All housing options, including program houses, are described in a housing brochure which is distributed by the Office of Campus Life to current and incoming students. The Office of Campus Life also advertises all program houses, including Ujamaa and the Center running a series of advertisements in the student newspaper, and putting up posters in campus buildings. Additionally, Office of Campus Life also holds a Housing Fair to inform students of on and off-campus housing options , in which Ujamaa and the Center participate. The housing fair is open to all students. Leadership development, and the exploration of global and community issues such as racism, African liberation and poverty.
All activities are open to the entire campus as well as other individuals in the local area.
Information provided to students regarding Ujamaa does not indicate that residency is limited on the basis of race, color or national origin. Ujamaa conducts no formal recruitment for new residents other than participating in the Housing fair, and OCR found no evidence that Ujamaa makes racial distinctions with respect to any informal recruitment that might be conducted. As of August 1996, no student was denied residency in Ujamaa for the 1996-97 school year. Ujamaa advertises its programs and activities through handbills and flyers which are posted and distributed in public areas throughout the campus, such as community centers, libraries, the campus store, and other buildings. Ujamaa also advertises events on the Ithaca College radio station and on an independent radio station.