Housing & Facilities
Safety & Security
Howdy Handbook
RA Fun Facts #1
Roommates & Assignments
100

This is the number of residence halls at FIT.

What is four?

100

All residence halls are equipped with this to enter.

What is an ID card reader or swipe access, and Public Safety?

100

A college or university where the consumption or possession of alcohol is prohibited on campus grounds, regardless of the individual's age.

What is a dry campus?

100

I have 8 dogs.

What is a Caleb?
100
This is the person the resident should email to request a room switch.

Who is the REC?

200

The approximate number of students living on campus.

What is 2000-2200?

200

Each room has this item to detect smoke.

What is a smoke detector?

200
This staff member is who you call on duty for escalated situations.

What is an SOC?

200

These two RAs either speak more than 4 languages and or their household speaks 4 or more languages. There are two RAs associated with this question.

What is a Bri and Cece?

200

Room assignments are based in part on this online questionnaire.

What is the housing preference form?

300

This residence hall includes suite-style rooms with kitchens and primarily houses Upperclassmen.

What is Kaufman Hall?

300

These are held at least once per semester in every hall. This causes people to evacuate the building.

What are fire drills?

300

FIT is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items stored in the lockers.

What is liability?

300

I've been to over 20 broadway shows + I can play 3 instruments !

What is a Jaylene?

300

Room changes are allowed during this period early in the semester. When is date?

What is Room Switch Week? Begins September 15th.

400

The min number of credits a student must take to be eligible for housing.

What is 12 credits? (Full-time)

400

If locked out, students can go to this location for help.

What is the front Residential Life desk or RA on duty?

400

Holds desk hours, conducts rounds, fields calls from Public Safety, responds to issues, completes duty logs, and handles lockouts and key replacements.

What is the primary RA on Call?
400

I have seen a pink river dolphin.

What is an Abby?

400

This system is used to manage room selection for returning students.

What is the housing portal/Starrez?

500

The name of the Personal Property insurance that students are referred to if their items are damaged.

What is Haylor Property Insurance?

500
The people that Public Safety call in cases of a medical transport.
What is EMS?
500

Three Hospital, Medical, and Mental Health Referral Information Listed In The Handbook. (Off-Campus Resources)

Bellevue Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Lenox Hill Greenwich Village, NYU Medical Center Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care CityMD West 33rd, Mount Sinai Doctors, CityMD, Mount Sinai West, Northwell Zucker Hillside Hospital, UMD Urgent Care - Union Square, Mental Health NYC Well.

500

I was interviewed live by the local news when I was 10 for confounding a company

What is a Tiah?

500

Conflict resolution between roommates often involves this process.

What is mediation?

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