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RESIDENCE LIFE
Bluefield College seeks to provide an environment that is compatible with and
supportive of personal, spiritual, social, physical, and intellectual development. Specifically,
the mission of the Department of Residence Life is to provide a living/learning community
that is clean, attractive, well maintained, safe, comfortable, and considered by residents to
be a positive and desirable community living arrangement. Personal growth and maturation
occur in the residence hall as students learn the fine art of getting along with others.
Learning to co-exist peacefully and productively with other individuals is fundamental to
overall success in life. Central to this concept is the development of a genuine concern for
other human beings.
Bluefield College Residential Housing Policy
The College’s current policy is “Bluefield College requires that all students live in
College-owned residents except for those students who reside with their parents, guardians,
spouses, or participate in the Pathways program; those 23 years of age or older, part-time
students with eight or fewer semester hours”. Due to capacity constraints, thee may be
times when the College will permit students to move off campus. When this permission
is given, the criteria for students selected will be based on seniority status and will be
regulated by the Office of Student Development. The authorization to live off campus will
be granted for that particular academic year only.
Aresidency exemption waiver must be submitted to the Office of Student Development
requesting approval for every students living off campus. If this residency exemption
waiver is not completed by the established deadline, the student will be billed for room and
board.
Age Limit Policy:
Students who receive Bluefield College talent scholarship dollars
will be required to reside on campus until graduation. This is applicable to students receiving
athletic grant-in-kind funds, music, drama, or art scholarships. All students receiving talent
funds must reside in campus-provided housing. Failure to adhere to this policy will result
in the forfeiture of Bluefield College talent scholarship dollars. While living on campus,
students must purchase a meal plan.
Students twenty-six (26) years of age or older at the beginning of the current academic
year must reside off campus. For information about residing on or off campus, contact the
Office of Student Development. This does not apply to married couples applying for on-
campus married housing.
Failure to Occupy
Students who do not meet the Residency Exemption Policy must live on campus. Any
student who returns to Bluefield College but does not live in the residence halls will be
held accountable for the upcoming semester’s room and board charges unless the student
receives an approval letter from the Office of Student Development confirming cancellation
of the Residence Hall Agreement.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Student Activities complements the academic mission of the College and enhances the
overall educational experience through the development of, exposure to, and participation
in social, cultural, intellectual, recreational, spiritual, and leadership programs. Student