The residential living experience at Slippery Rock University is based on providing students with a quality residence hall program. As a member of the residential community, students have the opportunity to become involved in numerous activities and organizations, to meet and become friends with many people from a variety of different backgrounds, and to enrich one's academic pursuits at the university.
Students also have the expectation of being a responsible community member.
The primary challenge of living in a residence hall is learning to live together with a variety of people. For individuals to live together, a respect for each other and a commitment to certain standards is required. These standards are based on the respect for the rights of others and exist to provide the most freedom for the most people. Every resident of every hall has the right to an environment conducive to academic pursuit and personal growth, the right to some measure of privacy, and the right to belong to the community. Along with these rights go responsibilities to oneself, to one's roommate, to the residents of the building, and to other members of the community.