No. While the local public transportation company, Collier Area Transit (C.A.T.), services locations in Naples, there are currently no stops located in close proximity to Ave Maria University’s location in eastern Collier County.
IS THERE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WITHOUT CARS?
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MAY I BRING MY BICYCLE TO SCHOOL WITH ME?
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Yes. Bikes are allowed in dorm rooms, but they cannot be kept in the residence hall stairwells for fire and safety reasons. We have outdoor racks, but make sure you bring a lock for your bicycle. Rollerblading and skateboarding are also permitted on campus.
ARE FRESHMEN ALLOWED TO HAVE CARS ON CAMPUS?
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Any student is permitted to have a car on campus. Students must register for a parking permit available through campus security.
LINK TO PARKING REGISTRATION HERE
ARE RESIDENCE HALLS CLOSED OVER THE BREAKS?
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Residence Halls are open for Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Easter Break, and Spring Break with no additional fees. Residence Halls are closed during Christmas Break and all residents must vacate the premises for the duration of this break.
HOW FAR IS AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY FROM THE BEACH?
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AMU is located approximately 28 miles from the nearest beach.
WHO WILL BE THERE TO HELP ME CHECK IN?
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Resident Assistants (RAs) help freshmen adjust to university life. These upper-class students have been selected and trained to be part of the Student Affairs staff throughout the school year. Additionally, the Orientation Team (O-Team) will help new residents on move-in day.
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY VISITOR POLICY?
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Visitors over the age of 13 are allowed to spend the night. If you wish to have a visitor spend the night, you must get approval from your roommates and the Residence Director by filling out the appropriate form at least 48 hours in advance. The visitor may stay up to 3 nights. Longer stays require explicit written permission from the Director of Residence Life. When the University is officially closed for Christmas Break and during Final Exams, there are no visitors allowed to stay in the halls.
CAN I BRING MY PETS?
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No pets/animals (including fish) are allowed in any residence hall at any time.
CAN I SEND MY BELONGINGS TO THE UNIVERSITY BEFORE I ARRIVE?
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The University accepts packages one week before your arrival and will not accept any prior to that. The boxes will be placed in the mail room, and you can collect them when you arrive. When time allows, Mail Room staff will deliver them to your dorm room prior to your arrival. For more information, please see What to Bring under New Student Orientation. LINK TO PACKING LIST HERE
Packages should be addressed: Your NameResidence Hall5050 Ave Maria Blvd.Ave Maria, FL 34142
WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO SCHOOL FROM HOME?
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Please don’t bring everything you own from home! Please visit the Fall 2023 Orientation page.
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE DORM ROOMS?
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1. Hoverboards: Due to reported safety risks with Hoverboards (including Segways or similar devices), the University prohibits the use, possession, or storage of these items on campus.
2. Candles / Incense (even if not intended to be burned) and open flames
3. Appliances with any type of exposed burner or open flame: including, but not limited to, all types of air fryers, toasters, toaster ovens, electric grills, slow cookers, crock pots, frying pans and hot plates (these items are permitted in Middlebrooke kitchens).
4. Halogen lamps and air conditioners
5. Fireworks, Explosives, and Dangerous Chemicals: such as compressed gas and equipment and vehicles that use combustible fuel.
6. Personal lofts or elevated structures.
7. Students are not permitted to paint their rooms.
8. All pets/animals (including fish)9. Live Christmas decorations: trees, wreaths, and holly.
10. Hall Sports: Including but not limited to, skating, kicking/tossing balls or Frisbees, playing basketball or football, wrestling, or jumping rope, as well as the use of water balloons and water guns.
11. Door-to-door solicitation: unless authorized by the Director of Residence Life.
12. Residents may not operate a business in their rooms.
13. You are permitted to use your room as a meeting place as long as it does not infringe on a roommate’s rights, create a disruption in your community, or violate any residence hall policy.
CAN I ARRIVE EARLY TO GET SETTLED IN?
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You must move in on the date you are assigned as your move-in date (freshman orientation, fall athlete, etc). That will be your designated day and time for you to get settled in.
LINK TO 2023 ORIENTATION WEBSITE HERE
On-campus services will not be prepared to assist you before this time. We recommend staying at a hotel the night before your move-in day so you can move in, get settled, unpack, decorate, etc. It’s a big day for you and your family! Many parents and students find this time useful for picking up those last-minute items they did not want to pack for the trip to Ave Maria.
LINK TO PACKING LIST HERE
ARE THERE KITCHENS IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS?
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Yes, all six residence halls have some type of kitchen.
Sebastian, Joseph, Goretti, and Xavier Halls: have a full-size kitchen, which includes an oven, stovetop burner, full-size fridge, and a microwave.
John Paul II Hall: has three kitchenettes with a stovetop burner, microwave, and full-size fridge on the second, third, and fourth floors.
Mother Teresa Hall: has a kitchenette on the second floor, which includes a stove top burner, a microwave, and a full-size fridge.
WHAT DOES THE RESIDENCE HALL STAFF DO?
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Residence Director (RD)Residence Directors are professional, full-time, live-in staff who are responsible for managing the Residence Hall facilities, supervising the RAs, facilitating the good order of the residential environment, and fostering personal and community development.
Resident Assistants (RA)Resident Assistants are students who have been specially selected and trained to work with the Residence Directors in carrying out their duties. They provide peer leadership, support, community-building, and regular supervision of the residents in their building.
WILL I HAVE A TELEPHONE IN MY ROOM?
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There are no public telephones equipped in the residence halls.
CAN I ACCESS THE INTERNET FROM MY RESIDENCE HALL ROOM?
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Yes, the entire campus is outfitted for wireless internet.
ARE THERE CHAPELS IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS?
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Yes, all residence halls have a chapel with the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. Most halls have small chapels in them except for Xavier Hall’s first floor Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel, which hosts all on-campus Masses.
CAN I HAVE A REFRIGERATOR IN MY ROOM?
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Yes, one per person. Each fridge must be no larger than 3.6 cubic feet.
ARE THERE LAUNDRY ROOMS IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS?
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Coinless washing machines and dryers are located within each residence hall for the residents of the building.
WHAT ITEMS ARE SUPPLIED IN THE ROOM?
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Each room is furnished with a desk, desk chair, bed, mattress, wardrobe, and dresser for each person.
WHAT TYPES OF ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE?
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Every dorm room has 1-2 private bathroom(s) for each resident of that room.
Male students live in one of these residence halls with the following possible housing options:
Saint Sebastian Hall:
- Three-person occupancy room. One bathroom per room.
- Eight-person suite with either 2- or 4- bedrooms. One large common area. Two bathrooms per suite.
Saint Joseph Hall:
- Two-person occupancy room. One bathroom shared between two rooms, totaling 4 men sharing one bathroom.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta Hall:
- Four-person occupancy room. One bathroom per room.
Female students live in one of these residence halls with the following possible housing options:
Saint Francis Xavier Hall:
- Three-person occupancy room. One bathroom per room.
- Eight-person suite with either 2- or 4- bedrooms. One large common area. Two bathrooms per suite.
Saint Maria Goretti Hall:
- Three-person occupancy room. One bathroom per room.
- Eight-person suite with either 2- or 4- bedrooms. One large common area. Two bathrooms per suite.
Saint Pope John Paul II Hall:
- Four-person occupancy room. One bathroom per room.
WHEN WILL I FIND OUT MY HOUSING ASSIGNMENT AND WHO MY ROOMMATE IS?
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The Office of Residence Life and Housing will begin making room assignments in May to students who have submitted their online housing contract and filled out their Roommate Profiles. Housing assignments will be emailed to your AMU student email account.
CAN I CHANGE ROOMMATES IF I AM NOT GETTING ALONG WITH MY ASSIGNED ROOMMATE?
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Living in a Residence Hall brings some challenges for many students. If there are roommate conflicts, we encourage the residents to communicate with each other and their Resident Assistants and/or Residence Director to resolve the situations. However, if a resident wants to move rooms, he/she is free to do so during each semester’s Room Switch Period, a time when students can switch rooms for any reason, as long as all other people involved sign off on the move. More details are provided during each semester. Outside of the Room Switch Period, room changes are not permitted.
WHAT IS THE POLICY FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO LIVE OFF CAMPUS?
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As a primarily residential campus, AMU aims to cultivate intentional relationships, foster joyful community, and promote growth in holiness and virtues. The Board of Trustees of Ave Maria University has created a residency requirement for all undergraduate students unless:
- They are 23 or older
- They are married
- They are a commuter (live with your parents/legal guardian in Collier County, Lee County, or within 45 miles of campus)
- They receive an exemption to live off-campus (for extreme cases). Students in such circumstances should contact the Office of Residence Life.
HOW ARE HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS MADE?
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Incoming freshmen students are generally paired with another freshman roommate according to preferences specified in the housing contract, and then assigned to a residence hall. Students are paired with other students in their same class so as to provide support for the unique learning that happens at that level. Incoming transfer students are paired with other transfer students and assigned to a residence hall. They are paired with consideration to age so as to match students that are at a similar stage of personal development. Specific roommate requests may be made by emailing ResidenceLife@avemaria.edu .
