Residence Life

The Ramapo Residence Life program is based on a philosophy that residence hall living provides opportunities for students to gain a variety of experiences that supplement and complement formal classroom learning. We make every effort to promote academic achievement through our programs, to encourage students to develop interdependence, maturity, as well as responsible decision-making and life skills. The key to having a great experience is to get involved in your community.

Virtual Residence Life Update (COVID-19)

With the rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Residence Life is modifying its delivery of services.

For all of our students, wherever you may be, we endeavor to meet your needs while keeping the health and safety of students, employers and staff a priority.

Programming and Specific Events:

• Events: As communicated, in person gatherings for the purposes of programming will not be permitted for the remainder of the semester. Instead, please be on the lookout for communication from your Area/Residence Director for updates on virtual programming that you can participate in, during this unprecedented time.
• Housing Selection: The timeline for Step Three of the On-Line Housing Selection has been altered slightly. Students that are eligible to participate in the process will receive an email with the updated timeline.

Resident Health and Safety:

• College policies: Although we are operating remotely, all College policies must be adhered to at this time. Policy violations will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
• Guest policy: At this time, no guests are allowed on campus. We are limiting access to ONLY approved resident students and Ramapo College employees. Outside guests (including roommates or suitemates not approved to be on campus, commuters, non-students, family members, etc.) will not be permitted to enter the residence areas until further notice.
• Check-out: For residents currently off campus: please wait for further information from the College, pertaining to when you can return to campus to retrieve your belongings.
• Mail pick-up: Currently, mail pick-up services are suspended while the mail room is closed. Please await further communication from the College, concerning when mail pick-up will resume.
• Repair requests: For those students remaining on campus, should you need to submit a work order, please email village@ramapo.edu or cpa@ramapo.edu. A staff member will submit the work order for you.

Communicating with Staff:

• Suitemate mediations: For residents that are approved to remain on campus, should a suite mediation be needed, these will be conducted remotely, through a video chat program. Please email village@ramapo.edu or cpa@ramapo.edu depending on your housing assignment for assistance with mediations.
• Speaking to your Resident Assistant: At this time, a majority of our Resident Assistants are not on campus. Please reach out to your hall account if you have a matter that you would like to speak to a staff member about.
• Speaking to your area’s professional staff: While email is the preferred form of communication while the College responds to COVID-19, our professional staff will be checking voicemail on their direct office lines while the College operates remotely. Should you wish to meet with your professional staff during this time, please email them to schedule a phone or video conversation.

Student Information & Resources

ResLife Events & Calendar