IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2011-2012 HOUSING DEPOSIT
WHAT: $300 housing deposit for 2011-2012
WHEN: Pay the $300 deposit online between March 28th and 4:30pm on April 8th
WHO: You must pay a deposit if you have a housing assignment for next year or if you have a lottery number, did not select housing, and want to be on the waitlist.
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If you have a lottery number but did not select housing, the deposit places you on the waitlist.
If you already have a room assignment, the housing deposit secures your spot on campus for next year.
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If you do not pay the housing deposit, you will forfeit your room. The room you chose will then be offered to students on the waitlist.
HOW: The website for the Housing Deposit Event will be available online starting at 9:00am on Monday, March 28th. Payments will be accepted via MasterCard, Visa, or e-check only.
Every eligible student who has completed the Returning Student Housing Interest Form will receive a lottery number on February 23rd. Lottery numbers are randomly generated and determine the order in which students will select their room assignments for 2011-2012.
UPPERCLASS HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS
Students who will have accumulated 52 or more credits as of the end of the Spring 2011 semester will be eligible for junior/senior housing spaces. All students interested in living on campus must complete the Returning Student Housing Interest Form to participate in housing selection. Bushnell, Tisdale, and Pondside 2 apartments, all of Owl's Nest 1, and select singles in Holloway will be available. Gender inclusive housing will be offered in all apartments (Pondside 2, Bushnell, Tisdale).
The four person apartments in Bushnell, Pondside 2 and Tisdale will be offered to groups prior to the general selection event. In addition to each individual completing the Returning Student Housing Interest Form, groups of four must submit an Apartment Group Lottery Form to be entered into the apartment lottery. That group form will be available on our website starting on February 15th and is due by noon on February 21st. Groups will be notified on February 23rd if they received an apartment. If the group does not receive an apartment, each individual in the group will receive their own individual lottery number for the selection event on March 6th.
The general housing selection event is on March 6th. The spaces in Owl's Nest 1, Holloway singles, Tisdale 2 person and Bushnell apartments will be available. New for 2011-2012, students have the option to choose most Bushnell apartments as a double (2 students) or a triple (3 students).
SOPHOMORE HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS
March 6, 2011
Students who will have accumulated 51 or fewer credits as of the end of the Spring 2011 semester will be eligible to select sophomore housing. All of Pondside 1, Butler Court, Owl's Nests 2-9, and 361 Main Street will be available. Some spaces in Huntress and some Pondside III suites, as well as select singles in Carle will be available. Gender inclusive housing will be offered in Pondside 1, Pondside 3, and Butler Court.
New for 2011-2012, returning sophomores who are current residential students are guaranteed on campus housing. If a room is not available for you to choose at the housing selection event, our office guarantees that we will be able to offer you housing if you pay the deposit to be placed on the waitlist.
HOUSING WAITLIST
Due to the high demand for on-campus housing, we do not anticipate being able to house every student who attends the housing selection events. Any student left without housing will be eligible for the housing waitlist. The waitlist will be used to offer vacancies to students as they become available.
HOW TO SELECT A ROOM
All students (and their roommates) should arrive shortly before their designated time on the Housing Selection Schedule. You will line up in lottery number order to select a room.
Double Rooms
If you select a double room without a roommate, another student can choose the other spot in the room during the housing selection event.
Triples/Quads/Lofts/Apartments
These rooms must be filled by the student group requesting the space. If your group requests a space that is no longer available you will be required to break down your group and select other available spaces according to your original lottery number (be it as an individual or reconfigured group).
Suites
- If you want to live in One Butler Court or an Owls Nest suite, you can either fill the entire suite or a room within an available suite. If your group is trying to fill a suite and find that the suite size you are looking for is unavailable, you will be required to break down your group and fill rooms according to your original lottery number(s) as individuals or doubles. Please note that students selecting a ROOM within a suite must fill the next room in a partially-filled suite - you will not be permitted to select vacant suites until partially filled suites are full.
- Students seeking to live in Pondside 1 can sign up as either an entire suite of six or simply fill one room in the suite.
Proxy System (the authority to act for another)
If you cannot be present during the housing selection process, a friend/roommate can choose a room for you. Take care to select someone you trust to serve as your proxy, and remember to send Residential Life their name and contact information. Make sure your proxy is aware of the housing selection schedule. If your proxy does not go through the process and choose a room for you, then you will not receive on-campus housing for 2011-2012.
NOTE: Residential Life will serve as a proxy for residents who are unable to find someone to fill that role. Students will need to provide residential life with a 72 hour notice.
2011-2012 Proposed Room Rates
(NOTE: Room assignments are contracted for the full academic year)
Housing rates
2011-2012 Proposed Meal Plan Rates
(NOTE: Meal plans are contracted for the full academic year)
Meal plan rates
Meal plans are required for all on-campus students except those living in the Bushnell & Tisdale Apartments and Pondside 2. Students living in these areas also have the option of either 5 meal plan.
