First-Year Residential Options for Women

Upon beginning college in August 2008, many of you will be living in campus housing.  At Richmond, “campus housing” translates to more than dorm rooms and multi-stall bathrooms:  it is about life in college, with friendship and learning at the center.  When you move into your residence hall, your upper-class Resident Assistant (“RA”) will welcome you and your hallmates and explain the significance of residence life at Richmond.  As the year progresses, you will befriend hallmates and interact with faculty and staff members who especially enjoy getting to know students in their college home environment.  Relationships that emerge out of the residential experience explain why graduating seniors ranked our tight-knit campus community as a top reason for loving the University of Richmond.

To the left you will find information about several distinctive housing opportunities for first-year students within Westhampton College.  These programs constitute some of Richmond’s living/learning or themed housing options whereby residents live with peers who share an interest and participate in activities revolving around topics such as the outdoors or leadership.  These special residential communities help many residents find their niche soon after arriving on campus.  They also reflect the University’s commitment to student engagement outside the classroom and nourishing close relationships between students and faculty.

As your dean, I can tell you with confidence that Richmond is a caring, close community that values students first and foremost.  Throughout your time here, our residence life opportunities and offices will serve as a rock-solid basis of support for you.

Sincerely,

Juliette L. Landphair
Dean of Westhampton College