CAMPUS HOUSING

A wide view of the Uptown common room. Students are working at their desks and on the counter.

You’ll love living close to your studios, labs, classrooms, and makerspaces.

Residence Hall computer lounge that over looks the lounge on the floor below.

A group of students wearing orange shirts are helping a student move their stuff out of their car.

No Place Like Home

The first years of college present a lot of changes. Living on campus helps you find your people and collaborate with classmates. Fully updated and modern, they allow you to focus on making and creating.

Questions about housing or student life?

Contact Matthew Smith, PhD, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
mjsmith@cia.edu | 216.421.7495

Two students are working on the counter top in the uptown kitchen.

Residence Halls

Four students are sitting at a table in the uptown gathering space eating lunch and talking.

Dining

Meal plans are required if you are a first-year student living on campus. If you live off-campus or are an upperclass resident, plans are optional. CaseCash is like a pre-loaded debit card and can be used at retail dining locations and retail shops in the University Circle area. In addition, it can be used like cash at the CWRU bookstore.

Everyone has quirks and things that get on our nerves. During the early summer before you move on campus, you will fill out a roommate matching form. This helps us match you with roommates who have similar living preferences. No matter if you are messy or neat, an early riser or night owl, we will find that person for you. You find out your room and roommate assignments in mid-July so you can communicate with them about who is bringing what.

Housing Policy

You must live on campus if you are a first or second-year student who is unmarried, under the age of 21, and whose home is outside of the county CIA is in (Cuyahoga County). However, CIA invites all students, regardless of residence, to have that on-campus experience!

Launch Experience

Meet Staff

Matthew Smith PhD

Assistant Dean

PhD in Higher Education, University of ToledoMEd in Higher Education, Kent State UniversityBA from Baldwin Wallace University Dr. Smith is a higher education administrator with over 25 years of experience…

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Shaunese Johnson

Assistant Director, Residence Life

MA Student Affairs in Higher Education, Slippery Rock University BS (Communications, Media, and Technology) & BA (Child & Family Studies), La Roche University Addictions & Substance Abuse Certification, Seton Hill…

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Hannah Lambert

Assistant Director, Student Engagement

BFA, Cleveland Institute of ArtM.ED., Kent State University Hannah Lambert holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the Cleveland Institute of Art and a Master’s degree in Higher…

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Mei Peraza

Residence Life Coordinator

Mei Peraza is a housing staff member with six years of progressive residence life experience, starting as a Resident Assistant at The Ohio State University and then advancing to Residence…

CAMPUS HOUSING

No Place Like Home

Questions about housing or student life?

Residence Halls

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Shaunese Johnson

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