Welcome to Ora Manor Apartments
WELCOME TO ORA MANOR:
Where Student Housing at SHU
Meets the Real World!
324 Valley Street
South Orange, NJ 07079
RHD Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:30 am-5:00 pm
RHD Work Cell: 973.735.4507
RHD Office (on-campus): 973.275.2297
RA Office Hours:
Sun-Thurs-8:30-10:00 pm
RA On Duty Cell: 973.495.6645
About Ora & Building Staff:
Ora Manor houses approximately 103 upperclassmen in apartment-style housing that is owned and operated by Seton Hall University’s Housing & Residence Life. Ora Manor is about 2 miles from the South Orange campus. In the heart of South Orange Village, Ora Manor is within walking distance of grocery stores, banks, restaurants, pharmacies, the South Orange Train Station, and the South Orange Performing Arts Center and Clearview Cinemas among others. Parking Services runs a shuttle called SHUFLY which offers transportation to and from campus in addition to all of the above locations and the Livingston Mall.
Lindsey James is the Residence Hall Director of Ora Manor. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from George Mason University and is currently working on a Masters Degree in Strategic Communication at Seton Hall University. Lindsey has worked, professionally, at Seton Hall since June of 2006.
In Ora Manor, she is the supervisor of the Resident Assistant Staff and works with Facilities Engineering to manage the routine maintenance done throughout the building. She also coordinates and helps to develop the programs and events that take place throughout Ora Manor. Lindsey has served on the department’s Recognition Committee, the Housing Services Committee, and the Training and Development Committee.
She is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers (MACUHO) and New Jersey Committee of Residence Educators (NJ CORE)
Resident Assistants employed by Housing & Residence Life at Seton Hall University staff the apartment building. Resident Assistants provide Housing and University information and act as a resource and liaison to the residents of Ora Manor. Each month they facilitate floor meetings and programs for the residents to attend. Residents will earn credit towards priority point totals, which will advance them in the Housing Selection Process, by attending these events. Resident Assistants participate in an on-duty rotation and are trained in crisis management and helping skills.
Apartment Styles & Building Amenities:
2 bedroom/3 person
furnished apartment (1 single, 1 double)
o 1 full bathroom/Kitchen/Living Room
3 bedroom/5 person
furnished apartment (1 single,2 doubles)
o 1 ½ bathrooms/Kitchen/Living Room
o “C” rooms have ½ bathroom
Kitchens include: Stove,
Refrigerator, and Kitchen table/chairs
Living Rooms include:
Sofa and Chairs
Some apartments have
balconies/patios
All Apartments have
wall-to-wall carpeting
In the building’s
basement, we have laundry facilities and a large community room with a
large screen television.
Security completes
routine walk-throughs daily and a Security Guard presence from 10:00 am
– 6:00 am each day.
Multiple security
cameras monitoring various areas of the building and parking lot.
Cable/Internet/Phone is
not included in the Ora Manor Housing Rate.
Residents can select their own Cablevision packages.
It is recommended that residents set-up installation appointments prior to moving in by contacting Cablevision. For wireless internet access, the purchase of a modem is also suggested.
Contact Cablevision at: 973.622.6150
Ora Manor Policies:
Smoking
not
permitted anywhere inside the
building. Smoking is not allowed on balconies or outside
stairwells. You must be 25 feet away from the building when smoking.
Ora Manor is
open for its residents during breaks!
Parking
is limited
therefore can not be guaranteed. On site parking is available for
roughly 50 residents who apply and are approved for permits. Other
students are encouraged to carpool with their apartment mates and
friends or utilize the
SHUFLY
shuttle.
Parking applications for 2008-09: Coming Soon!
Guest
Parking Permits
are provided to residents who have guests visiting them. Permits are to
be obtained through the Resident Assistant on duty after 8:30 pm and
prior to midnight. Each resident is permitted 30 guest permits per
semester.