Student Handbook - Butler University

Faculty-in-residence
Faculty-in-residence are full-time Butler faculty members who live within Residential College, Ross and
Schwitzer residence halls. These individuals are committed to the learning experience that takes place outside
of the classroom and the creation of a more informal relationship between the faculty and students. They
plan social, educational and academically related programming for students living in the residence halls.
Faculty allies
Faculty allies are full-time Butler faculty members who plan programming activities for students in the
residence halls. Faculty allies have similar responsibilities as faculty-in-residence, but do not live in the residence
halls.
Community assistants
Community assistants (CA) are student workers who provide services and respond to emergency needs
in University Terrace, Residential College, Ross Hall, Schwitzer Hall and the Apartment Village hall offices.
Your hall office is an information center within your residence hall and will available be most hours during
the day (limited hours in University Terrace). A CA will help you with services such as equipment checkout
and sorting the mail.
Program assistants
Program assistants (PA) are student workers who reside in University Terrace Apartments and who are
responsible for planning social programs and educational opportunities for their fellow residents.
Residence Hall and Housing Policies
Cancellation
The room and board contract is for one academic year. The University may cancel the room and board
contract without any refund in room fees, with appropriate notice, if a student violates residence hall policies
or regulations. An enrolled student may not cancel the contract after check-in, with the exception of move-out
as a result of fraternity or sorority recruitment, as outlined below:
Pledging at the end of fall semester
An upper class student who chooses to pledge/associate a Greek chapter and wishes to terminate this contract
as of the end of fall semester may do so in order to move into the Greek chapter house, provided an
"Intent to Vacate Notice" is completed in the office of residence life by Dec. 1, and the student is listed
on his or her Greek chapter’s occupancy roster for spring semester. Money paid to the university will
not be transferred to a Greek chapter.
Pledging during formal recruitment
An upper class student who chooses to pledge/associate a Greek chapter during formal Greek recruitment
may cancel this contract to move into her/his Greek chapter house on or before 5 p.m. on the first day of
classes for second semester, providing proper check-out procedures are observed and an "Intent to Vacate
Notice" is completed in the office of residence life. After this time, the student will not be allowed to terminate
this contract to move into a Greek chapter house.
Discontinuing enrollment
If the student does not register for the second semester, he/she must give written notice of intent to leave
the residence halls by completing an "Intent to Vacate Notice" available in the office of residence life.
This notice should be submitted by Dec. 1. If the office of residence life does not receive the notice by
Dec. 1, $100 of the housing deposit will be forfeited.
Contract and Preference Form
Room and board contracts are available in the residence life office. To reserve a room for the academic
year, each new and returning student must complete a room and board contract and housing preference
form. The preference form helps ensure that an assignment is made based upon the student’s choices as
much as possible.
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