Residence Life

The College strives to create a Catholic community life for students on campus that will nourish and serve the intellectual and moral formation it is engaged in. Taking the society of the extended family as its model, the institution is committed to maintaining a residential college on a humane scale, a college in which every faculty member and student may be known personally to one another. From the founding, the upper enrollment limit has been set at 450. Small classes, in which participation is encouraged, are the norm. One often sees students and teachers engaged in animated debate or serious discussion walking around campus or in the Commons.

Certain broad rules order this community life according to Christian principles, thereby helping students to do the same with their own lives. Far from being onerous or arbitrary, these rules are conducive to moral living and arise from considered decisions and from long experience.

All students normally are required to board on campus and take meals in common in the College refectory. Residence facilities for men and women are separate and are under the supervision of resident assistants, responsible older students chosen by the administration to ensure that students observe the rules and to aid and solace their classmates by word and deed. The atmosphere of the residence halls is home-like and conducive to social interaction and intellectual badinage, the beginnings of friendship.

While intervisitation in the residence halls is not permitted, there are abundant opportunities for social and academic interaction in the common areas. Weeknight, and more liberal weekend curfews are enforced for freshmen and sophomore students under the age of 21.

Rules governing dress on campus encourage modesty and civility. Adherence to professional dress code is required in class, at mid-day Mass and meal, for Sunday observances, and at special events and banquets. Less formal apparel is common at other times.

Rules and Regulations on campus

Christendom's rules and regulations governing student life are intended to help students embrace the fullness of Catholic life and live in a manner worthy of the Gospel. Below are a sampling of them.

• At officially-sponsored events, alcohol may be served to students 21 and older. Otherwise, we expect students to respect the law and not drink on campus.
• A professional dress code for class, Mass, and lunch.
• In keeping with the dignity of the human person, a modesty dress code is maintained at all times.
• Students may have computers in their rooms, although there is no internet access in the dorms. Internet access is available in the Saint John the Evangelist Library and the John Paul the Great Student Center. See the Computer Services for more details.
• Out of respect for privacy, there is no intervisitation between the men's and women's residence halls.
• Curfew for freshmen and sophomore students who are under 21
• Films are treated with Christian discretion to uphold wholesome values. For instance, without prior permission,R-rated movies are not viewed.

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