Office of Residence Life Summer Housing Program

Summer Housing 2025 

May 18 – August 1, 2025

This page provides students with important information regarding summer housing. Please read it carefully as you are accountable for adhering to this information. All summer residents must abide by standard College policies as noted on the Housing Contract, and in the College Catalog, Student Handbook, and the SMCM website.

The Office of Residence Life manages one residential area during the summer (dates listed above) for use by SMCM students who are enrolled in SMCM summer school classes,  SURF, and/or working on- or off-campus. Students employed on- or off-campus must work at least 25 hours per week for each week that they are residing on-campus. 

Eligibility:
Housing is limited on campus for the summer; priority housing will be provided to students who complete their contract on-time (and provide the correct verification of their summer term) and are enrolled in in-person coursework or working in an on-campus job, or are in an off-campus for-credit internship.
Students who are working off-campus and not as part of an internship will receive housing if space is available.
Students who will graduate in May are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
Students who are not registered for the upcoming Fall courses are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
New students for Fall are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
Students participating in REU or Field School programs should contact their program director – Housing for these groups are assigned by our Conference and Events staff.

Applications will be available March 31 through April 18 – Summer Housing Contract

Check-In and Check-Out Information:

All summer residents must vacate their assigned room on the day of the end of their contract.  The only exceptions will be for those students who are here for the full summer and are:

• Fall semester Student Affairs early arrivals (RAs, OLs, Peer Mentors, PHEs, etc.).
• Members of an early arriving athletics team: women’s soccer, men’s soccer, field hockey, cross country, or volleyball (documentation from coach required)
• Continuing on-campus employees (supervisor documentation required – Campus Store, Lab Assistants, Admissions staff, TAs, Conference staff, Resident Assistants, etc.)

*Student who will transition from Summer to Fall housing (listed above) will pick up their Fall room key on Friday (August 1) during regular business hours and must be moved out of their summer housing on Sunday August 3rd by 12noon.

Facilities & Services:

• Available Rooms:  
  • Waring Commons apartments will be used to house SMCM students during the summer.  
  • Students will be assigned to signle occupancy bedrooms rooms within a four-person units. As space allows, a limited number of double rooms may be available for students at a lower cost.
  • Housemate/Roommate requests will be honored as long as all students note the request in their housing application and as long as housemates summer terms line up.

• Residence Life Staff:  
  • Residence Life staff will be available on-call Sunday through Wednesday, 8p.m. through midnight and on duty in the RA office Thursday through Saturday 9p.m. through 1a.m.

• Programming:
  • Residence Life staff will provide occasional programs for the summer residents (i.e., cookouts, tournaments, river center events, etc.).
  • Free, weekly River Concerts are scheduled on the Townhouse Green every Friday night starting in mid-June through the end of July.  Food and beverages are available for a fee.

• Wellness:
  • Counseling is available during the summer by appointment.
  • Our contract providers (physicians, nurse practitioners and, psychiatrist) do not visit campus from mid-May until after classes begin in the fall. Nursing staff will not be available for triage in the summer. Referrals to local Urgent Care Centers will be provided.

• Campus Center Mailbox:
  • Each resident living on campus during the summer will be able to continue to use their Campus Center mailbox during their assigned housing period.   
  • All student mail is returned to sender if delivered after the end of your assigned housing period. 
  • Package pick-up will be at designated times throughout the week.
  • Athletic & Recreation Center:

• Additional Facilities: 
  • Athletics and Recreation: Residents will be permitted to use the facilities during the published ours of operations.
  • Waterfront: Students in good standing, who have completed the campus swim test are welcome to use the Waterfront facilities (including kayaks, paddle boards, etc. during the posted ours of operations
  • Library: Students will be able to use the library services during the published hours of operation. There is no laundry fee for students during the summer.
  • Laundry: Summer residents will be able to use the Laundry Room in theWaring Commons.
  • Dinning: The Grind and the Great Room will be available during limited hours (hours of operation will be posted).

Summer Meal Plans:

• Meal plans are optional for all summer residents. All units have a kitchen. 
• Residents should plan to provide their own kitchen equipment (pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls, cups, etc.).
• Hours of Operation (please use this information to choose your meal plan)
  • Hours of operation are subject to change; please consult Bon Appetit’s website for hours and closures.
  • The Great room will be closed on holidays
  • The Great Room will be closed on most weekends. 
  • Solomon’s Kitchen and Brew’d Awakening will be closed for the summer.
  • “Anytime Dining” will not be available. The Great Room will be open at designated times and the meal schedule will be posted each week.
  • The Great Room will be closed for the last two weeks of the summer term.
  • The Great Room is likely to close for the first 4-6 weeks of the summer, so please plan accordingly.

Housing and Meal Plan Fees:

The housing fee structure is a tiered pricing structure.  SMCM students who are working off-campus will pay the highest rate for the convenience of living on-campus instead of off-campus. Students enrolled in SMCM summer school classes will pay a lower rate because they are working toward academic credit. Students working on-campus will pay the lowest housing rate because they are providing needed services that benefit the College, often at minimum wage.

If a student will be here for more than one reason (e.g. summer school and employment), the student will be charged the housing fee associated with the longer length of time they will be on campus. For example, if the student is enrolled in an SMCM six-week summer school course and working on-campus at least 25 hours/week for the full summer, then the student will be charged the on-campus employment fee. If the student is taking a class and working off-campus all summer, the student will be charged the off-campus housing fee.

Housing and Meal Plan fees listed below are the Summer 2024 rates and will be updated soon to reflect the Summer 2025 fess.

Meal Plans*

*Students who are here all summer may add a declining balance to their OneCard through the Business Office if they need run out of meals/flex by the end of the summer term. The hours of the Great Room will vary during the summer and will have decrease hours of operation between mid-May and mid-June. The Great Room will close completely on August 2 and will reopen for the Fall Semester. Second meal plans cannot be added to a students’ account.

Housing Contract:

• Each resident must sign a housing contract, which will be available online.  If you have any questions please contact Monica Armstrong at the Office of Residence Life 
• To be request housing, the housing contract must be submitted by April 18.
  • Summer employment and course registration will need to be verified – if the Office of Residence Life is unable to verify your employment or course registration on/by April 18, your housing application/contract will be considered incomplete and you will be added to a waitlist.
• Housing will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until all beds are full (which may happen before applications are due). Housing assignments will be sent out on May 1. 
  • Incomplete housing applications/contracts (due to lack of verification), will be considered late.
• Requests to be released from the housing contract must be submitted in writing by May 6; otherwise, a late housing contract release fee will be assessed. Students who notify Residence Life after their assigned move in date, that they will not be living on campus will be financially liable for the full amount of the summer’s housing fee to which they were assigned.

On-Campus Employers:

If you will be paying for the room and/or board costs for your summer student employee(s), please make payment arrangements directly with the Business Office. By policy the Office of Residence Life will bill the student directly. 

If you have any questions about the summer housing program, please contact the Office of Residence Life at ext. 4207.