Students who are interested in moving from their assigned room may request to be relocated to an open space in another room.  Any proposed move must be discussed with, and approved by, the student's Area Coordinator and the Manager of Housing Operations.  Room changes are not typically approved during the first two weeks of a semester, and the last two weeks of a semester.

A resident is defined as a student who has been assigned by Residential Life to a specific room in the residential system.  Only the student(s) assigned to a given room have the right to reside in that room, and students may only reside in the room and building to which they have been assigned by Residential Life.  The commitment to University housing includes mandatory participation in the University meal plan. Any visitor or guest who stays in a room for more than three nights in a seven-day period will be defined as having established residency.  Any student whose visitor or guest establishes residency will be subject to disciplinary action, as will any student who establishes residency in a room to which he/she has not been assigned.

View the 2023-2024 Housing Agreement

Quiet Study - Students choosing to live in quiet/study housing agree to maintain a quiet environment conducive to studying. 24-hour quiet hours will be in effect between 7 p.m. on Sunday and 4 p.m. on Friday. Weekends will have a combination of quiet and courtesy hours. Quiet hours are those times when there will be no unreasonable noise. Courtesy hours are those times when excessive noise will not be allowed. At the time of this writing, the Quiet Study buildings for 2023-2024 is Chandler House.

Wellness - Students choosing to live in the Wellness house are committed to a healthy lifestyle that will focus on balanced living in a variety of areas, including nutrition, exercise, healthy relationships, and living substance-free. All students living in this community agree to refrain from the use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco products, or other illicit drugs, at all times (in and out of the residence), and students will agree not to return to the community under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Guests in the house must abide by all community rules. Depending upon the interests of the residents, programming may include presentations on the mind-body connection, yoga and exercise, stress reduction, and spirituality. Briggs House is the designated location for Wellness housing.

Equity & Intersectionality House - Housed in Case House for the 2023-2024 academic year, The Equity & Intersectionality Living Learning Community is a space for those invested in community initiatives that center and promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Residents that are accepted to live in the house must be open-minded individuals who are willing to be engaged in DEI related initiatives throughout the academic year. Residents living within the house will work with the Resident Assistant (RA) as well as with each other to actively support personal and academic growth as well as further development within the larger Lasell community as it relates to DEI. Lastly, residents living within the house must remain in good academic and judicially standing with the University.

Coeducational Housing - Students assigned to coeducational housing will live in a community of female and male students. Residential buildings will be coed either by wing, floor, quad or suite. All bathrooms are designated for either male or female use. At the time of this writing, coeducational buildings include Arnow Campus Center, Bragdon Hall, Briggs House, Butterworth Hall, Case House, Chandler House, East Hall, Forest Hall, Gardner House, Haskell House, Hoag House, Holt Hall, Karandon House, Keever House, McClelland Hall, Mott House, North Hall, Ordway House, Pickard House, Rockwell Hall, Spence House, West Hall, and Woodland Hall.

All-Women Housing - Students residing in All-Women housing are still permitted to have male guests but no males will be assigned to live in the house/hall. Carpenter House and Van Winkle Hall are designated for women for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Lasell is a Gender Inclusive Housing community. The residential experience provides an important foundation for overall academic and social success. As an integral part of our living and learning environment, students can expect an inclusive living environment fully supporting all regardless of their gender, gender identity or gender expression.

Living in Gender Inclusive Housing requires all resident students to commit to the following:

• Respect all community members by contributing to a safe and comfortable living environment, free of discrimination based on characteristics including (but not limited to race, sex, color, age, national origin, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or religion);
  
  
• Use inclusive and socially just language within and outside the residential community;
  
  
• Seek to understand different experiences; and support social justice and diversity initiatives within the community;
  
  
• Be accountable for one's guests in the residences and educate them regarding community expectations and values; and
  
  
• Agree to attend a Gender Inclusive Housing education session when offered in the residences.

All resident students may establish roommate and suitemate groups in an ungendered fashion. Students residing in single gender groups must understand that some rooms in their community may be ungendered.

Students are encouraged to engage in an open dialogue with concerned family members related to roommate preferences. Though students 18 and older are legally able to make decisions about their housing placements.

Gender Inclusive - Gender-inclusive housing is a living environment where student housing is not limited to one gender. This housing choice provides options for transgender students in the process of discovering their gender identity; gay or bisexual students; students who feel uncomfortable rooming with members of the same sex; intersex students who do not wish to be identified by any gender; and students who feel they would be more compatible with a roommate of a different gender. Gender-inclusive housing helps to create an environment that acknowledges, appreciates and respects the diverse nature of the student body at Lasell University.

"Dry" Buildings - Students residing in "dry" buildings are not permitted to be in possession of alcoholic beverages or empty alcohol containers. This guideline is applied equally to all residents of a "dry" building, regardless of the age of the student, and also applies to all students visiting these buildings. At the time of this writing, "dry" buildings include: Briggs House, Carpenter House, Chandler House, East Hall, Gardner House, McClelland Hall, Rockwell Hall, Van Winkle Hall, West Hall, and Woodland Hall.

Although residence halls are closed during the winter and summer breaks, the Office of Residential Life provides a limited housing operation during both of the aforementioned break periods, for Lasell students who wish to reside in University residences.

The Break Housing program is designed to accommodate matriculated, registered Lasell students who are: involved in an activity directly related to their academic program (including credit-bearing internships or practicums or clinicals); or are employed by the University or Lasell Village during the break period. Students who wish to apply to stay at Lasell during break periods must complete the appropriate Break Housing Application (available on-line via MyHousing on MyLasell). This form requires the student to provide a reason for the application: specific internship information, along with the signature of the related Department Chair; or specific information about on-campus employment, along with the signature of the related work supervisor; or special permission from the Director of Residential Life.

Students wishing to participate in the Break Housing program must be in good academic standing at the University; must be financially cleared by the Student Accounts Office; and must be in appropriate status with the University's Conduct System. The cost associated with Break Housing in 2022-2023 was the equivalent of $175 per week for a bed in a double, triple, or quad room, and $190 per week for a single room. The rates for 2023-2024 were not set at the time of this writing. Students must pay the full balance of their Break Housing costs in advance of their stay; specific requirements are described in full on the Break Housing Application.

Students who have been given permission to live in Break Housing, must complete and sign a Break Housing Agreement. Students living in Break Housing will be expected to observe all University policies during their stay. The Agreement states that the University observes zero tolerance for policy violations during break periods, and reserves the right to withdraw housing at any time during the break, based on the conduct of the student. Students will be held responsible for any damage done to the room in which they are assigned and/or to the common areas of the building in which they are residing.

Student meal plans are not in operation during winter and summer break periods. Students may have the opportunity to purchase meals on an a la carte basis at the Dining Hall when it is in operation. Students may cook in the residence hall if they observe all guidelines for keeping the kitchen clean, and for storing food appropriately.

Questions about the Break Housing program may be directed to the Office of Residential Life in the Office of Student Affairs, Edwards Student Center, 617-243-2124.

The University reserves the right of members of the Student Affairs/Residential Life staff, the Campus Police staff, and the Facilities and Sustainability Management staff to enter rooms at any time deemed necessary for reasons of health, safety, maintenance and/or if there is reason to believe that a violation of University policy or local, state, or federal law is being committed.

Students are responsible for following all policies for residence outlined in this Handbook. Lasell reserves the right to terminate a student's privilege to live on campus if he/she violates hall policies and/or acceptable standards of community behavior. Lasell reserves the right to require counseling as a condition to remain in housing under certain circumstances.

The above noted opening and closing dates are in effect for the 2023-2024 academic year:

Travel plans must be made to coincide with the established opening and closing dates of the housing system. During Winter Break students must vacate their assigned rooms. Only students who have applied for, and been given special permission to stay in residence, may remain in housing, which will be in McClelland Hall.

During University break periods (Thanksgiving Recess, Winter Break, and Spring Break), student meal plans are not in operation and the University shuttle system ceases operation. The residential buildings are closed during the winter and summer break periods. All students are expected to vacate their rooms 24 hours after their last exam. Students are not permitted to stay in residential buildings during vacation periods.

Graduating seniors wishing to stay in the residence halls prior to Commencement, must be paid participants of the Senior Week activities. During the Senior Week period, participants are not permitted to host guests, with the exception of other, paid, Senior Week participants. Seniors must be eligible for University housing to stay on campus during Senior Week. Any Senior Week participant who violates University policies during Senior Week, or is deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, will likely be asked to vacate Senior Week housing.

Rooms are chosen in the spring in an on-line Room Selection process, on the basis of seniority (determined by the number of credit hours completed).  In order to participate in the Room Selection process students must:  pay their enrollment deposit for the upcoming academic year, to the Student Accounts Office by the established deadline; be pre-registered for a minimum of 12 credit hours for the fall semester; and have financial clearance.  Part-time students may petition to live in on-campus housing; petitions must be done in writing, to the Director of Residential Life.  More information is provided in the annual "Room Draw Booklet" which is distributed weeks prior to the date of the Room Draw process, and which is posted on My.Lasell.  

Sharing a room with one or more other students in a residential building can be a valuable learning experience regarding interpersonal communication and cooperation, and it can also be the basis upon which life-long friendships may be established.

New students have the opportunity to request specific roommates and share personal preferences for roommate matching when they complete their online Housing Application; returning students have the opportunity to choose their roommates during the online Room Selection process in the spring.

Making the roommate relationship a successful one requires all parties to be considerate and respectful of the belongings, preferences, and privacy of the individuals. At the beginning of each academic year, the Residential Life staff members encourage roommates to complete a "roommate contract" as a means of learning more about each person's likes, dislikes, and personal styles.

As the academic year progresses, should two or more roommates encounter some difficulty navigating the roommate relationship, the Resident Assistants and Area Coordinators are available to assist in mediation and conflict resolution. The last resort, when feasible, is a change in room assignment (see the section entitled, "Change of Residence Room").

Resident students are expected to respect the privacy rights of their roommate(s), including the use of their belongings; they are also expected to understand that their roommate(s)' rights to privacy supersede their own opportunity to entertain visitors and guests in the room. Students who demonstrate through their behaviors that they do not respect the rights of their roommates may jeopardize their housing privileges and/or may be referred to the University's Conduct System.

At times in the academic year, vacancies may occur in a residential room. Whenever possible, the Office of Residential Life will attempt to give the roommate(s) who continue to reside in the room the opportunity to find another roommate to fill the vacancy. When this occurs, students will be given clear time limits during which they can identify a new roommate. If a new roommate cannot be identified, or if the allotted time frame established by Residential Life passes without the identification of a new roommate, the current resident(s) must accept a new roommate if someone is assigned to the room by Residential Life. Failure to do so, which includes the demonstration of behaviors that are purposefully "unwelcoming", will put the housing privileges of the current resident(s) in jeopardy.

Lasell reserves the right to make changes in room assignments as deemed necessary, and to consolidate vacancies in order to best utilize the facilities