Welcome to Residence Life at SHSU!
Welcome to Residence Life at Sam Houston State University. We offer the perfect environment for making the most of your college experience. Residence halls are economical and convenient -- located adjacent to academic and other buildings on campus.
Within our system of 27 residence halls and apartments, we house approximately 3,200 students, offering one of the widest varieties of living options in this region of the country.
Regardless of your ulitimate aspirations, living on campus at SHSU will be an important and exciting part of your education. Welcome home!
Latest News
New Student Room Selection for Fall 2012
5/8/12 - 7/27/12
The Housing Portal is now open for new students to select their room. All students with a complete housing application before May 1, 2012 have been emailed timeslots to enter the portal to pick a room. For all students with application complete dates May 1, 2012 and later, timeslots will be issued in early June.
New Students
To assist in the transition from life at home to life on the SHSU campus, all "beginning" first year students are required to live in university residence halls and participate in a meal plan during their first year (normally includes Fall and Spring semesters).
A "beginning" first year student (including a first year transfer student) is defined as a student who has graduated from high school the previous year to attending Sam Houston State University. For example, if you graduate from high school between September 2011 - June 2012, you are required to live on-campus Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.
Students may request an exception to this policy by completing a Request for Waiver of the First Year Required Housing and Meal Plan Policy and submitting the proper documentation.
Housing Assignments
The Department of Residence Life no longer assigns room spaces. Students now have the opportunity to select the specific room where they wish to reside and can make room changes until shortly before move-in. Room selection timeslots are determined by the date SHSU receives the student application and deposit, as well as verification of bacterial meningitis vaccination.
Students also have the opportunity to find roommates using the housing portal. Confirmed roommates will receive a common date of priority (average of both dates of deposit) to enter the portal to select a room.
Mission
To provide each resident with a convenient, well-maintained, and safe living environment at a reasonable cost while fostering learning by setting and upholding community standards, providing community activities, and encouraging campus connections and opportunities to enhance the student's overall experience of university life.
Core Values
Service - putting forth our best efforts to foster the personal growth and development of each resident while finding solutions that serve the highest good of all concerned.
Quality - conscientiously seeking ways to continually improve our facilities, services, and programs in an effort to achieve excellence.
Communication - effectively conveying consistent, accurate, and timely information so the message received is the message intended.
Integrity - interacting with others, whether in word or deed, in a civil, truthful, responsible, and honorable manner.
Education - committing to life-long learning and supporting the moral and ethical development of our students, most of which occurs outside the classroom.
Flexibilitiy - committing to be resourceful, innovative, and open to new ideas and methods to meet the changing needs of our residents.
Contact Us
The Residence Life Office is open Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, someone will gladly assist you.
Department of Residence Life
Physical Address:
910 Bearkat Blvd.
Huntsville TX 77340
(936) 294-1812
Fax: (936) 294-1920
Mailing Address:
Department of Residence Life
Box 2416
Huntsville TX 77341-2416
Email Us: reslife@shsu.edu
