Huntingdon College
Residence Life
The mission of Residence Life is to make Huntingdon a safe home rather than just a place to live, by building a community that is conducive to learning and growing in faith, wisdom, and service.
Residence Life...
...where everyone knows your name.
Residence Life is more than just an office on campus; it is an experience to be lived. The Residence Life program doesn’t just supply a bed on which to lay your head at night, it gives opportunities for growth. Residence Life is about stretching a student to learn not only more about themselves, but to learn how to live in a community and manage life away from parents or family. Students learn to write papers and give speeches in the classroom; in a Residence Hall students learn how to communicate with roommates and friends, manage conflict, and gain valuable skills to assist them in the “real world.”
It starts with the freshman experience. Freshman students experience, from day one, the exciting and fun atmosphere Huntingdon College has to offer. Ligon Hall (for women) and Searcy Hall (for men) are designed to facilitate community and help students build lasting life-long friendships and memories. The community-style living introduces first-year students to college life, by giving them more opportunities to meet and really get to know fellow classmates. Whether that is in a community lobby, movie theater, or community bathroom, students definitely make connections starting the first day they are on campus. Events, programs, and parties are also planned just for freshman students. Resident Assistants (described below) plan faith, wisdom, service, and relationship building events each month to meet the needs of residents.
As upperclassmen, students desire to develop more meaningful and deeper relationships with their fellow classmates. Blount Hall gives students an opportunity to delve deeper into relationships in a “homey,” relaxed environment. Blount is designed with upperclassmen in mind. For students looking for a quiet getaway, hotel-style rooms are available. These rooms are shared by two students and have a bathroom and a small kitchenette. For students wanting to live with “all” of their friends, clusters and suite-style living is available. Clusters are designed for six students. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms with joining sink area. Clusters also have a small living room area with kitchenette for students to enjoy together. Suites are another wonderful living option in Blount Hall. They are designed for four students. It has two bedrooms with separate bathrooms and includes a large living area with kitchenette. Upperclassmen have different needs from first-year students. Resident Assistants understand the difference and focus their faith, wisdom, service, and relationship building programs to the specific needs and wants of the upperclassman residents.
As touched on above, Resident Assistants are the caretakers of the residence halls. As upperclassmen, they understand Huntingdon and the needs of students on campus. RAs are carefully selected and trained to assist students with their adjustments to college life, to maintain and enforce College standards of good conduct, and to help students take advantage of every opportunity and program available at Huntingdon College. RAs assist students in many different ways. Whether the toilet is overflowing or you failed your math final, RAs are there to help. Resident Assistants are there to bring people out of their rooms and get to know everyone on the hall. They aren’t the only Residence Life staff members who live in the building—each residence hall has a full-time staff member overseeing the building. Resident Directors are full-time Student Life professionals who manage the residence hall. Their jobs are to oversee the Resident Assistants and assist residents when needed. They live in the building but also work full-time in the Student Life Office located in the Hut.
Residence Life is more than just an office, but in case you need to get in touch with someone, we are located in the Hut. You may contact the Residence Life Office for information concerning building/room assignments, roommate assignments, or any other question concerning living on campus. We are here for you!
Office of Residence Life
The Hut
(334) 833-4288
reslife@huntingdon.edu
