Room Selection for the Spring 2010 Semester

 Please be aware that only students currently living in residence may utilize the room selection process

In order to reserve a room for the Spring 2010 Semester residents must:

• Pay the $250.00 Residence Hall non – refundable deposit
• Failure to pay the housing deposit and any outstanding bills by November 1^st will cancel your housing assignment for Spring 2010 Semester.

Basic facts to help in the room selection decision making process:

• Sam May Hall:  is the designated break building for the 2010 – 2011 Winter Session. Students assigned to this residence hall will need to remove all belongings from his/her assigned room at the end of the Fall 2010 Semester in order to accommodate students who will participate with winter classes.
• James Hall will be assessed an additional charge of $528.00 per semester due to the style design. 
• Bunk Beds:  Students living in Sheridan, Gallaudet, or Vance Halls will be provided with bunk beds.  NO DE-BUNKING WILL BE ALLOWED.

Students who wish to remain in their current room need only pay the $250.00 housing deposit

Students currently living on campus who have paid the $250.00 housing deposit and wish to change their housing assignment may do so using the following options:

In-hall changes:

Students wishing to move to another room within their current residence hall should complete the Request to Change Housing Placement form and select the Internal Hall Room Switch option.  A copy of the Request to Change Housing Placement form  can be found here

• Request forms must be returned to the Department of Residence Life located in Barrows Hall RM 120 by Friday, October 30, 2009.  No forms will be accepted after this date
• Internal Room Switches will take place on Monday, November 16^th; your Area Coordinator/Resident Director will let you know the times. 

• By selecting the Internal Hall Room Switch option your current room placement will be placed on the list of available spaces. 

External Hall Lottery:

Students wishing to move to a room in another building should complete Request to Change Housing Placement form and select the External Hall Lottery option:

• Request forms must be returned to t the Department of Residence Life no later than Friday, October 30, 2009.  No forms will be accepted after this date
•  All students who apply for External Hall Lottery by Friday, October 30, 2009 and have paid their $250 housing deposit will be approved to participate in the External Hall Transfer lottery held on Wednesday, November 18^th in the Nutmeg Room in Memorial Hall.  
• Students will be issued a lottery number based on the number of credits they have earned; when their number is called students will be able to select any open space in any of the nine residence halls. 
• Two students going through the process who wish to live together may utilize the lowest lottery number of the pair and select their room at the same time
• By selecting the External Hall lottery option your current building/room placement will be placed on the list of available spaces. 

 A copy of the Request to Change Housing Placement form  can be found here

Pull In Option: *NEW PROCESS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*

Allows a student to move into any partially open room in any of the nine residence halls (e.g., a double with one only person in it) with the approval of the room’s current occupant(s)

• Students wishing to move into another residence hall and wish to live with a particular roommate should complete the Request to Change Housing Placement form and select the Pull In Option. 
• Desired roommate must sign the Request to Change Housing Placement form
• Request forms must be returned to the Department of Residence Life located in Barrows Hall RM 120 by Friday, October 30, 2009.  No forms will be accepted after this date
• Students will be notified by letter sent to there room letting them know if their request has been approved or not
• If your request is not approved you will keep your current building and room assignment for the Spring 2010 Semester.    

A copy of the Request to Change Housing Placement form  can be found here