Rockhurst University Student Life, Residence Life: Quick Glossary
Student Life Terms
- Extracurricular – Optional activities that students can participate in outside of academic classes.
- Fraternity & Sorority Life – A collection of fraternities and sororities whose names originate from letters in the ancient Greek alphabet.
- Intramurals – Recreational sports available for students, faculty, and staff to compete against each other that are offered throughout the academic year.
- Pan-Hellenic – National Pan-Hellenic Council, the national organization that governs and supports the historically African American fraternities and sororities.
- Panhellenic – National Panhellenic Conference, the governing body that supports the traditional Panhellenic sororities.
- Rockspace – Rockhurst University’s student engagement platform. This is where you can join organizations, vote in student elections, take surveys, and discover upcoming events on campus. You can access this from your RU Portal.
Residence Life Terms
- Academic Integrity – Policies and principles that promote honesty and fairness in academic work, including cheating and plagiarism
- Area Coordinator – Professional staff who manage multiple residence halls or areas within the campus housing
- Behavioral Standing – Expectations for student behavior both on and off campus, including respect for others and adherence to laws and university policies
- Blocks – The number of meal swipes you have to use as part of your meal plan in the Thomas Moore Dining Room. These can only be used in the dining hall.
- Code of Conduct – A set of rules outlining the responsibilities and proper practices for students within the institution
- Community Assistant (CA) – Similar to RAs, they help facilitate community development and support residents, often during the summertime.
- Complainant – A person who brings forward a complaint alleging a violation of the Code of Conduct
- Corcoran Hall – An underclassmen residence hall located on the northeast side of campus next to the Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse on the corner of Rockhurst Rd.
- Desk Assistant (DA) – Student staff who work the front desks of residence halls, providing administrative support and assisting residents
- Double Room – A regular-sized room in the residence halls designed for two people, equipped with two beds, two desks, two desk chairs, and two wardrobes.
- Flex Dollars – the number of dollars you must use as part of your meal plan in dining areas outside of the Thomas Moore Dining Room. You can always add more flex dollars to your meal plan throughout the semester. Flex dollars not spent at the end of the Fall semester will roll over to the Spring semester, but any flex dollars not spent at the end of the Spring semester will expire.
- Hearing – A formal process used to address allegations of student misconduct
- McGee Hall – Serves as a residence hall for underclassmen located in the southwest corner of campus.
- Meal Plan – the dining service plan each student who lives on campus is required to have, depending on which residence hall or housing option the student lives in. These are also available for commuter students, staff, and faculty.
- Mediation – A process where a neutral third party helps resolve disputes between students through discussion and negotiation
- Private Room – A higher-cost double room set up for 2 people that is assigned to only one person, either for accommodation purposes or as requested by the student.
- Quiet Hours – Designed times during which noise levels must be kept to a minimum to ensure a conducive environment for studying and sleeping
- Residence Life – Aim to create a supportive, engaging, and educational living environment for students through mentoring and conduct.
- Resident Assistant (RA) – A student leader who works with the Office of Residence Life and oversees a floor or area of our residential housing options
- Resident Director (RD) – An employee within the Office of Residence Life who oversees a residence hall or on-campus housing area and manages RAs within that hall or housing area
- Respondent – The student accused of violating the Code of Conduct.
- Rock Row – One of our on-campus housing options available for upperclassmen through our annual Housing Lottery Selection process. These are homes equipped for four people.
- Roommate Contract – Written agreement between roommates that outlines the expectations and responsibilities for each person living in a shared place
- Sanctions – Disciplinary actions taken in response to violations of the Code of Conduct, which can range from warnings to expulsion
- Single Room – A higher-cost, smaller-sized room designed for one person, which comes with an attached bathroom, assigned either for accommodation purposes or as requested by the student. Available on a first-come, first-served basis upon specific request with the Office of Residence Life.
- THV (Town House Village) – one of our on-campus housing options available for upperclassmen through our annual Housing Lottery Selection process. These are townhome-style homes, equipped for either four or six people.
- Xavier-Loyola (XL) – one of our on-campus residence halls available for upperclassmen, assigned through the automatic housing assignment process