Student Housing for Student Success: Through intentional engagement with resident students, HRL focuses its efforts on developing students both personally and professionally throughout their time on campus. By living on campus, students are footsteps away from a variety of academic, cultural and social experiences that are hard to get elsewhere.
As a result of the residential experience, resident students can expect to:
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Connect: Engage and connect with the campus community
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Care: Learn ways to take care of yourself
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Explore: Discover and discuss new ideas outside of the classroom
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Thrive: Develop skills to thrive beyond UM
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The Residential Leadership Council program is an opportunity for resident students to develop their leadership skills as engaged members of their residential community. Throughout the year, members of the council coordinate social programs and provide feedback on the overall residential experience. Students interested in joining the council should speak with their RA/CA once they arrive on campus.
The University of Miami's Residential Colleges
In addition to the University of Miami Police Department, HRL Safety & Security staff utilize card swipe access so that only residents and properly credentialed staff have access to the non-public areas of the buildings. Our reception desks are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with our Resident Assistants and Desk Assistants from 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily, and from 10 p.m. - 8 a.m. with our Student Security Staff, who are responsible for signing in every guest and maintaining a desk presence in the event of an emergency. In addition to regular desk hours, RAs/CAs are on duty for crisis response should one occur.Safety & Security
All non-local first-year students are required to live in University housing for two academic semesters, as long as space is available. This policy does not apply to first-year students living with parents or legal guardians in Miami-Dade or Broward counties. Live-On Requirement Exemption Request Ready to apply for on-campus housing? New students - including those transferring to UM from another institution - who have been admitted to the University are eligible to apply for housing via CaneLink under the "UM Housing" section. To activate access to the housing application link, admitted students must pay the $500 enrollment deposit to verify their admission acceptance.Live-On Requirement
Housing Application