Living On Campus
Residential Life Diversity Statement
Washington University is a community of diverse people brought together in the common pursuits of education, personal growth, and community development. Residential Life is committed to supporting and nurturing diversity through recognizing these share endeavors and the uniqueness that each student, faculty, and staff member brings to them. Through the similarities and differences we find in our race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, ability, religion and national origin we believe that our campus provides rich and unique opportunities to learn from one another. We believe that our diversity enriches and empowers the lives of us all.
Our mission is to provide a supportive and self-exploratory campus environment through residential living at Washington University. Freedom of though and mutual respect are viewed as cornerstones of this mission; therefore, acts of oppression, discrimination, abuse, harassment, and/or hatred will not be tolerated or ignored. Everyone who chooses to live in or visit our residential colleges must understand that we will not allow any form of bigotry, whether verbal or written, physical or psychological, direct or implied. Any attempt to oppress any individual or group is a threat to everyone in the community. Such behavior will be addressed with the understanding that education is always our primary goal.
Gender Neutral Housing Policy
Residential Life aims to treat students as adults and encourages them to make well-thought-out decisions. We are happy to offer upper-class students a housing option where the assignments are not based on gender. This program is offered during Round 1 and Round 2 in:
- The Village (four-person, single bedroom, two bathroom suites)
- Greenway Place Apartments (two and three person apartments with single bedrooms)
This option is available during Round 1 in the Apartment Homesteading & Village BLOC processes and during Round 2 for general assignments in these areas. In Round 2, assignments will be made in lottery average order (along with petitions that are single-sex). If you are not financially independent, we expect you to discuss your housing preference with those responsible for payment.
Please note that this option requires a paper Housing Petition. Do not use the online Housing Petition on WebSTAC for Gender Neutral petitions.
If your group participates in this option, you must completely fill the suite/apartment for the entire academic year. Groups with members who intend to participate in the Spring Study Abroad Program must be prepared to replace members after the fall semester. If there is an unexpected cancellation, you will be offered the opportunity to secure a replacement, but Residential Life reserves the right to assign another applicant to the space or to reassign the remaining residents to same-sex accommodations.
To apply or for more information, please visit http://housingselection.wustl.edu