Housing and Dining Services

Housing and Dining Services

Alfred University is a residential university. We believe that residence hall living is a key component of a student-centered educational experience in which academic learning is integrated with student development. Each student is personally accountable for maintaining a safe and secure environment in their residence hall that promotes a healthy standard of community living. 

For these reasons, provisions are made to house students on campus throughout their undergraduate years. Students are required to live on campus for a minimum of three years (six semesters). In order to be considered for a waiver to the housing policy after residing on campus for three years, students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, no active conduct disciplinary status, and have participated in a designated seminar to learn about what it means to be a responsible member of the larger community.

Students may be eligible for an off-campus release prior to completing the minimum three-year residency requirement if they meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Married, in a legal partnership
• Providing direct care for a legal dependent
• 23 years of age or older
• Honorably discharged veteran of the US Armed Forces: DD-214 must be provided as documentation
• Already possessing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (reviewed for verification)
• Residing with a parent or court-appointed legal guardian at the person’s permanent address who is commuting one-way fewer than:
  • 60 miles (enrolled prior to Spring 2023)
  • 30 miles (enrolled after Fall 2022)
• Completing an academic approved co-op, internship, or study abroad not within the respective mile travel distance from campus*
• Transfer students upon admission that show through documentation that they have resided on campus at another institution for 3 years and upon transfer have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average at their prior institution

For more information about living in the hall, contact the Residential Communities office at 607-871-2186.

Housing Options

With a broad spectrum of living styles available, choices range from traditional residence halls to suites and apartments. Single rooms are available to students on a limited basis. 

All residence halls are coed either by floor or by room/suite/apartment (same gender in room). All residence halls are non-smoking. 

Housing Staff

Residence hall staff members live in each building and on each floor or section. The Area Coordinator (AC) staff is responsible for the entire operation of the buildings with support from a Graduated Residence Director (GRD). Each building has a Resident Assistant (RA), an undergraduate student who has been trained in various aspects of student success.

The Director of Residential Communities, Associate Director, and Assistant Directors are also available to help students acclimate to their new social and educational environment. The Office of Residential Communities, located in Bartlett Hall, is an available resource for student concerns.

Meal Plans 

All students who live on campus in residence halls are required to participate in a meal plan, except for seniors or residents of special interest houses and the Ford Street apartments. Our meal plan options are designed to give students maximum control of their meal management in relation to their lifestyle. Meal plans allow maximum flexibility by allowing a meal swipe to be used either at Ade Dining Hall (all you can eat) or Powell Cafe (a grab and go location) in using a meal swipe.  Additional, a student has Dining Dollars on a semester basis.

• First-year students have a choice of three meal plans; the King Alfred, Gold, and Purple Plans.
• Sophomores and Juniors have an additional option of the Black Knight Plan. Dining Dollars are used like cash at any dining location and at selected vending machines.
• Meal plans are for individual student use only and are non-transferable.

Dining Dollars only come with the purchase of a meal plan, additional Dining Dollars are not for sale. Fall semester dining dollar balances carry over to the spring semester only if a meal plan is purchased for the spring semester. Dining Dollars are valid through Commencement day of each academic year.  

Ade Dining Hall offers multiple all you can eat stations and vegetarian choices at every meal. Powell Cafe located on the top floor of the Powell Campus Center, offer one combo meal in exchange for one meal swipe per meal period. 

For more information, please see the AU Fresh! Dining Services website or contact AU Fresh! at 607-871-2247. 

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