Residential Life

The Office of Residential Life at Union College supports both the mission of the college and that of the division of Student Affairs by providing an inclusive living environment that fosters personal development and cultivates opportunities for student learning that complement the academic curriculum. The residential experience encourages social responsibility, cultural competence, and develops engaged citizens during their time at Union and beyond.

Residential Life will engage students around four core values and will develop skills in these value areas progressively throughout the students’ careers at Union. The four core values and related progression of skills are as follows:

I. Achievement

Initiation of goal setting
Goal definition
Taking action towards goal accomplishment
Goal actualization and reflection

II. Citizenship

Self-exploration
Peer awareness
Community membership
Global responsibility

III. Engagement

Orientation to community
Leadership development
Ownership/mentorship
Transitional ownership

IV. Wellness

Awareness of needs
Development of healthy habits
Ability to anticipate challenges
Maintaining balance

Reamer Campus Center 409

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(518) 388-6117

Fax: (518) 388-6694

housing@union.edu

Office Hours

Mon - Fri: 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Sat - Sun: closed

Off campus housing and lease signing:

Union College is a residential college. All students are required to live on campus for their entire time at Union College, provided space is available.

Historically, all seniors who wish to live on campus are able to be accommodated. Only a limited number of seniors are released each year to live off campus. Students are discouraged from signing a lease with a landlord off campus until they are given explicit permission to live off campus.

A tobacco/smoke-free Union:

In efforts to maintain a healthy environment for all its students, faculty, staff and visitors, Union College became a tobacco/smoke-free environment effective July 1, 2016. The initiative, which bans tobacco use within the buildings and/or on the ground owned or leased by the College, is the product of a combined student, faculty and staff task force.