University housing is really an important aspect about college, not only is it a place that you’ll live at for at least a whole academic year but it’s the perfect playground for socialization and building friendships. It’s a place where you realize that you’re growing up and have certain responsibilities to do. So, making sure that your residence hall is a good fit and has the necessary provisions for you is a necessity to know. Definitely keep reading for these answered questions about housing at Temple!
There are various options for housing at Temple. Temple has two communal bath dorms segregated by floor (Peabody and Johnson&Hardwick), three suite style halls with private bathrooms (White Hall, 1300, and 1940), and three apartment style residence halls with a living room and a kitchen (Morgan North, Morgan South, and Temple Towers). There is a good variety based on personal and economic needs! Read more about it here!
Yes! There is disability accommodations with the housing at Temple. These can be provided by (apart from giving your housing deposit) giving the appropriate medical records to the Office of Disability Resources and Services. There are various types of accommodations available based on the individual need of service. Read more about it here!
There is a website for maintenance requests in case there are any problems such as a broken faucet or non-functioning air conditioner. They should be prompt. Find where to file a request here! Find an explanation on how to go forth with the request here!
Some LLCS are free for anyone to join and some are open to those who are a part of that school/college. Each of them are designated to different residence halls during your freshman year. Learn more about them here! There are several Living and Learning Communities which students can apply for. These are listed below.
-Fox School of Business
-Community Service
-College of Engineering
-Innovate and Create
-School of Tourism and Hospitality
-Global
-Healthy Lifestyles
-Leadership
-Major Exploration
-School of Media and Communication
-Sustainability
-Fraternity and Sorority Life
-Performing and Cinematic Arts
-Residential Organization for Community Service
-Tyler School of Art
-Honors
Housing at Temple does have early move-in, around 3 to 4 days prior to the original move in dates. They especially suit students who come for the latest or International Orientation. You will just need to sign an application online. Find more information here and here!
RAs in all residence halls usually have activities and events to engage students to interact with each other such as free pizza, movie nights, or blood donations (to name a few examples). Also, there is Residence Hall Association where students can campaign to be part of the specific Residence Hall council, which is beneficial for a resume. Lastly, students can apply to RAs as well! Learn more here and here!
Yes, you can! At least more than a month before a major break, emails and reminders are sent to students that they can apply for an extension for free, so that they have access to their residence hall. In that time, students can stay at their dorm during vacation breaks. This is done with no additional cost, unless the deadline has been surpassed. There is always plenty of time to apply, so I would suggest to go ahead and do the extension, even though you may not be in residence hall over the break. Learn more about it here!
There are mailboxes for each room, which all have a combination code. Also, you can pick up deliveries from the lobby or front desk of the residence hall. So, feel welcome to order and online shop all you want! Learn more about this here!
Each floor of a residence hall has around 2 to 3 Resident Assistants, who you can communicate with about anything. They want to be your friend and make you feel welcome! There’s security and managers in the building as well. Everyone is pretty helpful. Read more about it here!
If you have summer courses, Temple has housing available for students. It may not be in the residence hall that you’ve stayed through out the year because a lot of the halls are closed for cleaning and maintenance. Usually, Johnson and Hardwick is the housing for summer programs and courses. Learn more about it here!
Always check out this site because there is so much of useful information regarding housing and meals. There are images and virtual tours of the housing as well.
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