All Samford students are required to live on campus until they reach 21, assuming the school can accommodate them. Because of this, about two-thirds of undergrads are housed in the dorms, which are a focal point of campus life.
School rules dictate that "Decoration should also keep with the values Samford holds. You must secure approval from Residence Life for any decoration or personalization that you plan to make in your room." Since sex is prohibited for unmarried students, guests of the opposite gender "may visit during scheduled hours of the week" only.
Clusters of dorms include Beeson Woods (offering suites of four students and one more traditional all-women's residence hall), Central Campus (three mostly-freshmen residence halls), and West Campus (a more diverse array of options, including frat houses and sororities and student apartments).
President Andrew Westmoreland has a B.A. from Ouachita Baptist University and an M.A. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, both in political science, and an Ed.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in higher education administration. For eight years, he served as president of his alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University. He currently teaches a political science class on campus, and his wife, Dr. Jeanna Westmoreland, is a professor of education as well as dean of Ouachita's School of Education.
Bobby Bowden (1953), football coach at Florida State University
Deidre Downs (2002), Miss America 2005
Charles Christ, Governor of Florida, from the Law School
