Our campus is a shared community of diverse people from various backgrounds. We expect all community members to take advantage of the unique learning experiences that a shared environment offers.

Recognizing differences in each other and successfully interacting with those differences is the key to harmony in a residential community. As a responsible member of the Wake Forest community, you should recognize your responsibility to advocate for members of your community and appropriately challenge the unfair, unjust, or uncivil behavior of other individuals or groups.

Together, we all strive to make our community a safe, enjoyable, and academically focused environment.

Getting Settled


Checking Out

Getting Assistance

For assistance during business hours (M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.), please contact the Office of Residence Life and Housing at 336.758.5185, housing@wfu.edu, or stop by our offices located in Angelou Hall Suite 001 or the Deacon Place Clubhouse.

Please note that our new Community Directors work in their communities, for details on their office locations please contact them directly. 

If at any time there is an emergency, please contact University Police by dialing 336.758.5911.

Residents can expect to:

  • Live in a secure, comfortable, inclusive, and engaging community
  • Have access to facilities and programs that support their academic success
  • Have their personal property and privacy respected
  • Have free access to their room and living space without pressure from those with whom the living space is shared
  • Study without undue interruption or interference
  • Rest without undue disturbance
  • Host guests so long as guests don’t infringe on the rights of others or violate the University’s policies
  • Be held responsible to University policies
  • Have access, in a reasonable time frame, to University staff who provide assistance, guidance, and support as needed
  • Receive equitable treatment when their behavior is in question
  • Live free from fear of intimidation, physical, and/or emotional harm, and racial, sexual, or other prejudicial harassment.

Residents will be expected to:

  • Work hard as they pursue intellectual growth both in and outside of the classroom
  • Demonstrate care and concern for the welfare of others
  • Accept responsibility for their behavior and the behavior of their guests
  • Respect the diverse backgrounds and interests of others who are different from them
  • Constructively resolve conflict in a mature manner
  • Express themselves using open, authentic, and civil communication
  • Take the perspectives of others seriously in a respectful manner
  • Comply with reasonable requests of fellow residents or University officials
  • Report violations of University rules and regulations to community staff in a timely manner
  • Engage in behaviors and contribute to environments which promote personal health and wellness and reduce personal and community harm
  • Display responsible citizenship by acting in compliance with the Student Handbook and/or residential policies (outlined below)
  • Cooperate in the investigation, hearing, or administration of incidents related to alleged violations of the Student Handbook and/or of this Guide.
  • Accept responsibility for personal and community safety

Roommates

You may have come to campus having never shared a room with someone else. Being a good roommate and enjoying living with a roommate will depend upon your ability to communicate and compromise. Obviously, you and your roommate are individuals with unique interests, hobbies, likes, and dislikes. It is not essential that you are similar in every aspect of life in order to be good roommates. As with any relationship, conflicts will arise. How you choose to handle those conflicts will determine your success.

Roommates who respect each other’s rights and privacy and allow reasonable socialization tend to have positive experiences. As a result, all first-year students are required to develop a roommate agreement during the first weeks of school in order to prevent potential conflicts. Your Resident Adviser will guide you through this agreement at the beginning of the semester.

Returning students are strongly encouraged to complete a roommate agreement, particularly if the students have not previously lived together.

If you and your roommate experience difficulties living together, first try referring back to your agreement and have a conversation with each other. If that is not successful, or if you want to talk through your conversation first, feel free to reach out to your community staff who can help mediate the conflict. In the end, sometimes no matter how hard you try, it just does not seem to be working out with you and your roommate. It is possible to change rooms during the open room change periods if space is available on campus.

Please note, the Office of Residence Life and Housing does relocate students as a result of roommate conflicts and/or disagreements. 

Break Housing

Residential communities remain open during Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Spring Break. During the Winter Break period, there may be limited housing options available to students. Information about preparing for the various University breaks is provided to students via their @wfu.edu email addresses in advance of each break period. Students are expected to carefully read this material to be aware of the policies/processes related to each break period.

As students are packing, they are encouraged to verify that they have packed valuables such as their wallet, keys, passport, airplane tickets, medication, and Deacon OneCard along with all other items needed for the break.

While our communities remain open during several breaks, these periods are marked by low occupancy in our buildings. During these times it is important that residents observe common-sense precautions.  Immediately report to the Office of Residence Life and Housing or University Police any broken doors, locks, lights, or other repairs that are necessary to assist in providing a secure community.