Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG - Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Living and Dining on Campus


 

Student Living and College Engagement (SLCE)

315-792-3285 or 315-792-3037
Room 206, Strebel Student Center

http://www.utica.edu/student/activities/

http://www.utica.edu/student/reslife

The Office of Student Living and College Engagement manages seven College residence halls: North Hall, South Hall, Alumni Hall, Boehlert Hall, Tower Hall, Bell Hall and Pioneer Village. The office processes all requests for on-campus housing, assigns rooms to students, and coordinates all billing associated with campus housing and residential student meal plans. All students are required to live in college residence halls for their first two years unless residing at home with their parents or legal guardians who live within a 30 mile radius, they are a transfer student who has lived on campus for two years at another institution, or they will be 21 by August 1st.

The health, safety, and welfare of each residential student is the core of the residence life program. For more information about living on campus, see the residence life Web page at www.utica.edu/reslife

On-Campus Housing

The seven College residence halls are managed by the SLCE staff.  Students interested in living on campus must complete a residence hall agreement, located on the residence life website.  Rooms (singles, doubles, and triples) are assigned on a space-available basis.  First-year students are encouraged to provide roommate preferences using our MooseMatch process.  A more detailed explanation of room assignment procedures can be obtained from the SLCE Office or on line at www.utica.edu/reslife

The Student Living staff consists of:

  • 33 Resident Assistants (RA’s) - Student paraprofessional staff members.
  • One Graduate Assistant - responsible for Themed Housing.
  • Three Area Coordinators (AC’s) - Professional staff members responsible for specific residence halls.
  • Assistant Director for Student Living - responsible for room assignments, oversight of Themed Housing, and directly supervises the Area Coordinators.
  • Executive Director of Student Living and College Engagement - responsible for the oversight of both the Student Living and College Engagement programs.

The Student Living staff is responsible for student life in the residence halls, including:

  • Peer counseling.
  • Planning and assisting residents with organizing activities.
  • Assuring student safety.
  • Providing an educationally conducive environment to live.                                                                                                                                                                                            

For more information about living on campus and specifics about policies and procedures, please visit the website at http://www.utica.edu/student/reslife.

Laundry: Laundry facilities are available in each residence hall and in each section of Alumni Hall, as well as each apartment in Pioneer Village. The cost of laundry is included in the room rate. Any necessary repairs should be reported by contacting your Area Coordinator. 

ID Cards: All full-time and part-time students must have a valid UC student ID card. The card is the official College identification for students and should be carried at all times. Students must present their UC ID to any College official (e.g., safety officers, Student Living personnel, etc.) upon request.

Keys: Students are advised to lock their doors, especially when they leave their rooms. Keys are the property of the College and should not be loaned out or given to anyone. Students who lose keys must report the loss to the Office of Student Living and College Engagement (Strebel 206) ASAP.  For student safety, the lock will be changed and the student must bear the cost. Lock change costs vary and will be added to the student’s tuition account.

Mail: Students will be assigned their own mailbox. Resident students are responsible for checking their own mail for College information and regularly emptying their mailbox. Mailboxes are located in North Hall, South Hall, Boehlert Hall, Tower Hall, Bell Hall, Pioneer Village Community Building, and Strebel Student Center. Students who have not been assigned a mailbox should check with the Office of Student Living and College Engagement. Students who reside in Alumni Hall and Burrstone House generally are assigned a mailbox in Strebel Student Center. 

Packages: Students receiving packages will receive a message to their College email account advising them to obtain the parcel at the College mailroom in Gordon Science Center during office hours, typically 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.  Packages should be addressed as follows:

Student’s Name
Name of Hall, Mailbox Number, Utica College
1600 Burrstone Road Utica, NY 13502-4892

Telephones: Each residential room is assigned a phone number, and students must provide their own telephones. Room phone numbers are turned on if and when a student selects to activate their phone. Students can activate their room phone numbers by contacting IITS. 

Off-Campus Housing

There are a variety of apartments located near the UC campus. Students can obtain information from the Utica area Yellow Pages under the listing “Apartments” and from apartment ads in the local newspaper, the Observer- Dispatch, which can also be accessed online at www.uticaod.com. Students seeking roommates or apartments often post signs on bulletin boards around the campus. In addition, students may contact the Office of Student Living and College Engagement for information maintained by Student Living regarding housing currently available in the area.

The Office of Student Living and College Engagement and Utica College assume no responsibility for determining whether these listings comply with local building codes or ordinances. They have not been inspected by the College. Students are cautioned to inspect the condition of the property, looking especially for fire safety measures (smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, fire exits, etc.). If the property is in the City of Utica, students should ask the landlord to provide written proof of current rental registration with the city of Utica, which does inspect rental properties for fire safety compliance. Local jurisdictions do not yet have such a requirement for rental properties. Students are also advised to review the landlord’s lease very carefully before signing, as leases vary significantly in their terms and conditions (whether certain utilities are included, etc.). The Office of Student Living and College Engagement and Utica College assume no responsibility for the condition of those properties and cannot intervene in disputes that may arise between students, tenants, and landlords of off-campus properties.

If students live off campus, they are asked to be a good neighbor and respect those who live in the community around them. Please keep houses, apartments, and yards clean and maintain an appropriate and reasonable noise level.

Campus Dining Services

315-792-3178
Room 209, Strebel Student Center

Services at the Dining Commons, the Pioneer Pub, Le Bistro, Common Grounds, Tres Habaneros, and Trax Snax are provided by Sodexo. This office also provides special services that include all campus catering, bag lunches, birthday services complete with a personalized cake, meals for students who are ill, and the preparation of doctor-approved special diets. Some of these services require a fee and/or advanced notice. Arrangements for any of the above services may be made at the Office of Campus Dining Services.

The Dining Commons, located on the second floor of the Strebel Student Center, offers a variety of cutting-edge American entrees, ethnically inspired foods, vegetarian selections, and much more. Students may select entrees from a brick oven pizza station, with made to order pasta. Fresh made to order sandwiches and salads, a grill station that features burgers and fries, and the new Wok 360 that specializes in stir fry and gourmet specialty sandwiches.

Special festive meals are offered at least once per month to observe holidays, special events, and ethnic history celebrations. Residential meal plans, Declining Balance, cash, VISA, AMEX, Discover and MasterCard are accepted at this location.

Hours of operation and a complete listing of menu items may be found online at https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com

 

All resident students are required to subscribe to a meal plan. Resident students may choose from the following five plans:

  • The Platinum Plan, featuring unlimited meals in Strebel Dining Commons, $200 Declining Balance and five guest meals per semester.
  • The Gold Plan, featuring unlimited meals in the Strebel Dining Commons, $100 Declining Balance and five guest meals per semester.
  • The Orange Plan (Pioneer Village), featuring 185 meals per semester, plus five guest passes. Only residential students in the Pioneer Village may purchase this plan.
  • The Blue Plan (Pioneer Village), featuring 90 meals per semester, plus five guest passes. Only residential students in the Pioneer Village may purchase this plan.

 

Commuter students are not required to have a meal plan but may choose from the following plans:

  • Declining Balance Dollars - add any amount of money to your account and your student ID card will act as a debit card. Each time you make a purchase, the total cost of your meal is subtracted from the dollar balance in your account. Please check out our website to see the bonus offers. Money added to your card is tax exempt. Visit Campus Dining’s Web site at https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com to purchase declining balance dollars or to check your balance.
  • Commuter Advantage Plan, featuring any 60 meals you choose per semester in the Dining Commons and $125 in Declining Balance.
  • Commuter Advantage Plan, featuring any 35 meals you choose per semester in the Dining Commons and $250 in Declining Balance.

 

All Declining Balance dollars will carry over from fall to spring semester but will not carry over from spring semester into the following fall semester. Additional Declining Balance dollars may be purchased at any time with cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, and AMEX at the Office of Campus Dining Services in the Strebel Student Center, by calling (315) 792-3178 or visiting https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com

The student ID card serves as the student’s meal plan membership card. If a student loses his or her ID card, it is that student’s responsibility to report the loss to the Office of Campus Dining Services immediately. The student must then purchase a new ID card from the Office of Campus Safety from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

More information about menus and services are available online at https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com The Office of Campus Dining Services welcomes comments and suggestions, and the management staff is available to answer students’ questions and handle students’ special dietary needs. A committee of student representatives works with the dining services staff to discuss student concerns and enhance services to best meet students’ needs.

Hours of operation and a complete listing of menu items may be found at each location or online at https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com

 

Additional Dining Opportunities

Sodexo offers a variety of alternative dining options as well. Hours of operation and complete listing of menu items may be found on line at https://uticacollege.sodexomyway.com/?

Common Grounds

Gannett Library, First Floor

Common Grounds is located on the first floor of the Gannett Library. It features Utica Roasters Coffee, gourmet sandwiches, salads, soups, Holland Farms pastries and Bagel Grove Bagels

 

Le Bistro

Gordon Science Center, First Floor

Newly Renovated Le Bistro, located in the Gordon Science Center, features We Proudly Brew Starbucks Coffee. Other menu items include sandwiches, grab and go salads, homemade soups, and desserts. Declining Balance, cash, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and AMEX are accepted at this location.

Pioneer Pub

Strebel Student Center, Bottom Floor

The Pioneer Pub, located on the first floor of the Strebel Student Center, features three retail operations. Pioneer Café that specializes in Burgers, Fried Foods, Specialty Salads and Sandwiches and daily specials. Tres Habaneros which offers a selection of tacos, burritos, nachos, burrito bowls and many other options. The Pioneer Pub which is the home of House Selected Wines, Local Craft brews and a gathering place for friends and family to meet. Declining Balance, cash, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and AMEX are accepted at this location.

Trax Snax

Strebel Student Center, First Floor

Our C-store in Strebel Student Center features beverages, grocery items, frozen foods, grab and go food items all available without leaving campus!

 

 

Other Basic Services

Mailboxes and Stamps

United States mailboxes are located in front of Strebel Student Center and White Hall (last pick-up at 5 p.m.). Stamps are available in the Office of Student Living and College Engagement. The post office closest to UC is Kernan Station. Other post office locations can be found at: http://www.yellowpages.com/utica-ny/usps-united-states-post-office-utica-main-office

Newspapers

The Tangerine, UC’s campus newspaper, is distributed most Fridays during the academic year. The Observer-Dispatch is the local daily paper. Copies of the Observer-Dispatch and The New York Times are on file in the library. 

Radio Stations

There are a number of radio stations with a variety of formats, including Utica College’s WPNR (90.7 FM), in the Utica area. Updated information regarding radio stations in the Utica and the surrounding area can be found at www.ontheradio.net/cities/utica_ny.aspx