UConn Hartford Housing Instructions

• Email livingoncampus@uconn.edu starting July 1 to inquire if space is available.
• Complete the Housing Application (MyHousing)
• Take the majority of your academic credits at the campus where you were admitted
• Work with an advisor at the campus where you were admitted

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UConn Hartford Residential Halls

525 Main Street "The Donaghue"

Residential living at The Donahue is an exciting new opportunity offered to all UConn Hartford students.  The impact that living in a residential community has on a students’ academic and social life is significant.  We are staffed with one live in full time professional as well as three live in student Resident Assistants. Our RAs live one on each floor and help to build community and provide support to residents.  The Residential Living and Education team will work collaboratively with the UConn Hartford faculty and staff to provide additional programs and events in the building.  We provide 24-hour emergency/crisis response and work collaboratively with our UConn Police Department.  

There are eleven apartments per floor and floors are not divided by gender. Choose from three living options - one bedroom/two person, single studio, or double efficiency apartments. Individual apartments are single sex. Internet connectivity is provided, and apartment residents are not required to purchase a meal plan. Custodial staff takes care of hallways, common areas and stairwells. Residential Living and Education staff are on site to assist students as needed. 

The community will have 3 Resident Assistants (RAs) led by 1 Residence Hall Director (HD).

Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation between Hartford and Storrs if needed.

Public transportation is available between Hartford and Storrs several times a day. CT Transit offers bus transportation to and from Storrs and Hartford multiple times throughout the day and is free for students. U-Pass CT is valid for students for unlimited rides within Connecticut on local & express buses, CTfastrak, Shore Line East, intrastate New Haven Line and CT Rail Hartford Line services.

UConn Hartford Parking - A single parking permit that allows for parking at multiple UConn campuses is available. Inquire with Parking Services.

Parking for The Donaghue - If residents are interested in parking availability and options, contact donaghueleasing@konoverresidential.com.

FAQs

It is important to remember that your academic campus is UConn Hartford and it should be treated as such. The majority of your coursework must be taken at the campus in which you were accepted. Your academic advisor, who will reside at your accepted campus, will work with you to create an acceptable class schedule.

Choosing to live in a Learning Community is now part of the Housing Application and is open to all students living on the Storrs campus, including those commuting to Hartford.

Regional campus students who have accepted guaranteed housing at Storrs, but cancel their housing and remain at eligible regional campuses (i.e. Hartford campus) are responsible for cancellation fees following the cancellation fee schedule. Please refer to the Campus Housing Cancellation Policy page for more information.

Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid Services to determine how your financial aid package may change if you were to live on the Storrs Campus.

There is currently no dinning plan option at UConn Hartford.

Students who are enrolled on a full-time basis will be given priority for Storrs campus housing. However, part-time students will be considered on a space available basis.

Tuition is the same amount at all UConn campuses, however, the fees on each campus vary. By choosing to live on the Storrs campus, your fee bill will be adjusted to reflect Storrs campus fees. You will not be charged regional campus student fees.  The Office of the Bursar provides the official University fee structure and most up-to-date information regarding direct costs, indirect costs, and waivable fees.

The campus change process will remain the same for all students looking to transition to Storrs to complete their degree, regardless of whether a student has chosen to reside on the Storrs campus. Students will not have the ability to transition (or campus change) to the main campus sooner if they choose to take part in the residential opportunity at Storrs. Students are typically required to complete 54 credits (two years) at a regional campus before transitioning to Storrs to complete a bachelor’s degree.