Residence Life

Housing Assignment letters are mailed mid-July each year.

The Residence Life Website has lots of information about living on-campus, including room measurements, virtual tours of the residence halls, and the amenities of each building.

When students reserve a room for fall, it is assumed they will be there in the spring as well. No further reservation is necessary. Reservations for the following fall semester are made in February. Students may reserve their same room or enter the Housing Lottery for a different room. More information about this process is written in the Student Handbook. Dates for the process are posted in all residence halls.

Each month, the Residence Life staff for each residence hall inspects each residence hall room for compliance with The Tennessee Fire Code as well as health and safety regulations. These regulations relate to anything that could be a health or safety issue for residents. More information about these regulations is written in the Student Handbook.

All single, full-time students, under the age of 21, who do not reside locally at a primary residence, in the Tri-Cities, with a parent or legal guardian, must live in a residence hall as long as space is available. Students who meet the eligibility requirements may apply for Commuter Status through the Student Portal. The full Commuter Policy can be found here.

Each residence hall has a designated Visitation Hours period, when the building is open for members of the opposite sex to visit. These hours vary by day: 7-10pm Monday-Thursday; 7-11pm Friday; and 11am-11pm Saturday & Sunday. (See signs posted around each hall for easy reference). Visitation Hours are not applicable during breaks, including early arrivals for a new term. King University strongly encourages healthy and vibrant friendships with members of the opposite sex, and outside of visitation hours students are welcome to spend time together around campus, or in the lobby of Liston or Hyde Hall from 7pm-midnight (still observing daily 10pm-10am Quiet Hours).

While students are strongly encouraged to keep their room key and ID with them at all times, accidents happen. If locked out, students are welcome to call Campus Safety & Security at (423) 652-4333 at any time to receive assistance in accessing their room. Please be aware that frequent lockout calls from the same individual in a short time period may result in fines being incurred.

If a student encounters a problem they’d like to request a Work Order for, they should alert their RA to the issue, and/or report the issue to their building’s Resident Director. In the case of a Facilities emergency (e.g. burst pipe), students should immediately call Campus Safety & Security at (423) 652-4333.

The Resident Assistant for your floor/hall or the Resident Director of your residence hall. If it is a severe situation, you can also contact the Dean of Students or the Housing Office.