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7 posts tagged "six-semester requirement"

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Residential life associate VP speaks to senate about on-off campus differentiation policy

Isabella Volmert | Thursday, March 5, 2020

Associate vice president of Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell spoke with the student body senate during Wednesday’s weekly meeting concerning the on-off campus differentiation policy.  Rakoczy Russell met with the Hall Presidents Council (HPC) last week to discuss the same policy. The controversial policy was first proposed in April 2019 and was met with widespread

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Observer Editorial: Community beyond campus gates

Observer Editorial Board | Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The last few weeks have highlighted the spirit of college-aged activism at Notre Dame, with students across campus actively engaging with issues that matter to them. This became no less true last week after the University detailed changes to Residential Life policies in an email to the student body Thursday morning. In response, at 2:30

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University announces details of six semester policy

Thomas Murphy | Monday, February 11, 2019

Early in the fall semester of 2017, the Office of Residential Life announced a new policy mandating that, beginning with the class of 2022, students are required to live on campus for six semesters. Immediately following the announcement, students expressed concerns about the policy regarding the safety and security of students who want to move off-campus due

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Office of Housing gathers student, rector feedback on residential life

Natalie Weber | Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Following the announcement of a new housing policy in the fall that students are to live on campus for six semesters, many students began to examine their residential life experience and express concerns. In order to address some of the issues raised, the Office of Residential Life has been working with students and rectors to

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The importance of a collective voice

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, October 3, 2017

For four years, I voluntarily lived on Notre Dame’s campus, serving as a member of hall staff my senior year. I can confidently say that the decision to require three years of on-campus housing will be a dangerous addition to the pressing, systemic issues that Notre Dame’s housing system has; I have seen them affect

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Administrators address residential life changes, faculty research at town hall

Natalie Weber | Friday, September 29, 2017

The University conducted a series of faculty town halls across Wednesday and Thursday to answer questions from Notre Dame employees and address various projects and policy changes on campus. University provost Thomas Burish discussed research conducted by Notre Dame faculty members. He said Notre Dame has a turbomachinery lab in South Bend where researchers can test airplane

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Students respond to changes to residential life at Notre Dame

Courtney Becker | Monday, September 25, 2017

The announcement that the University will require students to live on campus for six semesters starting with the class of 2022 has been met with widespread reactions from students. At a town hall held Sept. 13, students raised concerns ranging from financial difficulties to a lack of support for students who feel alienated when it

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