Housing at SVC

Students have different reasons for commuting.  Some prefer the comforts of family and the familiarity of their surroundings, while others are hoping to save some additional money.  All are perfectly valid reasons.  However, if your situation is not working for you, or you are looking to gain a new experience, commuter students may change to residential status at any time during the academic year.  The Director of Residence Life will work with the student to determine suitable accommodations.

Freshmen Commuter Students

While Saint Benedict Hall houses freshmen residential students, we hope that it will serve as a center for all first year students—a place for camaraderie, study, seminar classes, lounging, and much more. To this end, we provide all first year commuter students will access to Saint Benedict Hall.  You may use your ID card to gain entrance into the building to take advantage of the lounge, classroom, computer lab, game room, and kitchenette.

Furthermore, all first year commuter students have been assigned to a “home” neighborhood.  Your home neighborhood is where you will meet for specified Orientation activities and a good place to start meeting new people.  The Prefect of your home neighborhood is also available to assist you as a resource. Home neighborhood assignments will be mailed to commuting freshmen in early August.

Spend a Night

Interested in seeing what residence hall living is all about?  If you are a current student who would like to spend a night or two in the residence halls to get a better feel for residential living, we would be happy to pair you up with a host.  Please give us a call at (724) 805-2176 to find out more.