hall and Jones Hall) and the other is attached to the Athletic Annex behind Estes Dining Hall. The facilities in Garland and Jones are both coin operated and only accept quarters. The facility behind Estes Dining accepts coins and also has "card swipe" capability. It is $1.00 to wash and $1.00 to dry a load. There are also commercial laundromats within walking distance. Back To Top
Where do I get my textbooks? The Randolph-Macon College Bookstore is located in the Brown Campus Center. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Gift items, jackets, notebooks, writing supplies, T-shirts, cards, magazines, toiletries and textbooks are available in the store. This total could be more or could be less depending on the classes you are taking. The bookstore accepts cash, checks, Mastercard, and Visa. Back To Top
Where can I find college policies for review? Fishtales is the student handbook for Randolph-Macon. It contains all the information that you will need as a student at R-MC. You should familiarize yourself with the policies that are in Fishtales, especially the Code of Student Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity. The quiet hours and alcohol policies are also included in detail in Fishtales so be sure you read and understand it. Residence hall policies can be found in Fishtales and online. Back To Top
Is there an escort service on campus? There are several call boxes stationed strategically around campus that ring directly in the Campus Safety office and all a student needs to do is push the button, to speak with a dispatcher. When the dispatcher answers, the student may request a Campus Safety officer to come escort him/her to their residence hall. Back To Top
What do I do if I want to change my room or roommate? First talk to your Resident Assistant (RA) to see if the RA can be of assistance. If the situation is not remedied, then the RA will contact a member of the Office of Residence Life staff to assist with the problem. Back To Top
Who has access to the residence halls? All exterior residence hall doors are locked 24 hours a day with a Universal Card access system, which permits entrance after a students ID card is swiped through a "card reader". Students are able to access ALL residence halls from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM daily and only the building they live in from 9:00 PM until 9:00 AM each day. Back To Top
What happens if I forget my ID card or room key? You should go to Campus Safety and explain the problem you have experienced. . Back To Top