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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 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 are required to reside in campus housing facilities except those students who reside with parents or close relatives in the greater Birmingham area; who, in the judgment of the College, have off-campus responsibilities or special circumstances; who are in their junior or senior year; or who are 21 years of age or older.
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.
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.
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 the summer 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.
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.
College residences are open for occupancy
on the dates given in the academic calendar. The residence
halls are closed when classes are not in session.
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. Intramural
fields and a ropes course are also available.
The Counseling and Health Services Office,
located in Norton Campus Center, provides counseling and related
services to the Birmingham-Southern community. The Counseling
Center offers individual and group counseling. Individual
sessions are available by appointment and may address academics,
adjustment to college life, study skills, career development,
decision making, and other personal concerns. Counseling services
provide individuals an opportunity to explore concerns in
a non-judgmental and confidential atmosphere.
Health Services focuses on all health related
concerns, including on-campus evaluation and treatment for
minor illnesses and injuries, allergy injections, nutrition
consultations, health promotion, health problem management,
and health education. Major illnesses or emergencies are referred
off campus to the hospital or doctor of choice. 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.
Other continuous services provided
by the Center include vocation and aptitude assessment, résumé
referral, job listings, campus interviews, and various groups
and workshops on career-related topics, as well as other topics
of interest to students. Counselors can also present seminars
to campus groups. A complete list of current seminars may
be obtained by calling the Counseling and Health Services
Office.
Birmingham Southern College employs
its own Campus Police Department, which is dedicated to maintaining
a safe environment while providing a high level of service
to the College community. The Birmingham-Southern College
Campus Police patrol on foot, mountain bike, and in patrol
vehicles and 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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