Student Housing administers residence halls, with both single and double rooms for single students or married students not accompanied by children. Unfinished apartments, one and two bedroom, may be rented. For students who commute during fall or spring semesters, bed space is available for 1-4 nights per week.
Campus housing offers the convenience of designated parking and easy access to all facilities, with the comfort of 24-hour protection from campus security. The charge for most units includes high-speed internet, private telephone, cable tv, and utilities.
An application for student housing is included in the seminary admissions material. Although confirmation cannot be made until officially accepted for admission, students are encouraged to submit the application for housing when applying for admission. Once admission to the seminary is confirmed, housing is reserved in the order that each housing application and deposit are received. Deposits are required within 30 days of approval from admissions.
Coin-operated washers and dryers are available at various locations across campus. Pets are allowed only in the Grinstead South apartments. For locations of campus housing facilities, see the campus map under About Us. For more information or current rates, please contact Student Housing.
Carver, Manly, Mullins, Sampey, Whitsitt, and Williams Halls offer single and double rooms for single students or married students not accompanied by families. Age restrictions apply for certain halls.
These unfurnished one-bedroom apartments feature a living room, bath and kitchen. Each apartment has a small storage area in the basement. The apartments are un-air conditioned, but all utilities are including Internet and cable t.v. are included.
These twelve unfurnished one-bedroom apartments are for married students without children. Preference is given to doctoral students. Residents pay their own electric charges. Internet access and cable t.v. are provided.
These unfurnished one and two-bedroom apartments are available to single, married, or married students with children. These are the only units on campus that allow pets. An additional non-refundable pet deposit of $200 applies as well as monthly pet rent. Residents are responsible for electricity and local phone. Water, trash removal, Internet access and cabel t.v. are included. All units have either washer/dryer connections or equipment provided.
These two-bedroom apartments are available to missionaries on furlough. Each apartment is completely furnished and contains all necessary housewares such as dishes and flatware. Storage lockers for small items are available in the basement of the building.
These unfurnished two-bedroom apartments are reserved for married students without children. Rent includes water but not telephone service or electricity. Internet and cable t.v. are provided. Washer and dryer connections are available in first-floor apartments.
Space is available on a semester basis for students who regularly commute to campus during school terms, one to four nights each week. Telephone and Internet access are available in each room.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Village Manor offers one, two and three bedroom apartments and townhouses. Although the complex is not directly affiliated, students find this to be an affordable, convenient option for single students and married students with or without families.
Located on the corner of Frankfort Avenue and Fenley Avenue 1-1/2 miles from campus, in the historic Crescent Hill community, there are more than 250 newly renovated apartments. The 26-acre site is child friendly and features a large playground and spacious open areas.
As a low-income property, Village Manor offers affordable housing to persons with qualifying incomes and remains committed to a safe, comfortable environment for seminary students. The Village Manor telephone number is (502) 899-3204.
Southern Seminary Student Housing offers campus housing for students on a semester or year basis. All short-term students and campus visitors may contact the Legacy Center for housing.
Future housing residents
Current housing residents
The housing application for Seminary and Boyce students is included as part of the admissions package and must be returned with the rest of your application materials in order for your SBTS or Boyce application to be complete.
For current rates, refer to our housing rates (PDF). Also see Important Housing Dates and Fee Schedule (PDF).
Additional information may be obtained by contacting Student Housing.
A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)
The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.
Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.
I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.
In all likelihood, most people would never even imagine a cartoon version of Genesis. Nevertheless, the cartoon version has arrived, and it is attracting no small amount of attention. The Book of Genesis Illustrated is by famed cartoonist R. Crumb. Famous among cartoonists for his work as far back as the 1960s, Crumb has always combined cartoons and a social/political agenda.
There are certain moments in life that you never forget—those indelible moments that fix themselves in memory, sometimes for happy reasons, and sometimes for not so happy reasons. I had such a moment in the latter category when I was in the 8th grade.