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First-Year Area

Residential Life Office
Witt Reception Center
One Trinity Place, #94
San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
Office: 210-999-7219
Fax: 210-999-7251
reslife@trinity.edu

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 Welcome to Trinity University! Life in our residence halls is one of the most exciting new experiences of college, and it can also be one of the most overwhelming. We're here to help! Check out our First Year Area Frequently Asked Questions to find out more about the residential experience at Trinity University or go to the First Year Move In Day page to learn about your first day on campus.

The first year area is comprised of seven buildings on the east side of campus, clustered together so all first year students can experience a vibrant and supportive community. These buildings include Beze, Calvert, Herndon, McLean, Miller, Winn and Witt. Residents live in small groups of about 18 with a Resident Mentor.

Your Resident Mentor: Resident Mentors (RMs) are carefully selected and extensively trained upper-class leaders (sophomores, juniors or seniors) who work as paraprofessionals on the Residential Life Staff. Their primary role is to support a small group of about 18 first year students, building a fun, healthy and respectful community among your neighbors. Your RM will guide you through New Student Orientation (NSO) all the way to the end of the year.  

Throughout the fall semester, your RM will host fun activities to break from studying and get to know other students. Your Resident Mentor group will also discuss the ups and downs of college life: staying healthy, getting along with your roommate, doing well in college classes and making choices about relationships and alcohol.

Take time to get to know your RM. He or she will be one person you know you can trust to look out for your best interests and encourage you to take positive risks. RMs know you may make mistakes and sometimes have to hold you accountable to campus policy, but they will also help you learn from those experiences. Your first year is a time of significant independence from life at home. Your RM is there to help make Trinity feel like home, too.


First Year Area Frequently Asked Questions

How were my roommate and I matched?

 

Compatible lifestyles. The staff matches roommates and suitemates based on the general lifestyle criteria listed below. We believe that these basic habits are important areas of roommate compatibility.

 Diverse individuals. We ask that you prepare yourself to be accepting and respectful of others in your living area and bring with you to the Trinity community an enthusiasm to interact with all types of people. The Trinity University Residential Life staff believes in providing a diverse living environment within our first year residence halls. To foster this kind of environment, we will not accept specific roommate and/or hall requests nor will we make room assignment changes based on these issues.
 
Successful roommates. In our experience, the best roommates are those who practice communication, courtesy and compromise. Regardless of your individual habits and quirks, these interpersonal skills will make for a positive environment in your room and prepare you well for life. Start practicing communication, courtesy and compromise with your roommate this summer as soon as you receive their contact information with your assignment.
 
After your first year, students will select their roommates as they move into Sophomore College and then into the Junior/Senior living areas.  

 

What Do I Need for my Room?

 

Trinity University Provides:
  • Carpeting (with the exception of Calvert 1st and Miller 1st)
  • Closets
  • Shower Curtain
  • Smoke detectors
  • Blinds or drapes
  • Ethernet cable and wireless internet
  • Overhead ceiling lights
  • Standard twin beds in: Winn and Witt Residence Halls
  • Extra-long twin beds in: Beze, Calvert, Herndon, McLean, and Miller Residence Halls
  • Desks, chairs and bookshelves
  • Dressers
  • Nightstands (Beze, Calvert, McLean, Winn, and Witt only)
  • Telephone with voice mail and caller ID
  • One locked drawer per person (with the exception of Calvert and Miller)
  • Air Conditioning/Heat
  • Microfridge ®
    (refrigerator/ freezer/microwave
    combination unit)

Suggested/popular items to bring (many of these are readily available at nearby San Antonio stores):

  • Alarm clock
  • Computer
  • Television and stereo
  • Reading or bedside lamps
  • Pillows, blankets and standard twin bed linens (long linens for Beze, Herndon, or Miller beds)
  • Towels, hair dryers, toiletries
  • Posters, plants, pictures
  • Coffee maker
  • Laundry supplies, hangers, iron
  • Medicine and prescriptions
  • Whiteboard
  • Storage containers
  • Surge protector, extension cords
  • Flashlight
  • For international students: plug converter and phone cards
  • School supplies

You may not bring, nor acquire while here:

  • Alcohol, empty alcohol containers or illegal drugs
  • Microwave, refrigerator, toaster or any cooking appliance with an exposed heating element
  • Pets (except for fish)
  • Candles or incense
  • Firearms, weapons or fireworks
  • Grills, charcoal or combustible fuel
  • Waterbed

Students are not permitted to remove University furniture from their rooms.

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