Mission Statement
Ramapo College of New Jersey seeks to provide聽a living environment welcoming to people of all gender identities, including gender pluralism. Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH)聽provides students of the same, different, or multiple genders the opportunity to reside together in a shared living space, by mutual agreement, regardless of sex assigned at birth.
With GIH, Ramapo seeks to provide a safer, supportive, and affirming housing environment to all students.
Requirements
Participants are required to follow all policies and procedures outlined by the Office of Residential Life. GIH residents also have the opportunity and responsibility to develop and uphold shared standards for their living community, grounded in respect for all people and a commitment to learning from one another鈥檚 experiences and perspectives.
FAQs
All students are welcome to participate in this process in order to create a cohesive housing unit with the purpose of practicing gender inclusivity.
GIH options are available throughout campus and those approved for GIH follow the same online housing selection process as all other residential students, with the added step of completing a GIH application.
Participants commit to living in GIH for one full academic year. If they meet housing eligibility standards, students may re-apply for GIH for the following year.
Students may request room changes by following published room change procedures. Students who do not fulfill their commitment to live in GIH for a full academic year may be ineligible to take part in GIH in the future.
If a vacancy occurs, the Office of Residence Life reserves the right to place a 鈥渨aitlisted鈥� GIH applicant in the suite, leave the vacancy open and combine two or more under capacity suites, or convert the room to a single sex room. This decision is made at the Office of Residence Life鈥檚 discretion, however, reasonable accommodations are made whenever possible.
Please email the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Services at women@ramapo.edu.
A Note on Co-Ed Housing
Please note that GIH is neither housing for couples nor the same as co-ed housing. The co-ed housing model is based on the assumption that there are two sexes and refers to residential situations that place students who are assigned male at birth with students who are assigned female at birth. A request for GIH will be denied if the basis for the request is co-ed housing.
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