Before Coming to Campus
Where can I learn more about the University of Dayton?
Visit Porches to learn more about UD and what your first-year experience will be like.
Arrival, Move-In, and New Student Orientation
Visit Porches for more information about moving to campus and the New Student Orientation program.
Living at the University of Dayton
What policies should I be aware of and follow as a new student?
From the moment you move to campus, you will be held to all the policies of every student who attends the University of Dayton. View Student Standards of Behavior & Code of Conduct from the Office of Student Development.
What is it like to live in a residence hall? What role do RAs and other staff play?
Living in the residence halls is an experience unlike any other. You will have the opportunity to meet and interact with your classmates like never before. The staff members in the residence halls strive to create an atmosphere that embraces diversity, provides the opportunity for service, and fully engages every student in the activities of the campus.
There are three different types of staff members who will live in your residence hall — one professional staff member, one or more graduate staff members and many undergraduate staff members. Resident Assistants (RAs) will have the most influence on your community experience. An RA is an undergraduate staff member of the university. While RAs do work with students to enforce university policies, their most important responsibility is to build community with the residence halls. They plan programming, assist in the development of community standards, provide information about the campus and support you in your transition to living in the residence halls.
Learning-Living Communities
What is a learning-living community?
A learning-living community is an opportunity for you to become fully involved in the campus culture at the University of Dayton. These communities are specially designed to combine your experience inside the classroom with your life in your residential community.
What kinds of Learning-Living Communities are there?
Learning-Living Communities at UD are about being connected. With the help of Resident Assistants, Peer Academic Leaders and Campus Ministers, students connect with their peers and other students on campus, with faculty in the classroom, with staff who are committed to their success and to the broader community in the city of Dayton.
Learning-Living Communities strive to develop quality relationships that strengthen and support student learning. Quality engagement inside and outside the classroom allows students to realize their gifts and talents, focus their academic goals and navigate the transition into college life.
There are eleven specially designed Integrated Learning-Living Communities. They will connect you to the students on your floor through a common theme and courses. You will take at least one course together and will also have the opportunities to participate in or plan other activities together, both on and off campus.
How can I join a learning-living community?
There is no application process for these communities. You simply select your preference through Porches.
What will be expected of me as a student in a learning-living community?
As a member of a Learning-Living Community, be open to the experience and willing to fully enter into the community. Attend events and participate in activities with the understanding that you will learn something new in every situation. Whether it is inspiring or functional, there is a lesson in every experience. In some communities, you may be asked to participate in planning events for your fellow residents, seek out the challenge of presenting a research project or find inspiration in the greater city of Dayton as you consider complex issues. However you choose to participate, remember that your investment in the learning-living community will shape your learning both in and out of the classroom. Be fully present in your residential experience and you will reap the benefits.
