Students are housed on the second and third floors of Shaw Hall and in adjacent St. Josephs Hall. Students live in private air-conditioned rooms which are fully furnished with bed, desk, chairs and intercom telephone service. Telephones are provided in each student room for incoming calls only. Outside calls can be made from telephones in the residence halls. Private telephones are available at the request of the telephone company.

Video equipment is located in each classroom (TV, VCR and overheard projector). The homiletics laboratory is located in classroom 6. It is used for homiletic and liturgical practicum courses. Equipment is available to the students for production courses, self-evaluation and creative application of video to the work of the Church.

Seminarians are allowed to have private automobiles provided they are registered and adequately insured; parking area is provided. Students may not park their automobiles in reserved spaces or on the ramp in front of Shaw Hall, nor between the seminary and the archbishops residence. Seminarians with automobiles will be issued a special card to enter and leave the reserved parking area. If this card is lost a new one may be purchased for $5.00.  

Notre Dame is located on several local bus lines which stop directly in front of the seminary. Students without autos may easily reach any part of the city via these bus lines and the St. Charles Streetcar line.

On-campus jobs are available through Notre Dames participation in the Federal Work Study Program. Under this program, students can receive financial assistance by working as librarians, receptionists or by assisting in the maintenance and upkeep of the buildings and property. All required forms must be completed prior to beginning work assignments in any given year.

Off campus employment by seminarians may be sought with written permission from ones Vocation Director, the seminary Rector, Dean, and the Pastoral Field Education Director. 

To preserve adequate time for their studies and formation activities seminarians are not allowed to engage in more than 10 hours of extra-curricular employment (Federal Work Study or off-campus). This is in addition to their official pastoral assignments.

The Student Association is the official representative organization of the student body. Its membership is comprised of all the students of Notre Dame Seminary. Through the association, which provides a forum for dialogue and policy formation for all matters of student interest, the students practice self-government and promote an exchange of ideas among themselves, the faculty, and the administration. The Student Association also sponsors a variety of social, athletic, cultural, charitable, and informational activities and events throughout the year. The association is governed by a five-member Executive Board, and the president of the Student Association serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Trustees.

In addition to an outdoor olympic size swimming pool, Notre Dames recreational facilities include, two tennis courts, one volleyball court and an exercise room. Indoors, there are two television rooms as well as facilities for billiards and table tennis. The Recreational Facility at Loyola University is also available to the seminarians.

The Biblicum, located near the swimming pool, offers beer, wine, soft drinks, and snacks to students and their guests at a very moderate price. It is open two hours every night to provide a congenial atmosphere for late evening relaxation and conversation. Overall policy for the Biblicum is under the jurisdiction of the Student Association.

The St. John Vianney Room is a well equipped kitchen, dining and lounge area for student use in the basement of Shaw Hall. This room is under the care of the Student Association.

The Catholic Bookstore, 8039 Fig Street, is the official bookstore for Notre Dame Seminary. The bookstore, located next to the Seminary, handles the seminary textbooks and other reading materials needed by Notre Dame students and faculty.

Apart from priests and seminarians, visitors are not allowed above the first floor unless permission is first obtained from the Rector. The second and third floors of the seminary are private areas.

Hospitality of the house may be extended to the immediate members of the families and friends of faculty and students, likewise to clergy, seminarians, and religious (limited overnight accommodations are available to women). Arrangements must be made in advance and all guests registered with the director of finance.

Guests at the seminary will occupy only the rooms reserved for guests. After a two-day stay guests may be charged $15.00 per day.

Priests, religious and seminarians who are not a guest of someone in the seminary will be charged $15.00 per day from the time of their arrival.

a) Breakfast:

- A hot breakfast is served on Monday through Friday at 7:00 am.

- Cereal, toast, milk, etc. are available from the kitchen on Saturday and Sunday.

- On class holidays and during vacation breakfast is served at 8:00 am.

b) Lunch:

- A salad bar and a light lunch is served Monday through Friday at 12:30 pm.

- On Saturday, lunch is served as the main meal at 12:00 pm.

- Lunch is not provided on Sunday; however, food is available in the kitchen.

- On class holidays and during vacation, the time of lunch is posted.

c) Supper:

- Supper is served as the main meal Sunday through Friday at 6:00 pm.

- food is available in the kitchen for Saturday supper.

Any special requests regarding food services should be directed to the Director of Finance and not to the food service personnel. 

Members of the seminary community do not have access to the kitchen except at the designated times when meals are not prepared by the staff. Students should not use kitchen equipment to prepare their own meals. A separate kitchen located in the basement is available to students at all times. Students must purchase their own food when cooking in the student kitchen. 

Visitors invited to meals must have advance approval of the Director of Finance who may request the host seminarian to pay $2.00 each for breakfast and $3.00 each for lunch/supper.

At Christmas, Easter and summer holidays, food services and rooms will be available to the seminarians for twenty-four hours after the assigned closing time. Food service and meals will be available for twenty-four hours prior to the assigned opening time at the end of the same periods. 

Seminarians wishing to occupy a room or take meals during the periods mentioned above will make arrangements with the Director of Finance and the charge will be $10.00 per day, with or without meals.

Policies for Use and Priorities

a) The Resource Center is under the immediate supervision of the Student Association, subject always to the authority of the Director of Finance.

b) A student, competent in computer matters, is appointed by the Student Association to oversee day-by-day operation of the Center.

c) In case of any conflict or pressure of work, this student will determine priorities in the use of computers in the Center, based on the urgency and necessity of the proposed work.

d) Damage to the computers or malfunction should be reported at once to this student.

The three internet computers in the library (for accessing catalogs at local university libraries, and for consulting index material relating to various religious publications) are available for student use during regular library hours. They are under the supervision of the Library Director, who will render any necessary assistance, and, if need be, determine priority of usage, based on urgency and need.

The remaining computers in the seminary are for the administrative use in the various officers (under the supervision of the appropriate administrator or secretary).

Use of all facilities at Notre Dame is subject to the discretion of the Director of Finance. Use of the following facilities should be requested in writing from the Director of Finance: chapel; classrooms; pastoral center; Family Room; Biblicum; recreation and pool areas.

Play is restricted to faculty and students of Notre Dame, their guests, the clergy, and religious of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Guests must be accompanied by a member of the seminary community.

The pool is for the use of clergy, religious and seminarians. During the summer months, it is available to the Witness Program. 

Others may use the pool only exceptionally and with explicit permission of the Director of Finance. A certified lifeguard must always be present on such occasions.

No student is authorized to charge personal purchases to the accounts of Notre Dame Seminary. All purchases for the seminary will be made by the Director of Finance after receiving a purchase requisition from an authorized member of the faculty or staff.                             

All maintenance requests should be directed to the finance office and not the engineer or maintenance personnel.

Students who wish to occupy a room other than the one assigned, should consult the Rector and the Director of Finances.. Those who wish to change rooms for the following school year must formalize this request before May 1^st and must vacate their room by June 15^th.

Storage space is provided for student use on the second and third floors. Each student should place all his personal belongings in his room during Christmas and summer vacation in order that the storage lockers can be cleaned.