Student Housing
Overview
One of the University’s primary missions is to provide a great residential experience for students while cultivating academic achievement and personal growth.
We encourage all students without dependents to live on campus so they may receive maximum benefit from university life.
On-campus housing
Every student residence is designed to provide a comfortable environment for study and rest. Individual rooms have telephone and Internet connections as well as air conditioning. Each residence hall provides washer/dryer service and filtered drinking water, and many have exercise and recreation rooms.
To encourage maximum academic focus and comfort for every student, our residence halls are all single-gender facilities, and visitors of the opposite gender are not permitted.
From 9:15 p.m. to 9:15 a.m. every day, students are expected to refrain from activities that could disturb others in the residence halls, such as talking loudly or playing music in your room, or talking in the hallways. At other times, students are expected to be respectful of others who may be studying, especially during afternoon and evening hours.
Residence halls have a Resident Advisor (RA) who helps new students become familiar with campus life and is skilled to assist with questions and concerns.
Aside from our traditional residence halls, students also have the opportunity to live in Maharishi Sthāpatya Veda housing designed in accordance with natural law. Sometimes called Vāstu housing, these structures incorporate ancient principles of Vedic architecture intended to enhance the health, happiness, and good fortune of their residents. These unique residence halls offer a living room, kitchen area, and a washer and dryer — all shared by eight residents — and a private bathroom for each student. These rooms cost an additional $750 per semester beyond the regular room charges, and at times there is a waiting list. Obtain a Vastu application from the Department of Student Life Coordinator, Mary King, in Dreier Building room 105.
- The University reserves the right to use any residence hall during vacation or other special occasions upon reasonable notice to the occupants and without reduction in annual rental or other obligations to the occupants. You may be asked to move your belongings out of your room during the winter and/or spring breaks.
- The University also reserves the right to change room assignments during the school year under special circumstances.
- We usually provide single rooms. At times, however, it may be necessary for the Housing Office to make adjustments in room occupancy to accommodate changing University needs.
Off-campus housing
The following students may live off-campus:
- students 22 years of age or older
- married students
- graduate students
- students with dependents
- undergraduate students younger than 22 years of age who have successfully petitioned the Department of Student Life
Eligible students who wish to live off-campus are encouraged to live in Utopia Park, a 200-unit community just north of campus.
For assistance in contacting local real estate agents, please visit Fairfield, IA City Data.
An eligible student who is vacating a campus room in order to move off campus must contact the Office of Financial Aid before moving.
The content of this page was reviewed in August 2011.
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