UNH recognizes the importance of providing students an environment in which they are comfortable, including considering the gender identity of roommate(s). We know that same-gender roommate assignments are not appropriate for or desired by all students. Gender Inclusive Housing seeks to provide an environment that is welcoming to all gender identities. Students may choose to share a room with someone of any gender identity that is most comfortable and appropriate to their own identity.
How it Works
It's simple - students that are interested in Gender Inclusive Housing can opt in on their housing application. Selecting this option will allow these students to meet other students who opted for Gender Inclusive Housing and form groups with students that agreed to this option's agreement. Students of any gender identity will be able to self-assign themselves together in gender-inclusive spaces.
Note: Most residence halls have spaces that are designated as gender-inclusive, but not all. All on-campus apartments (Gables & Woodside) are gender-inclusive spaces.
While we strive for all communities to be inclusive, we have designated two floors as Gender Inclusive Housing only. All students who live on these floors have opted into Gender Inclusive Housing and agree to the communities' terms.
Additional Information & FAQs
- Once a room or suite is designated as mixed-gender, it will remain mixed-gender for the duration of the academic year. In the event of a vacancy, the remaining resident is given an opportunity to pull in a roommate of their choosing, within a specific timeframe (usually 48 hours). Then, normal housing process of roommate matching occurs.
- The University encourages students to discuss their housing assignments with their parents/guardians before selecting gender-inclusive housing. All students are able to sign their own housing contracts. As a general rule, students are not released from signed housing contracts due to changes in preferences.
- The University will not require any student to disclose the nature of their interest in Gender Inclusive Housing. However, UNH strongly discourages the use of this option for romantic relationships.
All restrooms specified below offer full bathroom amenities including shower, sink, and toilet. There are many additional gender inclusive single-use restrooms throughout our residential buildings that are simply labeled “restroom” that offer a sink and toilet, but do not offer a shower.
Signage: "Gender Inclusive"
- Alexander Hall – 1st floor community restroom (Bathroom 134)
- Congreve Hall - Every floor (Bathrooms G22, 158, 272 and 360)
- Devine Hall – Community restrooms available on every floor (Bathrooms 102T, 202T, 302T and 402T)
- Eaton House – 1st and 2nd floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 102T, 119T, 208T, 209T, 218T)
- Engelhardt Hall – 1st floor community restroom (Bathroom 119)
- Fairchild Hall – 1st floor community restroom (Bathroom 113T)
- Hall House - 1st and 2nd floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 105T, 121T, 122T and 204T)
- Haaland Hall – 2nd and 4th floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 224T and 424T)
- Handler Hall – 2nd and 4th floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 252T and 452T)
- Hunter Hall - 1st floor community restroom (Bathroom 111)
- Marston House - 1st and 2nd floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 105T, 121T, 122T, 204T and 213T)
- McLaughlin Hall – Ground floor community restroom (Bathroom G07)
- Peterson Hall – 2nd and 4th floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 214T and 414T)
- Richardson House - 2nd floor single-use lockable restrooms (Bathrooms 103T, 119T, 208T, 209T and 218T)
- Stoke Hall – 8th floor community restroom (Bathrooms 242T, 342T, 442T, 542T, 642T, 742T, and 842T)
Additionally, UNH offers a list of gender inclusive restrooms across campus. You may also view it as a map. UNH is constantly evaluating new locations to implement gender inclusive restrooms, as they benefit everybody in the community. We hope that your visit to this site marks the beginning of a conversation, not the end! If you have additional questions, ideas or concerns, we’d love to hear from you via email, over the phone, or in person.
With few exceptions, UNH students, including first-year students, can preference to live anywhere they like on campus! Gender Inclusive Housing communities are available in Alexander Hall and Devine Hall but students can choose to live anywhere on-campus, if available. Students self-selecting housing can assign themselves with roommates regardless of biological sex, gender, or gender identity when they opt for Gender Inclusive Housing in the application.
Housing and Residential Life are committed to ensuring that UNH’s residential communities are a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students to discover, learn and grow. Our staffs are here to promote the academic and personal success of all our students. Whether you are an ally, an out student, or someone who is not out, these are some resources here for you at UNH: The Beauregard Center, UNH Alliance Website. Visit the UNH Safe Zones - Transgender/Gender Identity Resource Page for additional information, health education, support groups, and news.
You may indicate a preferred first name that will appear in internal documents to UNH. Please visit the Registrar's Preferred First Name Change site to make this request and see the places where preferred first name will automatically change within UNH's systems.
Housing & Residential Life are committed to creating communities that are inclusive and supportive of LGBTQA+ students. We hire staff who are inclusive, we offer programs that are educational and that celebrate diversity, and we have a protocol in place to address prejudice incidents in the halls.
Each residence hall and apartment has a full-time Residence Hall Director or Apartment Manager who lives in the building and is responsible for making the hall a vibrant, respectful, educational community. We also provide extensive diversity training to our student hall staff (RAs/CAs). We educate residents about a variety of topics and diversity is high on our list of priorities. Our goal is to encourage students to explore and celebrate diversity. Our staff aggressively confronts anti-gay sentiments in our halls. We simply won’t tolerate this type of behavior whether it is written or verbal. We realize we can’t necessarily change people’s beliefs, however, any acts of prejudice directed at under-represented groups in our community will not be tolerated.
More Information: Lu Ferrell, Associate Director of the Beauregard Center and Coordinator of LGBTQA+ Initiatives
Co-Ed Living Options
If you are interested in our co-ed living options, make sure to reach out to the Housing Office before the room selection process starts and after you completed the application. Please email us at housing.office@unh.edu or call (603) 862-2120. Remember, this option is available for active students only.
Co-Ed Apartment and Suite Housing
Co-ed living options are available at Woodside, The Gables, and Mills Hall. Handler Hall and Peterson Hall offers co-ed options in the large suites (6+ persons).
- There are no co-ed options in Haaland Hall.
Rules and requirements:
- Groups requesting a co-ed apartment or suite participate in the appropriate sign-up process, following the same general guidelines as single-gendered groups. All group members must meet age or class standing eligibility requirements.
- Co-ed groups must be able to fill the apartment that they are requesting. Partial co-ed groups will not be assigned.
- While the apartments or suites are considered co-ed, the bedrooms within the apartments or suites are not.
- During the sign-up process, all members of the co-ed group must sign an online agreement regarding co-ed living.
- If a person leaves the co-ed living arrangement after being assigned, the remaining residents can identify an eligible and appropriate replacement. If they are not able to do so, Housing may choose to convert the suite or apartment back to a single-gender and relocate those residents who are affected by the change, or assign an appropriate roommate who also agrees to the co-ed living arrangement terms.
- The Department of Housing may use its discretion to prohibit or terminate any co-ed living arrangement that it deems unacceptable.
The above terms are in addition to those of the Room and Board Agreement.
Block Housing
Block Housing is a phase of room selection that allows groups of residents to select a "block" of rooms near each other in select residence halls on-campus. Block Housing is a great way to live with a group of friends! Current first-year students, and groups of students on the apartment waitlist, are especially encouraged to participate. Block Housing groups must consist of at least 6 members. We cannot guarantee being able to accommodate Block Housing groups larger than 12, but we welcome applications and will do our best. Block housing will offer single and double room spaces.
Why You Should Consider Block Housing?
You get to ensure you live surrounded by your favorite people next year! While it may be possible for friend groups to select rooms or suites near each other during the regular online room selection process, Block Housing guarantees this happens. Block Housing is a great alternative to apartment-style and suite-style living, allowing groups of friends to live near each other in their desired room types. Block Housing groups are the first to know their Fall housing assignment in the residence halls.
Block Housing offers flexible room options that are gender-inclusive. Students of all gender identities may participate and make roommate requests that best meet their needs as long as those requests are mutual.
How to Apply!
Please complete the application form in its entirety, providing all information and signatures from each block member, and submit the forms in person to the Housing Department by the stated deadline. The Block Group Captain will then receive a phone call in order to schedule the room selection meeting.
IMPORTANT: All Block Group Members must also file an online Housing Application for the next academic year. This is important because it is how Housing collects a student’s commitment to the Room & Board Agreement, as well as the student’s emergency contact info, meal plan selection, and other data.
FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM HERE!
