The Office of Housing & Residential Education is responsible for maintaining student residences that support the educational mission statement of New College of Florida. Our aim is to strengthen the learning experience for all students by providing living and learning opportunities for intellectual and personal development that complement those within the classroom setting.
The Office of Housing & Residential Education is responsible for maintaining student residences that support the educational mission statement of New College of Florida. Our aim is to strengthen the learning experience for all students by providing living and learning opportunities for intellectual and personal development that complement those within the classroom setting.
Members of our staff strive to foster personal responsibilities, civic engagement, and leadership though programs and activities consistent with the values of the College’s mission. Finally, the Office of Residential Life and Housing strives to develop students who are:
- Global citizens
- Responsible and involved members of the community
- Individuals of compassion and integrity
- Lifelong learners
The Office of Housing & Residential Education is committed in providing quality living, programs and services that support the academic mission of New College of Florida. In order to carry out this mission, we believe in the following principles:
- Providing safe, secure, clean and reasonably priced residential environments conducive to the academic and personal development of the student;
- Providing services, programs and activities, which encourage students to mature intellectually, emotionally and spiritually so as to add value to their community and society at large;
- Selecting and training professional and paraprofessional staff committed to developing residential communities which emphasize student development principles;
- Providing residential environments that honor human diversity which embrace students as individuals – each with rights and responsibilities – each with unique goals and needs.
The Office of Housing & Residential Education celebrates and recognizes that the New College of Florida community is comprised of persons who represent diversity on many levels … diversity of thought, belief, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation etc. All members of the campus community are appreciated for their difference and accountable to each other.
In a community of scholars, there is no place for behavior which marginalizes, ridicules, or demeans others. Therefore, the Office of Residential Life and Housing embraces the following principles:
- Foster an environment, which nurtures the value and the celebration of human differences.
- Define diversity to include all members of the campus community.
- Facilitate learning experiences, which capture the connectedness and interdependence of all people in a pluralistic and global society.
- Educate residents to understand the added significance of social responsibility in a increasingly diverse and global society.
- Develop leaders who affirm the principles of human rights and dignity and engage these principles in their decisions as leaders to improve the human condition.
- Establish bridges with other New College of Florida departments to link the learning process in developing values and life skills necessary for a pluralistic and global society.
- Create collaborative relationships with local communities/agencies to create and sustain a climate both in the community and the campus that fosters diversity.
- Maintain open learning communities where the free exchange of different points of view, inquiry dialogue and civil discourse are encouraged.
- Foster professional practice, which emphasizes ethical conduct by all members of the campus community.
Staff
New College of Florida promulgates regulations in accordance with the Regulation Development Process adopted by the Florida Board of Governors. All of the Regulations are incorporated into the New College of Florida Regulations Manual.
a. Cancellation Deadlines and Refunds. The following schedule of cancellation deadlines and refunds applies to students who request contract cancellation, or who are approved for Off-Campus Housing. Students will still be responsible for the daily rate charges up until the day they return their room key.
Fall 2021 Semester:
- September 3, 2021 – 100% refund of housing fees
- September 10, 2021 – 50% refund of housing fees
- September 17, 2021 – 25% refund of housing fees
- September 18, 2021 – No refund of housing fees
Spring 2021 Semester:
- February 11, 2022 – 100% refund of housing fees
- February 18, 2022 – 50% refund of housing fees
- February 25, 2022 – 25% refund of housing fees
- February 26, 2022 – No refund of housing fees
b. Grounds for Cancellation. Students who request cancellation of the Housing Contract must state the grounds for their request to the Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Subject to the terms, deadlines, and fees outlined above, students may request contract cancellation based on the following grounds:
- Denial of admission;
- Academic or administrative withdrawal, including leaves of absence;
- Academic or administrative suspension or expulsion;
- Off-campus study;
- Early graduation;
- Evidence of marriage; or
- Other extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Office of Student Affairs and Campus Legal Counsel.
c. Academic or Administrative Dismissal. Students who are removed from housing and/or dismissed from the College as a result of academic or administrative reasons are subject to the terms outlined in Deadlines, Fees, and Refunds above. As determined by the Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs, certain adjustments may be applied to account for extraordinary circumstances or unnecessary hardship.
Students who have been determined to have preemptively unsat their contract prior to the end of the semester may be required to vacate the residence halls. Students must be in good academic standings with the College to remain a residential student. Students requested to leave due to having a preemptive unsat will forfeit any and all refunds and will be charged any fees/fines/cancellation charges.
d. Conduct Dismissal. Students who are removed from housing and/or dismissed from the College as a result of sanctions or interim measures according to the Student Code of Conduct are liable for the full fees under the Housing Contract. No refunds will be issued for students removed from New College due to violation of the Academic code of conduct. though not required by the terms of the Housing Contract, because it was the right thing to do.
While we view the closure of the campus as unlikely, in the event that the College was required to close its residence halls after the “No refund date”, the College would make every effort to return some portion of housing fees.
Find information about the updated meal plans on the Campus Dining page.
We cannot guarantee a single bedroom to all students who request it. Students should pack and bring to campus only those items that they actually need for the term.
Students who wish to request a room change can contact [email protected]
You should definitely talk to your roommates / suitemates regarding what you will be bringing to campus. You don’t need to duplicate each other’s efforts 🙂
Accommodations are considered for new or current students whose disabilities substantially limit their ability to live in New College’s traditional housing arrangement.
In order to accurately evaluate housing accommodation requests, documentation is required to establish the existence of the condition that necessitates accommodations. Documentation consists of a written evaluation by an appropriate professional that explains the nature of the condition and why the condition results in a need for housing accommodations. Learn more from the Advocacy and Accessible Learning Center.