Helyar House
Friendship, Leadership, and Scholarship Cultivated Under One Roof
Since its founding in 1968, Helyar House has been a community where students live together, learn together, and work together. By creating an environment of academic and social support, students develop a greater understanding of self, accountability, and commitment to their work at the house and around campus.
Leadership
We believe that relationships are at the heart of good leadership. Throughout their years as residents, students learn skills to strengthen the relationships within the house through various governance positions. Additionally, those leadership skills are used to build connections with Alumni, professional opportunities, and other organizations at Rutgers University.
Community
The Cooperative Living experience has a positive impact on students’ interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Residents embrace a very diverse setting, unlike any other at Rutgers, resulting in a greater sense of team building, communication, and time management. A sense of community becomes an invaluable structure for family support and true sense of belonging.
Scholarship
Residents receive financial assistance in addition to a reduced housing cost. This investment in each student is also an investment in their academic pursuits as they have access to research internships. Residents support each other academically with study sessions, collaborative learning experiences, and network with committed faculty and alumni that have also benefited from Helyar House.
Responsibilities
Helyar House is supervised and staffed by a Rutgers resident counselor and students abide by the rules and regulations of Rutgers housing. There are about 40 residents who plan, purchase the ingredients for, prepare, serve, and clean up after their own meals. They work cooperatively to provide proper upkeep of Helyar House. Just a few hours each week covers the cooperative living student crew responsibilities.
