International students can remain in their rooms without charge during breaks in the academic year if they have applied and been granted approval by the Residence Life & Housing Office. Students must submit a Request to Stay on Campus During Closed Periods Form. The break calendar is available. There is a charge for housing during the summer.
There is a variety of on-campus residence hall options for our international students. In addition to the regular campus residence halls, there is the Global Village Affinity House, called Chalmers Hall, where international and U.S. students live together in a smaller dorm that provides an enjoyable unique opportunity for sharing cultures and learning from one another in a supportive residential community. With about two-thirds of the residents being international students, Chalmers Hall truly feels like a global village. The International Student Services Office (ISSO) provides programming support to Chalmers Hall for internationally themed events and dinners.
To apply to live in the Global Village in Chalmers Hall, there is a special application process. Contact the International Student Services Office: lupton@roanoke.edu.