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Marshall Housing

Current Residents

Residence Hall Guide
A residence hall room in Marshall Commons

Welcome home, Herd!

This page is your go-to resource for everything you need while living on campus at Marshall University. Whether you have a question about maintenance, need information on your meal plan, or want to stay up to date on important dates and policies, we’ve got you covered.

Important Dates & Deadlines

From move-in and breaks to renewal and move-out. Stay on track with our upcoming housing deadlines.

  •  Move-In
    • First-Year: August 12 & 13, 2025
    • Upperclass: August 15-17, 2025
  • Residence Hall Closures & Breaks
    • Residence Halls remain open over Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring breaks. Students may stay in your rooms during these breaks with the completion of the break intent form.
    • Thanksgiving Break: Sunday, Nov. 23 – Friday, November 28
    • Winter Break: Sunday, Dec. 14 – Friday, Jan. 9
    • Spring Break: Sunday, March 15 – Friday, March 20
  • Room Retention & Renewal
    • February – March 2026
  • Move-Out
    • Halls close at noon on Sunday, May 10, 2026

Residents should be sure to check their Marshall email regularly for Housing updates.

Popular Resources

Residence Hall Guide

Our Residence Hall Guide provides important information about the campus living experience, including residence hall policies and procedures.

Residence Hall Guide
Maintenance Requests

Submit a work order quickly and easily through our online system. For emergency issues, contact your front desk or the on-call staff immediately.

Maintenance Work Order
Report Internet Issues

Having issues with wireless internet in your room?
Log into myMU, select “My Support”, then click on the “Dorm Network Issue” under “Submit a Common Request.”

myMU
Student IDs and Lost Keys

Issues with your Marshall ID or room key?

  • Student ID: Visit the ID Office in Drinko Library.
  • Lost Keys: Contact your residence hall’s front desk or your RA.
Campus ID Office
Meal Plans

Need to review or change your meal plan? Learn more about dining options and make changes through the campus dining portal.

Campus Dining & Meal Plans
Employment Opportunities

Our residence halls have multiple levels of staff to support residents including a variety of student level support. Use the link below to explore available student employment opportunities.

Student Employment Opportunities
Stay Connected
  • Check your Marshall email regularly
  • Attend floor and hall meetings
  • Follow us on Social Media
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Have Questions?

Your RA, Assistant Area Coordinator and Area Coordinator are always here to help. You can also contact Housing and Residence Life directly at housing@marshall.edu or 304-696-6765.

Email housing@marshall.edu
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Room Selection

Room Retention and Selection take place each February and are when students currently living in the residence halls secure their housing for the next academic year.

Room Retention & Selection
Students study in their residence hall room in Marshall Commons

Room Assignments

Your Room Assignment

Once your Housing Application has been processed, you will receive an email at your Marshall email address with your room assignment.

Due to a high volume of requests for certain residence halls, not all students will be placed in the hall of their first choice. Should this occur, your name will automatically be placed on a waiting list for that residence hall.

Roommate Information

  • Roommate information for First Time Freshman is sent in June in the room assignment email. If you would like to receive your future roommate’s email and their cell phone number, visit the “Check Assignment Status” button below.
  • Roommate information may not be available if a student requests their contact information to be kept private.
Check Assignment Status
Students moving boxes into the residence halls at Marshall University

Spring Move-Out

The residence halls close on May 10, 2026 at Noon.

Students staying for Summer School Sessions will receive additional instructions for moving to the summer school building when they receive their summer school assignments.

Spring Move-Out Notification

Living with a Roommate

Living with a roommate is a great opportunity to build a friendship that can last a lifetime. Like any friendship, a roommate relationship requires open communication.

As you prepare to have a roommate, please keep the following in mind:

  • Be honest about your expectations concerning your living space, study times, guests/visitors, sharing items, etc., and communicate them to your roommate.
  • Be open to learning new things about your roommate.
  • Be flexible and willing to compromise when differences or disagreements arise.
  • You and your roommate will work with your Resident Advisor (RA) to complete a roommate agreement that sets boundaries and a framework for your living space.

Roommate Mediation

Sometimes it is difficult for roommates to talk about their differences, but your RA is here to help facilitate the conversation. Housing staff can sit down with you and your roommate and discuss issues. With a little give and take, you can work together to make your environment more comfortable. If a compromise cannot be reached and a room change is the result of the conversation, these staff members can assist you with that process as well.

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Residence Hall Association

YOUR HOME. YOUR VOICE. YOUR FUTURE.

The Marshall University Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a student-run organization advised by residence life staff dedicated to enhancing the residence hall experience.

RHA implements fun programs and engages in advocacy. It serves as the voice of the residential students to the Housing and Residence Life Office, Marshall University Student Government, faculty, administrators, dining services and other relevant parties.

RHA members are elected each spring and serve a one year term which begins at the conclusion of the spring semester. RHA General Assembly meetings are open to all residence hall students.

RHA benefits:

  • Leadership development
  • Plan programming
  • Connect with other residents
  • Advocate in the residence halls
  • Serve the community
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