What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 5pm Tuesday 8am - 5pm Wednesday 8am - 5pm Thursday 8am - 5pm Friday 8am - 5pm

UMW Residence Life and Housing

Home
United States
Fredericksburg, VA
UMW Residence Life and Housing

The goal of Residence Life and Housing staff is to provide a supportive environment where you can de Welcome to UMW and life in the residence halls! Questions?

You are now a citizen of a new community which relies upon you to be a contributing member of that community. The goal of the Residence Life and Housing staff is to provide a supportive environment where you can develop the skills and abilities you need to be a strong leader and a contributing citizen while learning about yourself and developing a healthy lifestyle. Our mission is to do this throu

gh intentional programming, meaningful interactions and experiential opportunities. Here you will make friendships that will last a lifetime, and see how living on campus can enhance the academic experience. A successful residential experience also depends upon each resident’s acceptance of personal and collective responsibility and learning how each person’s actions impact themselves and their fellow students. Count on your Residence Life and Housing staff members (Resident Assistants, Area Coordinators, Assistant Directors) to help you with your questions. Be sure to check in with the web site, this page or our Twitter account regularly to keep in touch with deadlines and important information. Our offices are located in Marye House (between Farmer and Mason Halls). Come visit any time! Residence Life and Housing
Marye House
540-654-1058
or follow us on Twitter and Instagram !

05/07/2026

Senior Spotlight 🎓💙

Meet RA Haley! Haley is a Sociology major with an Urban Studies and Contemplative Studies minor. She has been on our Residence Life and Housing Team for three years and when asked what her favorite memory during her time as an RA she said, “Playing Hide n’ Seek with residents and talking for hours out my window! I’ll always cherish the lifelong friendships I’ve made while in my role!”

Congratulations, Haley! 🎉

Congratulations to all of our Graduating Seniors and we are so excited to see you walk across that stage! We can’t wait to see all you accomplish next.

05/06/2026

Senior Spotlights 🎓💙

Meet SRA Ada who is majoring in Philosophy Pre-Law and has worked for the Residence Life and Housing team for 3 years! When we asked her what was something that she loved when being part of this team she talked about the friends she made on staff and the adventures that she went on with them.

Congratulations, Ada! 🎉🦅

Check back for one more senior spotlight!

05/04/2026

Senior Spotlight🎓🎉

Meet RA Kailee, who is a Business Administration major! Kailee has been part of our Residence Life and Housing team for 2 years! When asked what her favorite memory is, she said, “I am most grateful for the relationships I made in taking on this role, from my fellow RAs to the residents I was assigned to, I feel like they made my work worthwhile.”

Congratulations, Kailee! 💙

We have a couple more graduating Seniors to share, check back here for their spotlights!

04/29/2026

Senior Spotlight 🦅💙

Meet RA Aloysious! Aloysious is majoring in Mathematics with a concentration in Data Science and he has worked for Residence Life and Housing for 3.5 years! Something that Aloysious really loved about being a part of our team is “having a shoulder to lean on during the difficult times both on and off the job.”

Congratulations, Aloysious! 🎉

We’ve still got more amazing seniors that we have to highlight, check back for more!

04/27/2026

Senior Spotlight 🎓

Meet RA Angela, a Mathematics major and an Education Studies minor! Angela has been working for Residence Life and Housing for 2 years and something that she has loved about being a part of the team is the opportunity it gave her to meet and connect with people across campus. She said, “It gave me a community of RAs to lean on and learn from , and I was able to create my own community on my floor where I met some amazing residents.”

Congratulations, Angela! 💙🎉

Check back for more Senior Spotlights coming up next!

04/23/2026

Senior Spotlight 🎓🎉

Meet RA Caity who is majoring in Early Elementary Education! Caity has been with Residence Life and Housing for 2 years! When asked what her favorite memory during their time in the department she said “When I brought all the dogs to campus for my RA event, it was such a great experience, I really bonded with my residents that day.” She also loved building a community in her building and felt like she not only supported her residents but they were supporting her too!

Congratulations, Caity!💙🦅

We are continuing to highlight our seniors in our Senior Spotlights, keep an eye out for our next one!

04/21/2026

Senior Spotlight 🎓

Meet RA Oscar who is a Computer Science major with a minor in Law and Philosophy! Oscar has been part of the Residence Life and Housing team for 2 years! When asked a favorite memory of his he said “helping residents during move-in my first year as an RA.” He enjoyed assisting residents and their families with their move-in along with other RAs and found it so rewarding!

Congratulations, Oscar! 🎉🦅

More graduating Seniors are coming up next, check back for more!

04/16/2026

Senior Spotlight🎓🦅

Meet SRA Iaroslavna! She is majoring in chemistry with a minor in physics and has worked for Residence Life and Housing for 3 years. Her favorite memory of her time in Residence Life and Housing is working move-in days, especially first-year move-in!

Congratulations, Iaroslavna! 💙

As the semester comes to an end, we will be sharing more Senior Spotlights of our incredible graduating seniors! Check back for more as we get closer to Graduation!

03/25/2026

Today is the day! 🎉 it’s officially 💙 and we are spending it celebrating!

Give to the RA Appreciation Fund today to help support our incredible Resident Assistant team. Any gift - no matter the size - helps support our students. From the moment a student begins their on campus to experience, to the day they move out of their residence hall after Graduation, RAs are there to support, build community, and engage with their peers. They are instrumental to our campus community and we couldn’t do it without them!

is on from noon today to noon tomorrow!

Click the link in our bio or go to givingday.umw.edu to give a gift today! Thank you for joining us and coming to support Residence Life and Housing!

03/24/2026

It’s almost time!! We can hardly believe it but is TOMORROW !! 💙🎉

Mary Wash Day is the biggest day celebrating our favorite place! So grab your UMW gear, wear some blue, and help us support our Residence Life and Housing students. Every contributions helps!

We can’t wait for all of us to come tomorrow 🦅

For more information on how to contribute to Residence Life and Housing, visit givingday.umw.edu or check the link in our bio!

See you tomorrow!! 💙

03/23/2026

We’re having a special Mary Wash Day takeover with RA Haley, RA Anna, and SRA Anj!

Spend the day with some of our incredible students as we celebrate all things UMW, and give you a peek at what’s happening on campus! Check out our stories tomorrow as they share their 💙

Consider giving a gift to our RA Appreciation Fund this Mary Wash Day and support our amazing Resident Assistant Staff - link to give is in our bio!

Address

1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA
22401

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15406541058

Website

http://umw.edu/residencelife

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UMW Residence Life and Housing posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Want your university to be the top-listed University in Fredericksburg?