FAQs and Policies - Wingate University
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FAQs and Policies
Are students guaranteed housing?
Can students live on campus all four years?
Do I have to purchase a meal plan if I live on campus?
What is the cost for housing and the meal plan?
I received my housing assignment. Can I make a change before I arrive?
Do I have a mailing address as a student?
I will not have full-time hours. Can I still live on campus?
All undergraduate students between the age of 17 and 23 on the first day of class are guaranteed housing. First-year students live in traditional residence halls. Sophomores, juniors and seniors have the opportunity to live in a traditional residence hall, an apartment, or suite-style residential area on campus.
Wingate University is a four-year residential university, meaning that all full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus during their time as a Wingate University student. However, students can submit a commuter application if they:
Are married or a single parent
Are 23 years of age or older
Are in or above the ninth semester of enrollment
Are living in the principle residence of their parents or a legal guardian
Have other compelling circumstances
One reason we require students to live on campus is to encourage them to get know others who live on campus. For many students, a natural place to spend time enjoying college life is over food. Students who are living on campus are required to have a
meal plan
and can choose from various options that best suit them. Commuting students also have options for meal plans.
Check this page
to find out housing and meal plan costs.
Students who are interested in moving may contact residence life to make a request. However, room changes will not be made on the basis of race, religion, or sexual orientation. Changes will be accommodated as space is available. The Office of Residence Life may not be able to accommodate all requests by students to live in one particular residence hall.
PawPost serves as a personal post office for you to receive packages and mail. Located across from Pizza Hut, you will get an email when a package arrives. Paw Print is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Route 1896, you will receive a campus box number to share with friends and family.
The address should be written as:
Student's First and Last Name
Residence Hall and Room Number
Wingate University
102 West Wilson Street
Wingate, NC 28174
Students who drop below full-time hours, fewer than 12 credit hours, are not eligible to live on campus. If you have further questions, or to apply for special circumstances, feel free to contact the Office of Residence Life.
Overnight guests
Quiet hours
Health and safety checks
Room/roommate changes
You may have a guest visit for a maximum of three overnights in a two-week period. Your guests must also abide by all University regulations. You are responsible for the conduct of your guests.
Weekdays: 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Weekends: 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
There is a 24-hour policy during final exams at the end of each semester, starting on Reading Day.
Residence Life and Involvement staff will conduct monthly health and safety checks in all residential spaces to educate you on expectations for residential living.
If you're having problems with a roommate, talk with your RA to set up a mediation. If mediation fails, email your RD or AC and setup an appointment to figure out next steps.
If you'd like to change rooms
with
your roommate(s) and know of an available room, notify the Office of Residence Life to begin the process for moving. If you do not know of a space to move into, contact the Office of Residence Life to talk about the availability of spaces to move into.
Why do I have to live on campus?
Do all students live on campus?
Where will I live?
Who will I live with and how do you decide?
How can I find a new roommate?
What kind of bed will I have?
What are the different food options on campus?
Can I have a vehicle on campus?
What do residence halls look like?
When do I receive my housing assignment?
I want to commute to campus, how does that work?
How many students live in a room?
May I move into my residence early?
Is alcohol allowed on campus?
Are students allowed to have pets on campus?
Late-night cram sessions, impromptu dance parties and crawling to the dining hall for a fresh-cooked breakfast are part of what college life is about. Not to mention the convenience of having the library, your classes and a study support network all in one place. As long as you’re here full-time, you can live on campus. But you don’t have to. All students are guaranteed housing, though some choose to commute when they meet certain criteria.
No, but most of them do. In fact, over 80 percent of Wingate students choose to live on campus in one of our three types of housing: residence halls, apartments or suites.
As a first-year student, you’ll live in a residence hall (Helms, New or Old Cannon, Alumni or JM Smith). From your sophomore year on, you can opt for a residence hall, apartment or suite.
We choose your roommate based on the compatibility of responses in your housing questionnaire. As a freshman you’ll get your housing assignment in July. Upperclass students choose by the end of spring semester. It is possible to choose your roommate if you know someone you’d like to share with.
Talk with your RA to set up a mediation. If mediation fails, email your RD or AC and setup an appointment to figure out next steps.
All rooms are furnished with XL twin beds. You can create bunk beds if you and your roommate agree to do so.
Meal plans are included with room and board.
Click here
to read all about your options!
Bulldog Bucks
Bulldog Bucks work like a debit card, with funds being deposited into your Wingate University account as part of your meal plan. They can be used only for dining. You can use them at Einstein Bros., Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and more dining locations around campus. All residential students are allotted $285 in Bulldogs Bucks, which expire at the end of each semester. For more information about dining, check out the
WingateEats website
.
Dining Options:
W.T. Harris Dining Hall
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Freshëns Fresh Food Studio
Chick-fil-A
Wild Blue
Starbucks
Pizza Hut
Marketplace
More about dining
Yes, students can have a vehicle on campus, but they must have a parking decal and are restricted to parking in areas assigned to their specific decal. Parking decals can be picked up in the
Office of Campus Safety
. At the beginning of the fall semester, all students can get a parking decal during Welcome Week.
For video and photos of first-year housing, please click
here
.
Freshmen receive their housing assignment in July, and upperclassmen sign up for housing during the spring semester for the next academic year.
If you want to commute, you need to let the Office of Residence Life know before the start of the semester. You’ll need to submit a
Commuting Student Application
to the Office of Residence Life. The application goes through an approval process. Students who are at least 23 years old (on or before the first day of classes), ninth-semester seniors or living in the principle residence of their parents or guardians have the option of living off campus. Unless living in the principle residence of a parent or guardian, all scholarship student-athletes are required to live on campus.
For first-year students, the following options are available:
Alumni Hall offers two-person rooms as well as four-person rooms.
Cannon Hall offers two-person rooms as well as four-person rooms.
CM Black Hall offers two-person rooms.
Helms Hall offers suite-style living; each suite has four rooms with up to two people to a room.
JM Smith Hall offers two-person rooms.
Please contact the Office of Residence Life regarding availability. If space is available, there may be a per day charge for early arrivals.
There is absolutely no alcohol allowed in the traditional first-year student residence halls (Alumni, Cannon and JM Smith). All other residences are allowed to have alcohol if all current residents are 21 years old, the legal drinking age in North Carolina. If you are 21, you may not take alcohol into another apartment or residence on campus if those residents are under age.
Students living on campus are allowed to have fish that can survive in a five-gallon tank. Cats, dogs, rabbits, snakes, turtles and other animals are not permitted as pets. Students who have pets that do not fall under the above guidelines may incur a community standards violation with financial assessments.
An assistance animal (the category under which an ESA would be categorized) is permitted only as an approved student accommodation. Students seeking academic or non-academic accommodations at Wingate University must self-declare a disability and provide supporting documentation as a first step in requesting reasonable accommodations. There are different rules for service dogs, which are welcome on campus too. For more information, email
k.wharton@wingate.edu.
What types of safety and security measures are provided for residents on campus?
What kind of visitation policies are in place?
Can I keep firearms and other such weapons in my room?
Are there staff members who work with students?
How are residence halls supervised?
What are the phone numbers for RAs and residence hall directors?
What happens when a rule or policy is violated?
May I smoke in the residence halls?
When are quiet hours in the residence halls?
Can students bring bikes, skateboards, scooters?
Is there a campus curfew?
How close are parking lots to respective residence halls?
Campus Safety is available 24/7 and may be reached at 704-233-8999. You can also use the emergency posts located around campus when you have any safety concern.
Residence Halls
From Sunday through Thursday night, guests of the opposite sex must be out of the first-year residence halls by midnight (12 a.m.) and may not enter the buildings until after noon (12 p.m.). On Friday and Saturday nights, guests of the opposite sex must be out of the residence hall by 2 a.m. Guests of the same sex are limited to three consecutive nights to visit.*
Guests must be accompanied by a Wingate student at all times.*
Apartments
Guests of the opposite sex may visit from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. every night, but must return to their apartment or residence hall from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.*
*Rules regarding guests have changed for the time being in light of Covid-19. Until further notice, between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight each student may have one guest in their room or apartment living area. Only Wingate students will be allowed as guests.
No. Weapons and firearms, including paintball and airsoft guns and large hunting knives, are not allowed on the Wingate University campus at any time.
Yes, Resident Assistants, or RAs, are staff members who work in the first-year areas. Community Assistants, or CAs, work in the apartment areas. RAs or CAs live on each floor or oversee a building and are present to be a resource, to assist with concerns and for the development of community.
Five para-professional staff members, who are graduate students, are residence directors, or RDs. They work with the student staff members to oversee specific areas on campus. They live in the part of the area that they oversee.
The Office of Residence Life has a director and three assistant directors of Residence Life who have offices located in the Young Residence Life House.
Each hall in the first-year areas includes an RA who oversees a floor. In the apartment-style areas, each building has one to two CAs. The RA and CA staffs for each area are supervised by an RD, who is a graduate assistant in the Office of Residence Life.
RAs give their phone numbers to their residents during the first hall meeting of the year so residents can contact them if they have any needs, concerns or questions that come up during the year.
RDs also work as on-call staff members and are on call for a week at a time. They can be reached by contacting Campus Safety at 704-233-8999. Because the RDs live in the areas they serve, many students stop by and talk with their RD if they have specific questions or concerns. All RD staff members are expected to be in the Office of Residence Life for 20-25 hours each week.
When a rule or policy is violated, the student meets with an Office of Residence Life staff member to go through the
Community Standards
process. Disciplinary action is discussed during a hearing if the student is found responsible for the policy violation.
Wingate University is a tobacco-free campus. Smoking tobacco or using any type of tobacco product is not allowed anywhere on campus.
Quiet hours are from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, quiet hours are from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. There is a 24-hour courtesy policy, and the quiet hours are 24 hours during final exams at the end of each semester.
Yes. Depending on the weather, many students use a variety of methods to get to and from classes and on-campus housing.
No.
Parking lots are in close proximity to residential facilities. It is important to ensure that students park in appropriate lots.
First year residence halls
What can I do if the noise level on my floor is too loud?
How do I get a room change?
Can I loft or bunk my bed?
Are the rooms carpeted?
What kinds of appliances are allowed in the rooms?
Is there a laundry or linen service?
What are the average measurements of the rooms?
Is there co-ed housing?
Is there air conditioning?
May I bring my bed, my own mattress or desk?
Where is wireless Internet access available?
Should I bring an Ethernet cable or use Wi-Fi in my room?
Are housekeeping services provided?
What are health and safety checks?
Do you offer XL twin mattresses?
How are bathroom facilities set up?
Can I remove furniture from my room?
There are six buildings primarily designated for first-year students, with a few wonderful themed-living communities. All first-year residence halls are coed to varying degrees: by floor, wing or alternating room. Students can indicate their preference on the housing questionnaire.
If you have any questions regarding on-campus living at Wingate University after reading the following information, please contact the Office of Residence Life and Involvement at
res.life@wingate.edu
or 704-233-8663.
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If you hear a disturbance, first talk to those who are causing it. If the noise continues, go to your RA or CA and let them know about the problem or call Campus Safety at 704-233-8999.
If students have identified an empty room they would like to move into and the roommate(s) agree with the move, the students with the space must notify the Office of Residence Life to begin the process for moving. If students do not know of a space to move into, they can contact the Office of Residence Life to talk about the availability of spaces to move into.
Yes, you can loft or bunk your bed. If you choose to loft your bed, please be aware there’s a two-part approval process. You must receive permission from the residence director before lofting.
The Office of Residence Life will also follow up to ensure that the loft is constructed in a responsible and structurally sound way. Students who do not construct satisfactory lofts are required to dismantle them. We will not remove any furniture from the room or apartment. We do not offer University-owned lofting kits to students, though students are permitted to build or buy their own. Students are responsible for all furniture associated with a loft, such as ladders and stools.
We do provide bunking materials for students. Students need to come by the Office of Residence Life to obtain bunking pins for beds.
Alumni, Cannon, CM Black and JM Smith have carpeted rooms.
Refrigerators and microwaves are allowed in residence halls. Apartments have an oven, refrigerator, stove and dishwasher. Please do not bring any items with an open flame or burner coils.
Each residential building is equipped with a free laundry. All you need to provide is laundry supplies.
The measurements for the residence hall rooms and the apartments can be found on the
undergraduate residence halls
page. There is some variation between room measurements within a single building.
There are co-ed buildings with men on one floor and women on another or in apartments next to each other. However, students of opposite sexes may not room together in the same apartment or residence hall room.
For buildings with a traditional residence hall layout, access to floors is provided by ID cards unique to each individual.
Each room and apartment is equipped with individual AC and heating units to be controlled by the residents.
You can bring your own bedding, but you’re not allowed to remove any University-provided furniture from the room.
There is wireless Internet access available throughout campus, including the lobbies of residence halls, rooms and apartments, academic buildings, the Dickson-Palmer Center and the library.
Residential students should buy an Ethernet cable to use while in the residence halls and apartments. Personal wireless routers are prohibited, since they disrupt the wireless signals for all students in each building. Also, wireless printers need to have the wireless setting deactivated, since they also interfere with the wireless signal for other students.
Housekeeping cares for the community-style bathrooms and the common spaces in the first-year residential areas. Housekeeping is not responsible for cleaning the residents’ rooms or apartments.
CAs, RAs and RDs go through apartments, halls and rooms to check for safety violations monthly. CAs, RAs and RDs do not go through residents’ belongings; they simply check the surface of what’s in plain sight for safety hazards, cleanliness and violations. Students are not informed when checks are performed.
Yes, all twin beds are XL.
Community bathrooms including showers and toilets are located in the freshman residence halls. Bathrooms shared between two to three people are found in upperclassman areas.
Students should not remove University furniture from any room or apartment. If something is damaged or defective, please notify the Office of Residence Life. Students who bring their own furniture should not expect the University to remove any furniture they have rendered “additional” by bringing their own.
What kinds of programming activities take place in the residence halls?
What restaurants are nearby?
What are the closest shopping locations?
What can students do for fun?
Each RA is responsible for designing programs for their individual halls. These programs build community among the hall residents and cover different aspects of students’ transition to college and connection to Wingate University. The programs are social, educational or community service focused.
In Wingate, you’ll find Burger King, Gino's, Great China, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Tokyo Bistro and Pizza Hut.
Nearby Monroe has more options, including Applebee's, Chili’s, Longhorn Steakhouse, O’Charley’s, Olive Garden and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Monroe Mall is located 15 minutes away in Monroe, North Carolina. Monroe also offers a Super WalMart and a shopping center that includes Target, TJ Maxx and Ross. You can find many other small shopping areas in Monroe, in the downtown area and along Highway 74.
You’ll find that Bulldog students have loads of fun on campus when they get involved. You can become a stronger person by volunteering through the University’s causes. Plus, Wingate’s 40 or so
registered student organizations
(RSOs) offer you the chance to connect with kindred spirits in academic, faith-based, Greek and other organizations. Bulldogs have fun staying active too. Campus Recreation offers opportunities for you to join a sports club, play on intramural teams and take fitness classes.
What should I bring to campus?
When do students arrive and leave?
Are there any storage facilities?
Can students stay in their rooms during vacations or breaks?
When can students check in?
When can students register for classes?
If you live in a residence hall, you should bring:
Bed risers
Clothing and regular storage
Computer
Curtain for closet if you live in Cannon or Helms Residence Hall
Microwave
Mini-refrigerator
TV
If you live in an apartment, you should bring:
Bathroom supplies
Bed risers
Cleaning supplies
Clothing and regular storage
Command Strips or small thumb tacks only to hang personal items on the walls
Computer
Kitchen supplies
Linens
Microwave
Mini-refrigerator
TV
At the end of fall semester, you may leave for winter break as soon as you are finished with your exams. In the spring, you may leave when you have finished your final exams and have properly checked out through the Office of Residence Life.
Over spring and winter breaks, you may leave your belongings in your rooms.
During the summer, it is required to move all belongings out of the residence hall.
If you need housing over winter, spring or summer breaks, fill out a housing request before the start of the break.
No storage facilities are provided for students on campus. Many students use storage units located in Monroe, North Carolina, to leave belongings over the summer and long breaks.
Winter break is the only break in which all residents must leave campus. Students who must stay over the break are charged a per day or week rental rate. Because our residential campus is closed during winter break, students must communicate their intention to stay on campus. You can remain on campus during all other breaks, but you must let the Office of Residence Life know beforehand.
You will receive an email with your specific assigned date/time. New students should check
this page
for moving-in and orientation dates. Returning students can check the
main calendar here
to see dates.
Check the
academic calendar
to see when to register for classes for the semester.
Questions?
Office of Residence Life and Involvement
(704) 233-8245
res.life@wingate.edu
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FAQs and Policies
Are students guaranteed housing?
Can students live on campus all four years?
Do I have to purchase a meal plan if I live on campus?
What is the cost for housing and the meal plan?
I received my housing assignment. Can I make a change before I arrive?
Do I have a mailing address as a student?
I will not have full-time hours. Can I still live on campus?
All undergraduate students between the age of 17 and 23 on the first day of class are guaranteed housing. First-year students live in traditional residence halls. Sophomores, juniors and seniors have the opportunity to live in a traditional residence hall, an apartment, or suite-style residential area on campus.
Wingate University is a four-year residential university, meaning that all full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus during their time as a Wingate University student. However, students can submit a commuter application if they:
Are married or a single parent
Are 23 years of age or older
Are in or above the ninth semester of enrollment
Are living in the principle residence of their parents or a legal guardian
Have other compelling circumstances
One reason we require students to live on campus is to encourage them to get know others who live on campus. For many students, a natural place to spend time enjoying college life is over food. Students who are living on campus are required to have a
meal plan
and can choose from various options that best suit them. Commuting students also have options for meal plans.
Check this page
to find out housing and meal plan costs.
Students who are interested in moving may contact residence life to make a request. However, room changes will not be made on the basis of race, religion, or sexual orientation. Changes will be accommodated as space is available. The Office of Residence Life may not be able to accommodate all requests by students to live in one particular residence hall.
PawPost serves as a personal post office for you to receive packages and mail. Located across from Pizza Hut, you will get an email when a package arrives. Paw Print is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Route 1896, you will receive a campus box number to share with friends and family.
The address should be written as:
Student's First and Last Name
Residence Hall and Room Number
Wingate University
102 West Wilson Street
Wingate, NC 28174
Students who drop below full-time hours, fewer than 12 credit hours, are not eligible to live on campus. If you have further questions, or to apply for special circumstances, feel free to contact the Office of Residence Life.
Overnight guests
Quiet hours
Health and safety checks
Room/roommate changes
You may have a guest visit for a maximum of three overnights in a two-week period. Your guests must also abide by all University regulations. You are responsible for the conduct of your guests.
Weekdays: 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Weekends: 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
There is a 24-hour policy during final exams at the end of each semester, starting on Reading Day.
Residence Life and Involvement staff will conduct monthly health and safety checks in all residential spaces to educate you on expectations for residential living.
If you're having problems with a roommate, talk with your RA to set up a mediation. If mediation fails, email your RD or AC and setup an appointment to figure out next steps.
If you'd like to change rooms
with
your roommate(s) and know of an available room, notify the Office of Residence Life to begin the process for moving. If you do not know of a space to move into, contact the Office of Residence Life to talk about the availability of spaces to move into.
Why do I have to live on campus?
Do all students live on campus?
Where will I live?
Who will I live with and how do you decide?
How can I find a new roommate?
What kind of bed will I have?
What are the different food options on campus?
Can I have a vehicle on campus?
What do residence halls look like?
When do I receive my housing assignment?
I want to commute to campus, how does that work?
How many students live in a room?
May I move into my residence early?
Is alcohol allowed on campus?
Are students allowed to have pets on campus?
Late-night cram sessions, impromptu dance parties and crawling to the dining hall for a fresh-cooked breakfast are part of what college life is about. Not to mention the convenience of having the library, your classes and a study support network all in one place. As long as you’re here full-time, you can live on campus. But you don’t have to. All students are guaranteed housing, though some choose to commute when they meet certain criteria.
No, but most of them do. In fact, over 80 percent of Wingate students choose to live on campus in one of our three types of housing: residence halls, apartments or suites.
As a first-year student, you’ll live in a residence hall (Helms, New or Old Cannon, Alumni or JM Smith). From your sophomore year on, you can opt for a residence hall, apartment or suite.
We choose your roommate based on the compatibility of responses in your housing questionnaire. As a freshman you’ll get your housing assignment in July. Upperclass students choose by the end of spring semester. It is possible to choose your roommate if you know someone you’d like to share with.
Talk with your RA to set up a mediation. If mediation fails, email your RD or AC and setup an appointment to figure out next steps.
All rooms are furnished with XL twin beds. You can create bunk beds if you and your roommate agree to do so.
Meal plans are included with room and board.
Click here
to read all about your options!
Bulldog Bucks
Bulldog Bucks work like a debit card, with funds being deposited into your Wingate University account as part of your meal plan. They can be used only for dining. You can use them at Einstein Bros., Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and more dining locations around campus. All residential students are allotted $285 in Bulldogs Bucks, which expire at the end of each semester. For more information about dining, check out the
WingateEats website
.
Dining Options:
W.T. Harris Dining Hall
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Freshëns Fresh Food Studio
Chick-fil-A
Wild Blue
Starbucks
Pizza Hut
Marketplace
More about dining
Yes, students can have a vehicle on campus, but they must have a parking decal and are restricted to parking in areas assigned to their specific decal. Parking decals can be picked up in the
Office of Campus Safety
. At the beginning of the fall semester, all students can get a parking decal during Welcome Week.
For video and photos of first-year housing, please click
here
.
Freshmen receive their housing assignment in July, and upperclassmen sign up for housing during the spring semester for the next academic year.
If you want to commute, you need to let the Office of Residence Life know before the start of the semester. You’ll need to submit a
Commuting Student Application
to the Office of Residence Life. The application goes through an approval process. Students who are at least 23 years old (on or before the first day of classes), ninth-semester seniors or living in the principle residence of their parents or guardians have the option of living off campus. Unless living in the principle residence of a parent or guardian, all scholarship student-athletes are required to live on campus.
For first-year students, the following options are available:
Alumni Hall offers two-person rooms as well as four-person rooms.
Cannon Hall offers two-person rooms as well as four-person rooms.
CM Black Hall offers two-person rooms.
Helms Hall offers suite-style living; each suite has four rooms with up to two people to a room.
JM Smith Hall offers two-person rooms.
Please contact the Office of Residence Life regarding availability. If space is available, there may be a per day charge for early arrivals.
There is absolutely no alcohol allowed in the traditional first-year student residence halls (Alumni, Cannon and JM Smith). All other residences are allowed to have alcohol if all current residents are 21 years old, the legal drinking age in North Carolina. If you are 21, you may not take alcohol into another apartment or residence on campus if those residents are under age.
Students living on campus are allowed to have fish that can survive in a five-gallon tank. Cats, dogs, rabbits, snakes, turtles and other animals are not permitted as pets. Students who have pets that do not fall under the above guidelines may incur a community standards violation with financial assessments.
An assistance animal (the category under which an ESA would be categorized) is permitted only as an approved student accommodation. Students seeking academic or non-academic accommodations at Wingate University must self-declare a disability and provide supporting documentation as a first step in requesting reasonable accommodations. There are different rules for service dogs, which are welcome on campus too. For more information, email
k.wharton@wingate.edu.
What types of safety and security measures are provided for residents on campus?
What kind of visitation policies are in place?
Can I keep firearms and other such weapons in my room?
Are there staff members who work with students?
How are residence halls supervised?
What are the phone numbers for RAs and residence hall directors?
What happens when a rule or policy is violated?
May I smoke in the residence halls?
When are quiet hours in the residence halls?
Can students bring bikes, skateboards, scooters?
Is there a campus curfew?
How close are parking lots to respective residence halls?
Campus Safety is available 24/7 and may be reached at 704-233-8999. You can also use the emergency posts located around campus when you have any safety concern.
Residence Halls
From Sunday through Thursday night, guests of the opposite sex must be out of the first-year residence halls by midnight (12 a.m.) and may not enter the buildings until after noon (12 p.m.). On Friday and Saturday nights, guests of the opposite sex must be out of the residence hall by 2 a.m. Guests of the same sex are limited to three consecutive nights to visit.*
Guests must be accompanied by a Wingate student at all times.*
Apartments
Guests of the opposite sex may visit from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. every night, but must return to their apartment or residence hall from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.*
*Rules regarding guests have changed for the time being in light of Covid-19. Until further notice, between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight each student may have one guest in their room or apartment living area. Only Wingate students will be allowed as guests.
No. Weapons and firearms, including paintball and airsoft guns and large hunting knives, are not allowed on the Wingate University campus at any time.
Yes, Resident Assistants, or RAs, are staff members who work in the first-year areas. Community Assistants, or CAs, work in the apartment areas. RAs or CAs live on each floor or oversee a building and are present to be a resource, to assist with concerns and for the development of community.
Five para-professional staff members, who are graduate students, are residence directors, or RDs. They work with the student staff members to oversee specific areas on campus. They live in the part of the area that they oversee.
The Office of Residence Life has a director and three assistant directors of Residence Life who have offices located in the Young Residence Life House.
Each hall in the first-year areas includes an RA who oversees a floor. In the apartment-style areas, each building has one to two CAs. The RA and CA staffs for each area are supervised by an RD, who is a graduate assistant in the Office of Residence Life.
RAs give their phone numbers to their residents during the first hall meeting of the year so residents can contact them if they have any needs, concerns or questions that come up during the year.
RDs also work as on-call staff members and are on call for a week at a time. They can be reached by contacting Campus Safety at 704-233-8999. Because the RDs live in the areas they serve, many students stop by and talk with their RD if they have specific questions or concerns. All RD staff members are expected to be in the Office of Residence Life for 20-25 hours each week.
When a rule or policy is violated, the student meets with an Office of Residence Life staff member to go through the
Community Standards
process. Disciplinary action is discussed during a hearing if the student is found responsible for the policy violation.
Wingate University is a tobacco-free campus. Smoking tobacco or using any type of tobacco product is not allowed anywhere on campus.
Quiet hours are from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, quiet hours are from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. There is a 24-hour courtesy policy, and the quiet hours are 24 hours during final exams at the end of each semester.
Yes. Depending on the weather, many students use a variety of methods to get to and from classes and on-campus housing.
No.
Parking lots are in close proximity to residential facilities. It is important to ensure that students park in appropriate lots.
First year residence halls
What can I do if the noise level on my floor is too loud?
How do I get a room change?
Can I loft or bunk my bed?
Are the rooms carpeted?
What kinds of appliances are allowed in the rooms?
Is there a laundry or linen service?
What are the average measurements of the rooms?
Is there co-ed housing?
Is there air conditioning?
May I bring my bed, my own mattress or desk?
Where is wireless Internet access available?
Should I bring an Ethernet cable or use Wi-Fi in my room?
Are housekeeping services provided?
What are health and safety checks?
Do you offer XL twin mattresses?
How are bathroom facilities set up?
Can I remove furniture from my room?
There are six buildings primarily designated for first-year students, with a few wonderful themed-living communities. All first-year residence halls are coed to varying degrees: by floor, wing or alternating room. Students can indicate their preference on the housing questionnaire.
If you have any questions regarding on-campus living at Wingate University after reading the following information, please contact the Office of Residence Life and Involvement at
res.life@wingate.edu
or 704-233-8663.
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If you hear a disturbance, first talk to those who are causing it. If the noise continues, go to your RA or CA and let them know about the problem or call Campus Safety at 704-233-8999.
If students have identified an empty room they would like to move into and the roommate(s) agree with the move, the students with the space must notify the Office of Residence Life to begin the process for moving. If students do not know of a space to move into, they can contact the Office of Residence Life to talk about the availability of spaces to move into.
Yes, you can loft or bunk your bed. If you choose to loft your bed, please be aware there’s a two-part approval process. You must receive permission from the residence director before lofting.
The Office of Residence Life will also follow up to ensure that the loft is constructed in a responsible and structurally sound way. Students who do not construct satisfactory lofts are required to dismantle them. We will not remove any furniture from the room or apartment. We do not offer University-owned lofting kits to students, though students are permitted to build or buy their own. Students are responsible for all furniture associated with a loft, such as ladders and stools.
We do provide bunking materials for students. Students need to come by the Office of Residence Life to obtain bunking pins for beds.
Alumni, Cannon, CM Black and JM Smith have carpeted rooms.
Refrigerators and microwaves are allowed in residence halls. Apartments have an oven, refrigerator, stove and dishwasher. Please do not bring any items with an open flame or burner coils.
Each residential building is equipped with a free laundry. All you need to provide is laundry supplies.
The measurements for the residence hall rooms and the apartments can be found on the
undergraduate residence halls
page. There is some variation between room measurements within a single building.
There are co-ed buildings with men on one floor and women on another or in apartments next to each other. However, students of opposite sexes may not room together in the same apartment or residence hall room.
For buildings with a traditional residence hall layout, access to floors is provided by ID cards unique to each individual.
Each room and apartment is equipped with individual AC and heating units to be controlled by the residents.
You can bring your own bedding, but you’re not allowed to remove any University-provided furniture from the room.
There is wireless Internet access available throughout campus, including the lobbies of residence halls, rooms and apartments, academic buildings, the Dickson-Palmer Center and the library.
Residential students should buy an Ethernet cable to use while in the residence halls and apartments. Personal wireless routers are prohibited, since they disrupt the wireless signals for all students in each building. Also, wireless printers need to have the wireless setting deactivated, since they also interfere with the wireless signal for other students.
Housekeeping cares for the community-style bathrooms and the common spaces in the first-year residential areas. Housekeeping is not responsible for cleaning the residents’ rooms or apartments.
CAs, RAs and RDs go through apartments, halls and rooms to check for safety violations monthly. CAs, RAs and RDs do not go through residents’ belongings; they simply check the surface of what’s in plain sight for safety hazards, cleanliness and violations. Students are not informed when checks are performed.
Yes, all twin beds are XL.
Community bathrooms including showers and toilets are located in the freshman residence halls. Bathrooms shared between two to three people are found in upperclassman areas.
Students should not remove University furniture from any room or apartment. If something is damaged or defective, please notify the Office of Residence Life. Students who bring their own furniture should not expect the University to remove any furniture they have rendered “additional” by bringing their own.
What kinds of programming activities take place in the residence halls?
What restaurants are nearby?
What are the closest shopping locations?
What can students do for fun?
Each RA is responsible for designing programs for their individual halls. These programs build community among the hall residents and cover different aspects of students’ transition to college and connection to Wingate University. The programs are social, educational or community service focused.
In Wingate, you’ll find Burger King, Gino's, Great China, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Tokyo Bistro and Pizza Hut.
Nearby Monroe has more options, including Applebee's, Chili’s, Longhorn Steakhouse, O’Charley’s, Olive Garden and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Monroe Mall is located 15 minutes away in Monroe, North Carolina. Monroe also offers a Super WalMart and a shopping center that includes Target, TJ Maxx and Ross. You can find many other small shopping areas in Monroe, in the downtown area and along Highway 74.
You’ll find that Bulldog students have loads of fun on campus when they get involved. You can become a stronger person by volunteering through the University’s causes. Plus, Wingate’s 40 or so
registered student organizations
(RSOs) offer you the chance to connect with kindred spirits in academic, faith-based, Greek and other organizations. Bulldogs have fun staying active too. Campus Recreation offers opportunities for you to join a sports club, play on intramural teams and take fitness classes.
What should I bring to campus?
When do students arrive and leave?
Are there any storage facilities?
Can students stay in their rooms during vacations or breaks?
When can students check in?
When can students register for classes?
If you live in a residence hall, you should bring:
Bed risers
Clothing and regular storage
Computer
Curtain for closet if you live in Cannon or Helms Residence Hall
Microwave
Mini-refrigerator
TV
If you live in an apartment, you should bring:
Bathroom supplies
Bed risers
Cleaning supplies
Clothing and regular storage
Command Strips or small thumb tacks only to hang personal items on the walls
Computer
Kitchen supplies
Linens
Microwave
Mini-refrigerator
TV
At the end of fall semester, you may leave for winter break as soon as you are finished with your exams. In the spring, you may leave when you have finished your final exams and have properly checked out through the Office of Residence Life.
Over spring and winter breaks, you may leave your belongings in your rooms.
During the summer, it is required to move all belongings out of the residence hall.
If you need housing over winter, spring or summer breaks, fill out a housing request before the start of the break.
No storage facilities are provided for students on campus. Many students use storage units located in Monroe, North Carolina, to leave belongings over the summer and long breaks.
Winter break is the only break in which all residents must leave campus. Students who must stay over the break are charged a per day or week rental rate. Because our residential campus is closed during winter break, students must communicate their intention to stay on campus. You can remain on campus during all other breaks, but you must let the Office of Residence Life know beforehand.
You will receive an email with your specific assigned date/time. New students should check
this page
for moving-in and orientation dates. Returning students can check the
main calendar here
to see dates.
Check the
academic calendar
to see when to register for classes for the semester.
Questions?
Office of Residence Life and Involvement
(704) 233-8245
res.life@wingate.edu