Frequently Asked Questions & Useful Facts

Campus House & Townhouse Facts

All university policies, including all housing policies, apply to both campus houses and townhouses.

Some notable policies and reminders are listed below:

• Policies such as 'Quiet Hours' and 'Courtesy Hours' still apply as they do in all other Resident's Halls. In addition, if there are disruptions to the neighborhood/neighbors, the City of Davenport may assess additional fines or sanctions to the residents if deemed necessary.

• The maximum number of occupants of your housing unit can total no more than double the amount of residents of the campus house/townhouse.

• The use of and tobacco product or cannabis is strictly prohibited.

• In order to consume or possess alcohol, residents must be 21 years of age or older.

• Alcohol must remain within the interior of the house/townhouse or contained to the porch (if your unit has one) - no alcohol is allowed on any lawn or quad owned by the University nor sidewalk leading to a residence. Glass or glass containers are NOT allowed on any of the porches.

• Campus house lawns and Townhouse lawns are considered to be 'quads' and must be treated as such. 

  • Nothing should remain on the lawns overnight. 

  • Nothing that is put on/in the lawns should cause any damage to the lawn. 

  • Any animal waste must be cleaned up immediately. Any animal/ESA must be on a leash and be following ESA policies. No animal leash 'stakes' are to be used at any point.   

  • Lawns are owned by the University - at any point, they may be used by the University for other purposes and/or off-limits to any residents.

• Residents are not permitted to use any driveway that may be attached to a campus house for any period of time. Parking is NOT provided for campus houses.

• Non-approved fires and firepits are strictly prohibited.

• Basements are only to be used for laundry purposes and/or bathroom uses (if there is a basement bathroom) 

  • They are NOT to be used for storage. 

  • Residents are not permitted to 'lounge' in the basement or use it as a common area. There should be no use of the basement for social reasons.

• Interior, university-provided furniture should NOT be used on porches for any reason. The only university-provided furniture allowed on porches are the octagonal picnic tables provided on the Townhouse patios.

FAQ's:

• Where can we find the application!?

Click here to start your application!

• How does the selection process take place?

Townhouses: Selection will be a part of the normal housing selection process, with no alterations. 

Campus Houses: If you desire to live in a campus house, you must select 'Campus Houses' as your 1st choice on your housing application. Campus Houses selection will take place before the normal housing selection process. Therefore, DO NOT select campus houses as a 2nd or 3rd option, as you will not be a part of the campus house selection process. Since this selection takes place before the normal selection process, Campus Houses should not be a 'backup' plan if other spaces are not available, as the campus houses will already be filled by those who selected 'Campus Houses' as their 1st choice. If all of the campus houses are selected before your housing groups 'turn' during the Campus House selection process, your group will still have your regular priority position in the normal housing selection process. You will also have enough time to alter your top choices for the normal selection process.

• When and how will we pick our Campus House?

If you select Campus Houses as your 1st choice, once the housing application closes, your group will be sent an email to schedule a timeslot to select from the available campus houses. The timeslots will go in order of the priority of your group. So, the highest priority group that selected Campus Houses as their 1st choice will have the first timeslot, the next highest priority group with Campus Houses as their 1st choice will have the second timeslot, and so on. If your group does not wish to live in any of the campus houses still available during your timeslot, you will be placed back into the normal housing selection process, at your regular priority level, with time to alter your top housing choices. The same will happen if there are no more campus houses left at the time of your group's timeslot. At the time of your selection timeslot, you will choose your bedroom placements and roommates (if you choose to have one).

• Are campus houses and townhouses furnished like other rooms?

Yes, both campus houses and townhouses are furnished with the same furniture your would receive in our other residential spaces. This includes a kitchen/dinning table, bed frame and mattress, desk, desk chair, and combination of common area couches/chairs & end tables/coffee table.

Our policy at St. Ambrose is that all university-provided furniture must remain in the residential unit. You are welcome to bring your own, additional furniture (please see handbook and housing contract for the specifications for what type of furniture you may bring). However, university-provided furniture is not removed or stored if you decide to bring your own furniture*.

• Who can live in campus houses and townhouses?

Campus Houses and Townhouses are a part of preferred housing at SAU. This means that a resident must be going into going into at least their 3rd year of college (or more than 2 years removed from high school graduation) in order to apply to live in these units.

• How many people do we need to be considered a 'full' group?

Ideally, in order to receive the most priority & preference, applying residents/groups should have a 'full' group for the unit that they are applying for. A 'full' group consists of eight (8) residents for a townhouse and five (5) residents for a campus house. However, as we have now transitioned all of the bedrooms in our campus houses to all be single rooms (if desired), the amount of residents needed to be considered a 'full' group for campus houses is equal to the amount of bedrooms of the campus house you are desiring*. This only applies to campus houses, NOT townhouses. A 'full' group for a townhouse is still considered to be 8 residents. If you do not have a 'full' group of residents, you are still more than welcome to apply for either campus houses or townhouses. However, you will more than likely be placed with other residents to fill the spaces of the unit you are applying for. You will also not be given the same priority in selecting which house/townhouse you want compared to fuller groups.

*If a group decides to utilize the available bedroom(s) in a campus house as a 'double(s)', the group will not get more priority. I.e. for a 3 bedroom house, a group of 3 and a group of 5 are both considered to be 'full' groups.  

• How many people can live in a campus house?

The maximum number of residents in one house is five (5). Some of the bedrooms in the available 3 or 4 bedroom houses may be 'doubles' if your group wishes. However, the maximum number of residents of any particular house may not exceed five. If your group exceeds this number, you will not be considered eligible to live in one of the campus houses.

• What if I have an accommodation from the ARC?

Our residents' accommodations are extremely important at SAU. We guarantee that your documented and approved accommodation will be met according to policy. This documentation must be submitted AND approved by the ARC before the housing selection process begins. If your approval comes after your housing selection, any changes that need to be made in order to fulfill your accommodations may require you to move from your selected housing. Once housing selection takes place, another resident(s) will not be asked, nor forced, to move out of their selected housing due to an accommodation being approved after the selection date.

• *What happens to the extra furniture in my 'single' campus house bedroom that used to be a 'double?'

If you select a newly, re-classified 'single' bedroom in one of the campus houses, you may be given the option to either keep the extra furniture that is currently in the room OR have it removed. This is not guaranteed. Because of the current inconsistency of single/double bedrooms throughout the campus houses, some of these new 'singles' may still have the extra furniture and some may not. We cannot guarantee that your single bedroom will come with extra furniture. We also cannot guarantee that you will be able to keep any extra furniture, have it removed, or have extra furniture added. This will ultimately depend on the University needs throughout campus. Due to a very limited amount of storage, removing furniture may not be an option. Other furniture across campus may be in disrepair and/or need replacing, not guaranteeing residents the possibility of keeping extra furniture that comes with the room. We will monitor the University's needs throughout the summer months and do our best to provide you with an updated inventory of your bedroom furniture as we approach the Fall semester.