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Residence Life

In Residence Life we work together with you to help you develop skills needed to become an independent and strong individual.

By promoting your personal and academic growth we extend the educational experience beyond the classroom and lecture halls and the best part is, you choose how you wish to be involved!

Getting involved in residence is easy, whether you enjoy social activities with your friends, helping others with academics, the teamwork of sports and athletics, or taking charge of student leadership!

In addition to the life skills and becoming involved, you will also learn how your contributions help develop a unique and diverse experience. The Niagara College Residences help you learn what a global community feels like!

We have students from across the globe that can introduce you to different cultures and experiences, and help you gain a stronger sense of how you fit in your community.

IT’S ALL HERE FOR YOU!

The Residence Life Team exists to promote a social and supportive community, with a strong emphasis on self-growth and development. They implement quality programming and promote a safe environment with high community standards that reflect our diverse community.

Being part of the Residence Life Team can be a positive life-changing experience. Skills and experiences gained from various positions will prepare student leaders for their future careers. Getting involved lets you make your living experience your own and help others get more from their residence experience too! Whether you become an RA, a member of Residence Council, do room tours, or just take part in Residence Life events, these opportunities allow students to connect with their community, enrich their post-secondary experiences, make friends and network.

Residence Life Coordinator (RLC)

The Residence Life Coordinator is responsible for the overall operations of the Residence Life Department. They provide direct leadership to the Residence Life Staff and ensure our mission statement and principles are met fairly and consistently. The RLC also participates in on-call rotations, student meetings, and programming, as well as takes a leadership stance with emergency and crisis intervention.

Resident Advisor (RA)

Your Resident Advisor is here to help you transition into your new community. Their role in the community is to plan academic, social, and educational programs, assist you with academic and personal concerns, and ensure the safety and security of the building. They are here for you to make your Residence experience the best that is can be and to promote a sense of community within the residence.

Being part of the Residence Life Team can be a positive life-changing experience. Skills and experiences gained from various positions will prepare student leaders for their future careers. Getting involved lets you make your living experience your own and help others get more from their residence experience too! Whether you become an RA, a member of Residence Council, do room tours, or just take part in Residence Life events, these opportunities allow students to connect with their community, enrich their post-secondary experiences, make friends and network.

Residence Council

Residence Council is a group consisting of elected and volunteer residents who advocate on behalf of the Residence community. Residence Council members contribute to the community through programming, participating as committee members, and through meetings with the students. Residence Council consists of the elected executive members; vice president and president and general representatives; all students are welcome to apply to be a Residence Council member.

Tour Room Ambassador

Becoming a tour room ambassador is simple! This in-house opportunity allows enthusiastic residents who love their residence space a chance to showcase their living space to potential future students. Residents who apply to become a tour room are given the chance to share their anecdotal experiences, enjoy increased housekeeping, suspended lockout key charges, and are encouraged to add this opportunity to their resumes.

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To become a member of our Residence Life Team or another member of our Residence Team, please click HERE to review open positions.

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  • What's Up This Week at the NOTL and Welland Residences? Swipe to check it out!

We begin our hiring blitz this week with some fun and informative Residence Advisor Information Sessions on the 14th, 16th and 17th of January.
  • Welland Residents--

Our Prize Winners have been selected! 

Check our story to watch and see who our lucky winners are!

We hope you are all having a wonderful start to your 2025!
  • Hello Welland Residents!

As a special treat, we are doing a special prize give draw for two students who showed a ton of spirit and engagement during December programming! 

Results will be drawn today and shared to this space--winners will be additionally contacted by email to collect their prize. 

Thanks for all of your positive engagement in 2024, and we are looking forward to seeing that energy continue into 2025!
  • Welcome Back Residents, we hope that you're as excited to get into 2025 as we are 🎊

We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting Spirit Week from January 6 - 10, 2025 and it is full of fun events designed to ease you back into the school year and renew or make new connections in the residence community. 

Swipe to check it out ➡
  • ☃🕎We're in the holiday home stretch now✡🎄

We wish you the best of luck with exams and final projects! Come out and join the RLS at our events this week to destress in the evening, we'll be decorating cookies, cutting DIY snowflakes, and doing mindful and meaningful work on ourselves.
  • Psssst, did you know that we still have lots of fun in store for you in the next two weeks before you head out for winter vacation?? Swipe to see what we have going on at the NC NOTL and Welland Residences.
  • In the cozy NC residences, calm and bright,
Students gather, ready for the fight
Books stacked high, notes spread wide,
With extended quiet hours, they take their stride

Whispers of knowledge fill the air,
As laughter stays quiet, showing how they care
Guest policies tighten, friends stay away,
Focus and silence lead the way

Caffeine fuels the long, late-night grind,
While thoughts of success dance in each mind
In these walls of learning, resolve is found,
For soon, their hard work will know no bound

So here’s to the residents, steadfast and true,
May your late-night study keep your dreams in view
With quiet around you and focus in sight,
You’ll conquer those exams and shine oh so bright!
  • Exam season is nearly upon us so we've made sure to pack some fun and fabulous treats into the final week of November. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters throughout the residence for important exam season information.
  • Week 3 of November is packed with lots of goodness! We're crafting, consenting, karaoke-ing and challenging the status quo. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters to see which events you can join on your PJ's for Bonus Spirit Cup Points.
What's Up This Week at the NOTL and Welland Residences? Swipe to check it out!

We begin our hiring blitz this week with some fun and informative Residence Advisor Information Sessions on the 14th, 16th and 17th of January.
What's Up This Week at the NOTL and Welland Residences? Swipe to check it out!

We begin our hiring blitz this week with some fun and informative Residence Advisor Information Sessions on the 14th, 16th and 17th of January.
What's Up This Week at the NOTL and Welland Residences? Swipe to check it out!

We begin our hiring blitz this week with some fun and informative Residence Advisor Information Sessions on the 14th, 16th and 17th of January.
What's Up This Week at the NOTL and Welland Residences? Swipe to check it out! We begin our hiring blitz this week with some fun and informative Residence Advisor Information Sessions on the 14th, 16th and 17th of January.
2 days ago
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1/9
Welland Residents--

Our Prize Winners have been selected! 

Check our story to watch and see who our lucky winners are!

We hope you are all having a wonderful start to your 2025!
Welland Residents-- Our Prize Winners have been selected! Check our story to watch and see who our lucky winners are! We hope you are all having a wonderful start to your 2025!
1 week ago
View on Instagram |
2/9
Hello Welland Residents!

As a special treat, we are doing a special prize give draw for two students who showed a ton of spirit and engagement during December programming! 

Results will be drawn today and shared to this space--winners will be additionally contacted by email to collect their prize. 

Thanks for all of your positive engagement in 2024, and we are looking forward to seeing that energy continue into 2025!
Hello Welland Residents! As a special treat, we are doing a special prize give draw for two students who showed a ton of spirit and engagement during December programming! Results will be drawn today and shared to this space--winners will be additionally contacted by email to collect their prize. Thanks for all of your positive engagement in 2024, and we are looking forward to seeing that energy continue into 2025!
1 week ago
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3/9
Welcome Back Residents, we hope that you're as excited to get into 2025 as we are 🎊

We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting Spirit Week from January 6 - 10, 2025 and it is full of fun events designed to ease you back into the school year and renew or make new connections in the residence community. 

Swipe to check it out ➡
Welcome Back Residents, we hope that you're as excited to get into 2025 as we are 🎊

We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting Spirit Week from January 6 - 10, 2025 and it is full of fun events designed to ease you back into the school year and renew or make new connections in the residence community. 

Swipe to check it out ➡
Welcome Back Residents, we hope that you're as excited to get into 2025 as we are 🎊

We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting Spirit Week from January 6 - 10, 2025 and it is full of fun events designed to ease you back into the school year and renew or make new connections in the residence community. 

Swipe to check it out ➡
Welcome Back Residents, we hope that you're as excited to get into 2025 as we are 🎊 We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting Spirit Week from January 6 - 10, 2025 and it is full of fun events designed to ease you back into the school year and renew or make new connections in the residence community. Swipe to check it out ➡
2 weeks ago
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4/9
☃🕎We're in the holiday home stretch now✡🎄

We wish you the best of luck with exams and final projects! Come out and join the RLS at our events this week to destress in the evening, we'll be decorating cookies, cutting DIY snowflakes, and doing mindful and meaningful work on ourselves.
☃🕎We're in the holiday home stretch now✡🎄

We wish you the best of luck with exams and final projects! Come out and join the RLS at our events this week to destress in the evening, we'll be decorating cookies, cutting DIY snowflakes, and doing mindful and meaningful work on ourselves.
☃🕎We're in the holiday home stretch now✡🎄

We wish you the best of luck with exams and final projects! Come out and join the RLS at our events this week to destress in the evening, we'll be decorating cookies, cutting DIY snowflakes, and doing mindful and meaningful work on ourselves.
☃🕎We're in the holiday home stretch now✡🎄 We wish you the best of luck with exams and final projects! Come out and join the RLS at our events this week to destress in the evening, we'll be decorating cookies, cutting DIY snowflakes, and doing mindful and meaningful work on ourselves.
1 month ago
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5/9
Psssst, did you know that we still have lots of fun in store for you in the next two weeks before you head out for winter vacation?? Swipe to see what we have going on at the NC NOTL and Welland Residences.
Psssst, did you know that we still have lots of fun in store for you in the next two weeks before you head out for winter vacation?? Swipe to see what we have going on at the NC NOTL and Welland Residences.
Psssst, did you know that we still have lots of fun in store for you in the next two weeks before you head out for winter vacation?? Swipe to see what we have going on at the NC NOTL and Welland Residences.
Psssst, did you know that we still have lots of fun in store for you in the next two weeks before you head out for winter vacation?? Swipe to see what we have going on at the NC NOTL and Welland Residences.
1 month ago
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6/9
In the cozy NC residences, calm and bright,
Students gather, ready for the fight
Books stacked high, notes spread wide,
With extended quiet hours, they take their stride

Whispers of knowledge fill the air,
As laughter stays quiet, showing how they care
Guest policies tighten, friends stay away,
Focus and silence lead the way

Caffeine fuels the long, late-night grind,
While thoughts of success dance in each mind
In these walls of learning, resolve is found,
For soon, their hard work will know no bound

So here’s to the residents, steadfast and true,
May your late-night study keep your dreams in view
With quiet around you and focus in sight,
You’ll conquer those exams and shine oh so bright!
In the cozy NC residences, calm and bright,
Students gather, ready for the fight
Books stacked high, notes spread wide,
With extended quiet hours, they take their stride

Whispers of knowledge fill the air,
As laughter stays quiet, showing how they care
Guest policies tighten, friends stay away,
Focus and silence lead the way

Caffeine fuels the long, late-night grind,
While thoughts of success dance in each mind
In these walls of learning, resolve is found,
For soon, their hard work will know no bound

So here’s to the residents, steadfast and true,
May your late-night study keep your dreams in view
With quiet around you and focus in sight,
You’ll conquer those exams and shine oh so bright!
In the cozy NC residences, calm and bright,
Students gather, ready for the fight
Books stacked high, notes spread wide,
With extended quiet hours, they take their stride

Whispers of knowledge fill the air,
As laughter stays quiet, showing how they care
Guest policies tighten, friends stay away,
Focus and silence lead the way

Caffeine fuels the long, late-night grind,
While thoughts of success dance in each mind
In these walls of learning, resolve is found,
For soon, their hard work will know no bound

So here’s to the residents, steadfast and true,
May your late-night study keep your dreams in view
With quiet around you and focus in sight,
You’ll conquer those exams and shine oh so bright!
In the cozy NC residences, calm and bright, Students gather, ready for the fight Books stacked high, notes spread wide, With extended quiet hours, they take their stride Whispers of knowledge fill the air, As laughter stays quiet, showing how they care Guest policies tighten, friends stay away, Focus and silence lead the way Caffeine fuels the long, late-night grind, While thoughts of success dance in each mind In these walls of learning, resolve is found, For soon, their hard work will know no bound So here’s to the residents, steadfast and true, May your late-night study keep your dreams in view With quiet around you and focus in sight, You’ll conquer those exams and shine oh so bright!
2 months ago
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7/9
Exam season is nearly upon us so we've made sure to pack some fun and fabulous treats into the final week of November. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters throughout the residence for important exam season information.
Exam season is nearly upon us so we've made sure to pack some fun and fabulous treats into the final week of November. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters throughout the residence for important exam season information.
Exam season is nearly upon us so we've made sure to pack some fun and fabulous treats into the final week of November. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters throughout the residence for important exam season information.
Exam season is nearly upon us so we've made sure to pack some fun and fabulous treats into the final week of November. Check out the lobby calendar and posters throughout the residence for important exam season information.
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
8/9
Week 3 of November is packed with lots of goodness! We're crafting, consenting, karaoke-ing and challenging the status quo. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters to see which events you can join on your PJ's for Bonus Spirit Cup Points.
Week 3 of November is packed with lots of goodness! We're crafting, consenting, karaoke-ing and challenging the status quo. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters to see which events you can join on your PJ's for Bonus Spirit Cup Points.
Week 3 of November is packed with lots of goodness! We're crafting, consenting, karaoke-ing and challenging the status quo. 

Check out the lobby calendar and posters to see which events you can join on your PJ's for Bonus Spirit Cup Points.
Week 3 of November is packed with lots of goodness! We're crafting, consenting, karaoke-ing and challenging the status quo. Check out the lobby calendar and posters to see which events you can join on your PJ's for Bonus Spirit Cup Points.
2 months ago
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9/9