Residential Education
Living on campus is more than just a place to sleep - it’s a space to grow. Residential Education provides programs, support, and opportunities that help you succeed academically, explore your interests, and blend your classroom experience with community. Here, you get an extra layer of support - right where you live - on top of the resources already available to all Stan State students.
Peer MentorsHIP
Our trained student leader team of Student Success Interns, Resident Assistants, and Peer Academic Coaches provides guidance, holistic support, and mentorship to help you navigate your first year of college and beyond. Learn more about becoming a student leader on the RA-PAC Recruitment page.
Living Learning Communities
LLCs are themed communities that blend the classroom experience with residential support. Students live together, take classes together, build connections with faculty, and enjoy exclusive community events.
Current LLCs: First Year Experience, Honors & Housing Scholars, and Social Justice.
Academic
Support Hub
Access drop-in academic support, free printing , free grab-and-go school supplies, and skill-building workshops steps away from your front door. Meet with a student leader or Housing's very-own Academic Success Coordinator.
Residential Programming
Enjoy free events, workshops, and experiences that foster social connections, life skills, and community engagement. Some favorites include Finals Week Breakfast After Dark, Welcome BBQ with Stan State Athletics, Halloween Huddle, Archery Tag, 3v3 Basketball, Game Room Kickback, and all kinds of arts and crafts nights.
Designed with Purpose
Whether you join an LLC, participate in activities throughout the year, or regularly interact with your RA or PAC, there are opportunities for every resident to engage and grow while living on campus. For more information about Residential Education, email the Housing Office.
Students select their community preferences inside the housing application. While not mandatory, we strongly encourage first year and first-generation college students to select communities that interest them. Joining an LLC offers an elevated level of support, including faculty mentorship and special programming that relate to the classroom experience.
The Student Success Intern (SSI) position is a graduate-level role designed to provide high-level academic support and mentorship to students in university housing. This role is ideal for graduate students looking to develop leadership, crisis management, and academic support skills while making a meaningful impact on student success. SSIs work closely with high-need students, facilitate programming for specialized student populations, and serve as mentors to Resident Assistants (RAs) and Peer Academic Coaches (PACs).
In addition to academic coaching, SSIs take on on-call responsibilities, providing critical decision-making, de-escalation, and support services for RAs handling student concerns outside regular business hours.
RA responsibilities include building a positive, safe, and inclusive community in Housing through informal interactions with residents, social and educational programming, conflict resolution, and policy enforcement.
PAC responsibilities include supporting residents with their academic endeavors, which includes providing residents with important academic oriented information, dates, and deadlines, navigating University academic processes, and offering one on one coaching. Living Learning Community PACs have additional responsibilities pertaining to the specific classes assigned to LLC residents.
The Academic Hub is staffed by Peer Academic Coaches and/or a Student Success Intern. You can also find Housing's Academic Success Coordinator there. Not only can staff can help you with life skills such as time management and organization, but they are also there when you have questions about class registration, deadlines, adding/dropping a class, using a learning platform like Canvas, making appointments with advisors or faculty, or if you need help connecting with a campus resource.
Additionally, residents can print for free or collect free school supplies from the Hub.
Updated: December 19, 2025