DePaul University Department of Housing Services records

The Department of Housing Services facilitates the process of finding and maintaining oncampus housing for DePaul University students and partners with other university departments to promote the experience of on-campus living. It is responsible for operational issues within DePaul's residence halls, including room assignments, billing, security, and facility repairs. The mission of Housing Services is to "provide exceptional services within high-quality, residential facilities while also encouraging residents' personal growth and community responsibility" (http://offices.depaul.edu/housing/about/Pages/mission-and-vision.aspx, retrieved April 8, 2015). Housing Services works closely with the Department of Residential Education, which hires students to work in the residence halls and strives to engage oncampus residents. Residential Education is also tasked with encouraging residents' personal development and responding to discipline issues. The functions of Housing Services and Residential Education were previously combined and known collectively as the Office of Residence Life, which reported to the Division of Student Affairs. Residence Life split into two functions in 2003, at which point Housing Services and Residential Education adopted their current names. Residential Education still reports to Student Affairs; Housing Services is a division of Facilities Operations.