Room change process | Housing Policies and Procedures | Policies and regulations

At Seattle University, we base our residential system on the principle of community agreements and strive to create respectful communities. The campus living experience is unique and is associated with many benefits and challenges.

Seattle University’s residential community of roommates, roommates, and friends prepares our students to become involved and leaders for a just and humane world. Our roommate mediation process and room change policy are based on this principle: we believe that roommates should develop open and communicative relationships. Our Housing & Residence Life team is ready and willing to work with you throughout this process. Please note that while Housing & Residence Life staff members are available to assist with roommate conflicts at the Douglas Apartments, we do not facilitate room assignments or changes at the Douglas. Douglas residents who are experiencing roommate difficulties should first speak with their RA and then may be referred to the Douglas Rental Office for further assistance.

By developing open and communicative relationships, each roommate couple/trio will discuss and establish a roommate agreement on how they will live together by establishing boundaries and managing conflict within the room. The Resident Assistant will help each room construct their roommate agreement and, if necessary, make changes throughout the year to resolve any issues that may arise. Area Coordinators and Assistant Area Coordinators are responsible for managing the room change process for residence halls. All moves are subject to room availability and priority of the request over other requests.