WSU Housing and Residence Life is committed to making each resident feel welcomed and included in our campus communities; including an environment welcoming to all gender identities and forms of gender expression.

Students who are interested in Gender Neutral Housing should indicate such through the housing application.

Please note that:

  • Each request is handled through a confidential process. 
  • Late requests will be handled as appropriate spaces become available.

We recognize that some students may have a preferred name/nickname different than their birth certificate name and we know that using one name or the other may pose different safety concerns in certain circumstances. Students will be asked to provide a preferred name/nickname, but please note the circumstances in which housing staff will use each name: for all external communications, such as mailings sent to your home, we will use your birth certificate name and for all internal communications, such as when you speak directly to Housing staff or when RA's make name tags to put on your door, we will use your preferred name. Filling out your preferred name or nickname is also important if you intend to request a mailbox with us as we can only deliver mail to you if the name on the mail matches what we have in our system. Providing this information now will help ensure that our records are accurate and that we get mail to you in a timely manner.

If you have questions, please contact:
Christine Yim
Associate Director of Business Operations
christine.yim@wichita.edu

 

Roommate Conflicts

If a student has a conflict with a roommate because of their gender identity and/or expression they can utilize their RA as a resource. If the student should need further help, they can see their Residence Life Coordinator. RLCs are full-time, professional staff members. All Residence Life staff have taken part in training specifically on gender identity/expression issues provided through Wichita State’s Office of Human Resources. Another resource available is the staff at Student Engagement & Belonging, located in the Rhatigan Student Center.