Birmingham-Southern College
Catalog
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LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS
Residence Halls
The residence halls at Birmingham Southern are student oriented
activity centers that offer opportunities to build lasting friendships
and to become involved in a variety of activities that will broaden
and supplement the total educational experience. The Residence Life
staff stands ready and willing to assist students in making their
living experience both enjoyable and rewarding.
Birmingham Southern is fortunate to have a complex of seven air
conditioned residence halls. Students are assigned to a particular
hall according to the dates of their confirmation to enroll and
the visitation option they choose. Each hall is staffed by a House
Director and a House Advisor who are responsible for the general
supervision and management of the assigned residence hall. In addition,
a Resident Advisor lives with the residents on each floor. Resident
Advisors are student staff members selected on the basis of their
skills, interests, and activities that enable them to assist and
advise their residents in obtaining the most from their residence
hall experience. Maintenance staff regularly clean the common areas
in all of the residence halls; students are expected to maintain
their individual rooms. In addition, there are coin-free laundry
facilities and vending machines for snacks in each hall. Birmingham-Southern
College's residence halls are smoke-free environments.
While living in a residence hall, students are in a contractual
agreement with the College. Students are given a copy of the Student
Handbook upon arrival on campus. This handbook contains all regulations
pertaining to residence hall living. Students are expected to maintain
the standards of behavior expected by the College in exchange for
the privilege of living in college facilities.
The visitation program at Birmingham-Southern College promotes
a sense of personal and social responsibility within the student.
Students, with the consent and advice of their parents, are allowed
to select an option that will ensure them as much privacy as possible
without restricting the enriching social experiences that are such
an important element of college life.
All unmarried students who are less than twenty-one years of age
are required to reside in campus housing facilities except those
students who reside with parents or close relatives in the greater
Birmingham area; those students who, in the judgment of the College,
have off-campus responsibilities or special circumstances; and those
students who are in their junior or senior year.
Residence Hall Assignments
Those desiring residence hall assignments should make a request
in the space provided on the application for admission. Once an
applicant who desires to live in a residence hall has been offered
admission, he or she should send a room reservation fee of $100
to the Office of Admission. This fee is non-refundable in the event
the applicant does not attend the College. Assignments are made
according to the date the completed form and reservation fee are
received.
The room reservation fee of $100 will be applied as a damage/room
reservation deposit at the time of enrollment. This fee is refundable,
less any damage charges, when the room is vacated, if the student
follows the proper check out procedures. The deposit is also used
as a reservation fee for residence hall occupancy during the years
a student requests College housing.
In keeping with College policy, residence hall assignments are
made without discrimination by reason of race, religion, color,
national origin, or handicap.
Roommate Assignment
Every effort is made to honor hall and roommate preferences. Residence
hall space is allocated as room reservations are received, and specific
roommates must request each other on their applications to be assigned
together. New students for the fall term will be notified in July
of their hall and roommate assignment. The College reserves the right
to change a room assignment whenever the change is deemed advisable.
An offer of admission does not carry with it a guarantee of space
in a College residence hall.
Room Furnishings
The College furnishes beds, desks, wardrobe unit or closet, chests
of drawers, chairs, and venetian blinds in each room. Sheets, pillows,
pillow cases, blankets, towels, bedspreads, and other decorative items
are furnished by the student. The College assumes no responsibility
for the personal property of students, although reasonable care is
used to safeguard it. Students are responsible for their own laundry,
and laundry rooms are available.
Opening and Closing of Residence Halls
College residences are open for occupancy on the dates given in the
academic calendar printed in this catalog. The residence halls are
closed when classes are not in session.
Physical Fitness and Recreation
The Department of Physical Fitness and Recreation offers a variety
of activities and programs to the students, faculty, staff, and
alumni of the College. Intramural sports, aerobic and fitness activities,
and various other programs are coordinated through this Department.
The Department of Physical Fitness and Recreation is located in
the Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Physical Fitness and Recreation Center.
The department utilizes the facilities that are housed within the
Center, which include an indoor swimming pool, two racquetball courts,
a multipurpose gymnasium area, an indoor running track, a weight
and cardiovascular workout room, an aerobics/martial arts studio,
and a recreation room with pool tables, table tennis tables, and
a foosball table. Showers and lockers are also available for use.
Counseling and Health Services
Health Services focuses on all health related concerns. The Office
provides on campus evaluation and treatment for minor illnesses
and injuries. Major illnesses or emergencies are referred off campus
to the hospital or doctor of choice. Services provided include allergy
injections, nutrition consultations, health promotion, health problem
management, and health education. Individuals and groups are encouraged
to access information or treatment by calling to make an appointment
or by walking into the clinic. All visits and records are strictly
confidential.
The Counseling and Health Services Office, located in Norton Campus
Center, provides counseling and related services to the Birmingham-Southern
community. The Center offers individual and group counseling, focusing
on personal and/or career issues. Individual sessions are available
by appointment and may address such issues as academics and adjustment
to college life, study skills, career development, decision making,
as well as any other personal concerns you may have. Counseling
provides individuals opportunities to explore their concerns in
a non-judgmental and confidential atmosphere.
Other continuous services provided by the Center include assessment
and evaluation, résumé referral, job listings, campus
interviews, and various groups and workshops on college-related
topics. Additionally, counselors can present seminars to campus
groups in their various meeting places. A complete list of current
seminars may be obtained by calling the Counseling and Health Services.
Campus Safety
Birmingham Southern College employs its own campus police department
with the responsibility of keeping everyone safe and sound. The
Birmingham-Souther College Campus Police patrol on foot, mountain
bike, and in patrol vehicles. They are available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. Additional security measures include assistance
phones located at the entrances of the residence halls, and at strategic
locations on campus. Residence halls are secured by use of combination
door locks. Students can contact the Campus Police for vehicular
assistance (battery jumps, keys locked in vehicles, etc.) or to
unlock rooms after hours
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