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Campus Living Enhances College Experience
Living on campus, commuting from home, finding an apartment – as families weigh the options for college accommodations, the University of St. Thomas asks parents to consider what UST students have to say about campus life.

Students frequently cite safety, convenience, affordability and greater access to University activities as benefits of campus living. Studies have shown that students who choose to live on campus have better grades, are more involved in the campus community, and can transition more easily into the university culture. What better way to know what’s going on at our campus than to live here?

Talitha Tanksley transferred to UST from San Jacinto College and lives in Guinan Hall. “Living on campus has given me more opportunities to make friends and be involved with campus life,” Tanksley said. “My fellow residents at Guinan have really become a second family.

It’s so convenient to live on campus. I hear about people who wake up at 6 a.m. to commute to class, but I can wake up 10 minutes before class and get there on time. There is never any excuse to be late.”

Visit www.stthom.edu/housing for more details.

Guinan Residence Hall

  • The Guinan Residence Hall located on the University of St. Thomas campus.Rooms are double-occupancy with private bathrooms and individually-controlled thermostats.
  • Rooms are furnished with extra-long, twin-size beds, two desks, two chairs, and two dressers.
  • Rooms are equipped with MicroFridges (refrigerator with freezer and microwave oven), two Internet connections and one cable television connection with access to 64 channels.
  • A computer lab, located on the second floor, is equipped with up-to-date software. Wireless Internet access is also available in the lobby atrium.
  • Students will find an on-site laundry room.

Any regular full-time student who is committed to the integration of faith, reason and life may apply to the St. Augustine Living-Learning Community (LLC).

  • UST students Rebecca Heffern and Jonathan Moré cook in the kitchen of the St. Augustine Living-Learning Community with Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE.The LLC is under the direction of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, whose home is adjacent to St. Augustine Hall.
  • A weekly Mass and discussion of issues touching students' daily lives integrate academic learning, excursions into the arts and environment of Houston, and community service.
  • Augustine Hall offers furnished apartments with 1½ baths, kitchen, living/dining rooms, and laundry room.

Young Hall, located on the south side of campus offers apartments to upper-class students and non-traditional students who want to benefit from a Residence Life community. All apartment residents are required to have a roommate.

  • Residents can choose from one, two or three bedroom units.
  • Apartments have full-service kitchens with appliances.
  • Each bedroom is furnished with two extra-long twin-size beds, two chairs, two dressers and two desks. The living room is furnished with one sofa and two end tables. The dining room is furnished with a dining room table and chairs.
  • Young Hall also features a resident assistant staff, maintenance staff, on-site laundry, center courtyard and weekly custodial service.

UST students Rebecca Heffern and Jonathan Moré cook in the kitchen of the St. Augustine Living-Learning Community with Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE.