The mission of the staff in the Office of Residential Life and Housing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute is to promote a residential experience that advances each resident’s personal growth and development and inspires lifelong community engagement.

The staff members are guided by principles that support a safe, healthy and well maintained living environment. The Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Associate Director for Residential Operations and Communications and Secretary for Residential Life manage the department and central office. Residential complexes are staffed by full time Assistant Directors who provide guidance and support to the student staff and the resident students. Student staff in Residential Life includes Resident Advisors and Residential Office Assistants who serve as mentors and sources of information to assist students in making their SUNY Poly experience a positive and successful one. Housing at the Albany campus is hosted by CrestHill Suites and managed and supported by a full time professional Residence Director/Coordinator of Residential Programming and a student Community Assistant.

All full-time, first-year and sophomore-year students at SUNY Poly are required to reside on campus in one of our residential communities. Exemptions to the residency requirement for first-years and sophomores are granted to students who reside with a parent or legal guardian within 30 miles of campus, are married, are members of the military, or who have legal dependents. Exemptions must be applied for and granted prior to the start of the semester.