USF 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 22 - 23

Residence Services

Location/phone: RAR 229, (813) 974-0001.

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Residence Hall program is an integral part of the total educational experience offered to USF students and is staffed by caring, informed professionals, graduate students, and resident assistants. The Office of Residence Services strives to provide students with intellectual and social experiences in a conveniently-located residence hall community and to promote a safe, secure, and healthy living-learning environment where individual differences are appreciated and respected.

Whether considering the convenient location, the availability of resources and amenities, or the student-oriented personnel associated with the residence hall program at USF, campus living has a lot to offer. Every enrolled degree-seeking student is eligible to live on-campus. Housing information, including a student housing contract, is sent to all accepted students. Students are encouraged to submit their student housing contract immediately upon receipt to insure that housing preferences may be accommodated. Florida Prepaid College Program participants with a Prepaid Dormitory Contract should note the Prepaid Dormitory Contract number in the space allotted on the Student Housing Contract.

On-Campus Housing Facilities

Student housing facilities on the Tampa campus are clustered in five centers of community activity - the Argos, Andros, Cypress, Holly, and Magnolia Complexes. Each area provides a core of services for its residents including a central service desk, mail delivery, laundry facilities, snack facilities, and swimming pool. Although the complexes provide the same basic services, they represent distinctly different options in campus living.

In the Argos Complex, Beta and Castor Halls offer traditional student residential living. Beta is co-ed while Castor is an all-female hall. The traditional living arrangement in these halls provides room accommodations designed for both sleeping and studying. In each of these halls, students share common bath facilities that are cleaned on a regular basis by the hall’s housekeeping staff. It also offers laundry facilities, kitchens, community rooms, and snack machines.

The Andros Complex consists of nine smaller halls with suite arrangements. Delta, Eta, Epsilon, Kappa and Zeta Halls are double occupancy while Iota, Lambda, Mu and Theta are single occupancy. Theta hall is designated as the Leadership House, a program for students interested in leadership development. Each suite includes a study area and bathroom shared by 4 (single occupancy) or 8 (double occupancy) residents of the suite.

Cypress and Maple Halls also provide suite style living. These halls offer double bedrooms with a shared bathroom space between two rooms (4 people).

Holly, Magnolia and Cypress Apartments offer opportunities for students to live in apartment style housing including 4 single bedroom apartments with living room, kitchen, and two bathrooms. A limited number of 2 and 3 bedroom apartments are also available in Holly and Magnolia respectively. A small number of 2 bedroom unfurnished family units are available in Magnolia for students who are married or have children.

Kosove Apartments offers apartment accommodations housing 2-5 people in both double and single bedrooms. Students share a living room, kitchenette, and one bathroom.

Greek housing is available for fourteen recognized fraternities and sororities on campus. Each Greek housing unit houses 20-28 students and consists of double room accommodations with community bathrooms and a large living room/kitchen space.

All student housing is air-conditioned and carpeted. All rooms are furnished with a bed, desk, chair, dresser and closet for each resident. Apartment style halls include a couch and chair in the living area. All rooms provide basic telephone service, voice mail, cable TV, and Ethernet access. Food service facilities are conveniently located in the Argos and Andros Complexes. Nearby swimming pools as well as basketball, tennis, and racquetball courts await students seeking leisure time recreation. In addition, students have access to Residence Services Computer Labs and have the opportunity to become involved in planning activities for their hall by joining the Residence Hall Association.

Off-Campus Housing

Location/phone: Marshall Center 240, (813) 974-7613
Email: offcampushousing@sg.usf.edu
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Off Campus Housing Office maintains lists of university-area apartments, homes, condos, and other rental properties available to the public. In addition, the agency accepts roommate and rental property listings from private individuals who do not discriminate because of race, color, or national origin. The office is open throughout the year. You may also search the on-line apartment listings on our website at http://www.sg.usf.edu/sra/offcampus.html

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webcat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2005

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