Office of Residence Life
WELCOME CLASS OF 2028!!!
FALL 2024 MOVE-IN:
New, Incoming Freshmen & Transfer Students – Sunday August 18th
Returning Students – Saturday August 24
8:00am – 4:00pm CST
Every Fall, we look forward to welcoming home new and returning Rams. Below are move-in procedures and guidelines to assist parents and students with parking for moving into the residence halls. Locate your residence hall and print an information sheet with directions to the designated parking areas.
It’s the BIG day…
1 – Check-in
Saturday, August 24 – drive through check in will be at campus west entrance (Chalmers Street – enter through 11th Street). Proceed to the Guard Station and be ready to show identification. Student will be asked a couple of questions to determine clearance.
- If CLEARED and given clearance ticket, student will then proceed around block on 7th Street and enter through main campus entrance (Chicon Street). Student will be directed to pick up room key and other goodies at residence hall! Family and friends are welcome!!
- If NOT CLEARED, student will be escorted to Agard-Lovinggood Building to complete the quick clearance process with a member of Enrollment Management. Once cleared, student will then revisit clearance route and enter campus through main entrance.
- Due to increased enrollment, some students have been placed on an overflow list. These students have been assigned housing at our off-campus site located at Teresa Hall on the campus of St. Edwards University. If you are assigned Teresa Hall at SEU, please proceed there for the clearance and move-in process.
 Allen-Frazier Residence Hall (Female) map |
 Beard-Burrowes Residence Hall (Male) map |
Teresa Hall (Female/Male) – offsite location at SEU map |
2 – Unload at your Residence Hall
- Park according to marked unloading lots/spaces. You have 15 minutes, from the time you arrive to your residence hall, to unload your car and place items into your room.
- Driver should remain with the vehicle.
- A limited number of moving carts are available for checkout, however we suggest you bring your own cart/dolly. Plenty of Student Leaders, faculty and staff, and community volunteers will be present to lend a hand!
- Please do not park in random campus areas/walkways/grass, in Handicap spots or Fire Lanes (you will be towed/ticketed).
- Once you have finished unloading please move all vehicles to the long term parking lots and allow others a space to unload.
3 – Unpack and get settled
- Take all trash to the dumpsters, do not pile items in the hallways.
- Dumpsters are available at each residence hall.
- Take time to get to know your roommate. Learn each others’ hometowns, majors, hobbies and perhaps exchange contact information to build a buddy-system.
- Get to know your new home away-from-home! Walk campus to get familiar with buildings, cafeteria, gym and other cool areas!
- Freshmen: review the Ram Training Camp schedule to prepare for a week of AMAZING activities!!!
IMPORTANT
- By policy, only students with CLEARANCE are eligible to move into residence halls. Clearance process includes: Completed Housing Application, Paid Housing Deposit, Registration complete for term, Completed FAFSA (international students excluded), and no outstanding balance. If interested in determining your clearance status prior to move-in, contact the Business Office by emailing studentaccounts@htu.edu. Please allow 24 to 48 business hours for response.
- Move-in window is 8:00am to 4:00pm. Students arriving outside this time may not be eligible to move-in due to clearance process and staffing. Should you find yourself running late, or need to schedule a specific move-in time, contact Residence Life Director, Mr. Eric Washington at etwashington@htu.edu.
- Not sure of your housing assignment (residence hall and room number) and/or wish to know who your roommate is early? Sign into My.HT (student portal) and review this information on your billing statement.
- Residents not checked in by first day of class, Monday August 26, are considered “No Shows” and will have their assignment cancelled.
- Any student arriving after the first day of class or later are required to contact the Residence Life Director, Mr. Eric Washington at etwashington@htu.edu to schedule a move-in reservation. Failure to do so will result in move-in denial. Comply to avoid cancellation and fees.
HT-ResLife-RETURNING-STUDENT-Move-in-Diagram-Aug24
Not sure what to bring???
Residence Life Welcomes You!!!
We look forward to providing our students an outstanding living and learning environment while attending HT. The main objective of Residence Life at HT is to provide an educational and supportive living environment that will encourage academic, cultural, and social development. We encourage our students to meet new people, share personal experiences, and get involved in the residential community and throughout campus.
Fall 2024 housing application is now available! Visit my.htu.edu today.
Move-in will be by appointment only for students that have received a confirmed housing assignment.
Housing assignments will only be confirmed once the following steps are completed:
- Pay $150 housing deposit if you are a new or transfer student, or if you are a returning student who has received a housing deposit refund. Please email studentaccounts@htu.edu to confirm if your housing deposit has been paid.
- Register for Fall 2024 classes. Contact your academic advisor to register.
- Submit your FAFSA for the 2024 – 2025 academic year using school code 003577. Please email finaid@htu.edu to confirm if your FAFSA has been completed.
- Meet requirements for financial clearance (80% paid and a payment plan for the remaining balance). Once your FAFSA is completed, contact studentaccounts@htu.edu for a status on your account and next steps.
- Submit any missing or expired vaccination records to include COVID-19 vaccination to vaccinations@htu.edu.
If you are financially cleared and have completed all steps listed above, the Office of Residence Life will email you regarding next steps.
Click HERE to view the HT Residence Life Newsletter
Allen-Frazier Residence Hall
(Female Housing)
Allen-Frazier Residence Hall provides housing for female students. It features a wing of traditional, semi-private bedrooms with a sink in each room, and the general/community bathrooms, and a wing of two-bedroom suites with a bathroom in each suite. Furniture is built in and floors are tiled. Suites and private rooms are priced higher than traditional rooms.
Beard-Burrowes Residence Hall
(Male Housing)
Beard-Burrowes Residence Hall provides housing for male students. It has the same features as Allen-Frazier, however, this facility also has tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts.
Both residence halls feature snack machines, free washers and dryers, kitchen, lobby monitors, TV lounge, wireless computer access, controlled security access, and a computer laboratory.
Huston-Tillotson University is a Profanity and Tobacco Free Campus 
Learn what Huston-Tillotson University is doing to help keep yourself, and your family and friends, safe and healthy by visiting the Safe and Healthy Rams website for guidance and updates.
Personal Items Liability
Your University residential living experience, like your home, requires forethought about protecting personal belongings. Since HT assumes no liability for personal items that are lost, stolen, or damaged, students are strongly encouraged to purchase renter’s insurance to protect their belongings.
The University does not recommend or endorse any individual insurance company. However, the National Student Services, Inc., is an example of a nationwide student property insurance company.
We strongly urge all students and their families to contact their insurance agents, check homeowner’s policies, and to consider purchasing renter’s insurance.
Storage
HT does not provide storage of students’ personal belongings at any time. Students are strongly encouraged to store items at an off-campus, reputable storage company. Off-campus storage is at the students’ risk as HT does not recommend or endorse any company.
Fall residential students may keep belongings in their assigned room over the winter break at their own risk if they will be residents in the spring. Expensive items such as computers, stereos, and televisions, etc. must be taken home over the break or stored at a reputable facility.
Safety and Security
Do not leave room doors unlocked.
Do not prop open front doors to buildings or let anyone without a key or access card enter the building after you.
Do not allow anyone into the building if they are not your visitor and have not been properly signed in during visitation hours.
Immediately report persons excessively loitering around the building to Campus Safety.
Do not give friends your room key.
Do not walk alone after dark, and whenever possible, travel in groups.
Communicate with your roommate. Let your roommate know where you are going and with whom you are traveling. Establishing a buddy system is vital with regards to personal safety. Also, talk to your roommate about personal safety concerns you may have.
