HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE

Moving In

What's Around Campus

Dowell Health Center
All registered students can use Dowell Health Center, an outpatient primary health care clinic with an experienced staff of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and health educators. A preferred provider health insurance plan with 12-month coverage (including prescription benefits and an optional major medical plan) is available through the Dowell Health Center.

Shuttle Bus and Paratransit Van
TU’s free Black & Gold shuttle bus runs daily during the fall and spring semesters with stops throughout campus along marked routes. The Paratransit Van is a specially equipped van that offers scheduled pickups for students who are permanently or temporarily mobility impaired.

Recreational
Sports
You can play intramural and club sports at Towson, including soccer, flag football, Ultimate Frisbee, crew, roller hockey, table tennis and more. Burdick Hall has a fitness center with a climbing wall, and an NCAA regulation swimming pool. The Towson Center has racquetball/wallyball/squash courts, indoor/outdoor tracks and lighted tennis courts.

University Union

The University Union is a center of campus activities and services
where you can buy your books, grab lunch, bank, and more.

  • University Store – Sells textbooks, reference and study aids, school/art and computer supplies and software. Laundry service is available. You can also purchase apparel, stationary, giftware and other merchandise with the official TU logo. Visit the store’s Web site, http://store.towson.edu/ for more information.
  • Banking – A full-service Chevy Chase Bank is located in the University Union. Chevy Chase ATMs are also located in the Union, Newell Dining and Hawkins Hall. A State Employees Credit Union ATM is located outside of the Union. Other banks are within walking distance of the Towson campus.
  • PAWS – Offers a cyber café, a deli/grill/coffee shop, billiard tables, large screen TV and comfortable seating for studying or just relaxing. Many activities and programs take place throughout the school year.
  • Post Office – The university’s full-service post office provides each resident student with a P.O. box. Students are encouraged to check their box frequently as various departments use the campus address to communicate important information to students. NOTE: Mailboxes for Towson Run students are located in that building.
  • Tiger Reels – A wide variety of video rentals are available FREE to TU students.
  • Ticket Office – This is the place to purchase tickets for TU sporting and campus events. The Ticket Office is also a Ticketmaster Outlet for the Maryland, D.C. and Northern Virginia areas.

 
Announcements
  University Housing is Non-Smoking  

All university housing (including Towson Run Apartments) is non-smoking. Residents who smoke must do so outside of the residence halls, away from the entrance and the building.

Towson will be a smoke-free campus (including all residence halls) by the end of 2010.

 

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