Auxiliary Services

Why should you spend money on campus and support these services?

When your student does business with the University Bookstore, purchases a meal on campus, or lives in one of the residential colleges, he/she will not only receive quality service and products, but you are investing your money back into the university.  Every dollar spent on campus stays within the university to enhance services and provide additional services and programs for your student.  In essence every dollar spent goes back to the students.

The bookstore, dining services, and the residential colleges are all auxiliary units, meaning money is earned from user fees and purchases.  The fees are not only used to pay for the services, such as food, residence hall upkeep, and bookstore textbooks and merchandise, but also for student scholarships ($75,000 from the bookstore, over $300,000 in housing scholarships), student employment opportunities, assistance to university clubs and organizations, and to keep residential college housing increases as low as possible.  The list can go on and on.  So when you support these university operations, you are in essence providing resources that will enhance campus life and provide more opportunities for your student.  Please keep this in mind as you make decisions on where your student shops, dines, or lives while at Murray State University.

Residential Colleges

The residential college is the hub of the collective living and learning experience at Murray State University.  The residence hall is the heart of each residential college and is the focal point for the residential college activities.

Each residential college is composed of residential and commuting students from a variety of academic majors, grade classifications, ethnic backgrounds and extra-curricular interests.  This model is a very personal way for the students to become involved in college and to succeed.

The Residential College staff includes a college head (tenured faculty member), para-professional staff (a residence director and resident advisors) desk workers, students maintenance workers, and student security guards.  These staff members are committed to the residential college concept and to making the residential college experience the best it can be.  Staff members are there to assist students and to help provide an environment conducive to developing skills in living and working with a diversity of individuals. 

All residential colleges except one are co-ed.  This means both men and women are assigned to the same building; however, the genders are separated by floor or wing.  The single gender building is Springer College. 

Each room is equipped with twin beds, desk, chairs, closets, drawer space and blinds.  The students furnish most other items.  Additional suggested items include towels, linens, blankets, clock, radio, area rug, lamp and telephone.

Washers, dryers, vending machines, kitchenettes (with stoves and microwave ovens), study lounge and computer rooms are available in the residential colleges.  Hart and White residential colleges each have expanded computer labs with internet access that is available for all students to use. 

For specific guidelines, policies, and housing regulations, contact the Housing Office.

MSU Housing Office
(270) 809-2310
housing@murraystate.edu