University of Connecticut | Programs & Services
Off-Campus Community Leaders Program
The Off-Campus Community Leaders Program is a network of students who live off-campus and assist with executing the mission of the Office of Off-Campus Student Services. In their role, the Off-Campus Community Leaders increase communication with off-campus students, serve as a resource to off-campus students and build community among off-campus students.
Commuter Appreciation Week
To acknowledge the extra effort commuter students make to come to class each day, Off-Campus Student Services is holding a variety of events in their honor.
Off-Campus Housing Listing Service
The off-campus housing website provides information on available housing options as well as message boards for communicating about roommates, furniture listings & sublet opportunities.
Property Showcase Info Tables
Local property managers showcase their properties at information tables in the Student Union during November and December.
Off-Campus Housing Fair
An Off-Campus Housing Fair is held the second week of February. The fair features area property management companies and landlords, other organizations with information about living off-campus, food and prizes.
Off-Campus Life Seminars
Several seminars are offered to help students find housing and/or learn their rights and responsibilities as a student, tenant and community member.
Landlord Information Sharing
The Landlord Information Sharing Program is designed to provide student tenants with a constructive format to raise concerns about the quality of their off-campus housing and/or landlord in a manner that will lead to issue resolution and to provide student tenants a method for documenting their rental housing challenges and successes, so that prospective student tenants can view the types of concerns or issues as well as landlords’ responses year-to-year.
Individual Consultation
A member of the staff meets with students individually or in a small group to answer questions and discuss concerns about living off-campus. Contact the office to schedule a time to meet with a staff member.