Monash Residential Services

Monash Residential Services (MRS), a division of Monash University, are responsible for providing student housing to many of the university's 55,000 students on located in eight campuses in three countries on three continents. In addition to five of the Australian campuses MRS provides housing in the university campus of Monash South Africa. The Monash University, Malaysia campus is not served by MRS.

Clayton campus
Six halls of residence are located at the Clayton campus in Clayton, Victoria. MRS is also responsible for Normanby House, an off-campus accommodation building for Clayton students. In addition, Monash Residential Services is responsible for the administration of the South East Flats, several blocks of self-contained flats at the south-eastern corner of the university.

Howitt Hall

Howitt Hall is the tallest Monash residential building, standing 12 stories high, with a good view of the other halls and the university.
History
Howitt Hall is the third oldest hall, and was opened in September 1966. The hall is named after Alfred Howitt, a scholar and prominent figure in early Gippsland. The logo of Howitt, a camel, derives from the fact that Howitt never lost a camel on his search for Burke and Wills.

Farrer Hall

Farrer Hall is divided into two buildings, Commons and Lords, with an annex to Commons called Chastity which is located above the common room. The Hall has more focus on floors, with kitchens, laundries and common rooms shared across them. Commons (the largest) consists of three separate floors and have a diverse mix of students.

Richardson Hall
Richardson Hall (Richo) is the newest of the Halls of Residence at Monash University. Richardson is home to 190 residents. Richardson 'has' been known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson, a tradition that the hall has been continuing since the mid 1970s. However in recent times the ratio between international and local residents has become fairly equal throughout all halls.

Richardson Hall, along with its neighbour Roberts Hall are built around the "Stairway" concept. There are 9 residential (188 rooms) and 1 common stairways, with each being broken into between 4 and 7 levels. Each level has between 2 and 6 residents. Usually, 5 residents share a common bathroom and kitchenette area with 10 people to a large common fridge.This arrangement offers privacy and relaxed social contact amongst relatively small groups in addition to the communal common areas. Newspapers are delivered directly to the Hall every morning. RA's run a small shop every evening, where soft drinks, snacks and other essentials can be purchased. In Richardson Hall, the stairways are numbered 2 - 9. Stairway 1 are the Common Areas containing a Gym, Computer Lab, Games Room, TV Rooms, Projector room with cable TV, Common Room, Kitchen and Laundry.

The Hall has an outlook over a lake and the University grounds with a large variety of bird life, and is close to the facilities and faculties of the University, in particular the gymnasium and swimming pools.

The Residential Support Team, made up of the RA's, Senior RA, Deputy College Head and College Head, is the primary support and management body within the Hall.

There is an opportunity for students who remain in the Hall and become senior residents, to take on leadership roles through; becoming Resident Advisors (RAs); being on the Halls Society Committee; or being elected to the Orientation Committee.

Deakin Hall

Deakin Hall is a residence hall at Monash University in Australia. It was established in 1962.

Roberts Hall
Roberts Hall is named after Tom Roberts, an Australian artist who was affectionately known as 'the bulldog'. The mascot of Roberts Hall is a bulldog in recognition of this.

South East Flats
The South East Flats is located at the south-eastern corner of the university's Clayton campus. It is made up of two blocks of flats, and the flat sizes range from 2 bedrooms to 5 bedrooms. There are 30 flats in total, designed to accommodate 130 students. Each flat is fully furnished to include all the necessities of student life, such as chairs and a table.

The main difference between the halls of residence and the South East Flats is the support services given to the students. There is a very low level of interaction between the residents and the resident advisors; this example is set by the College Head. Thus, the resident advisors and College Head choose to keep a low profile and play a minimal and purely administrative role in the day-to-day existence of the South East Flats, as opposed to the more personal and convivial atmosphere offered at the halls of residence. Several functions are held throughout the year for the residents, however, these typically have a very low rate of attendance. 2006 saw the addition of a common recreational area, known as the pavilion; this is available exclusively to residents of the South East Flats.

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