Annual Residence Hall Lottery Guidelines (Current students)

Advance Preparations

The Office of Student Life will secure an official student classification list. This computer-generated list will also randomly assign a lottery number to each student. This list will be used to determine class year and order for the General Room Lottery ONLY on Thursday, April 17th. Students interested in this information should check outside the Office of Student Life, the cafeteria or in any residence hall lounge prior to the lottery. Lottery numbers MAY NOT be exchanged. Students who believe they are classified incorrectly on the list must raise their concerns to the Office of Student Life prior to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15th, so that these questions may be investigated and resolved by the Registrar’s Office prior to the General Room Lottery on April 17th.

Remember, we cannot house students with senior status and cannot guarantee housing for students with junior status for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Current commuters wishing to move on campus next year should follow the same guidelines and schedule. However, after Housing Registration Week these types of inquiries must be handled directly in the Office of Student Life. Initial commuter housing inquiries may be emailed here.

Click here to view the detailed room lottery schedule.

CURRENT Romers

There will be a general housing registration meeting held on the Rome Campus on April 4th for those that still wish to apply for on-campus housing during the 2008-2009 academic year. Contact Renee Talamantez on the Rome campus for details. Remember, due to the temporary change to the residency requirement those who will have junior status next year will most likely be placed on 'wait' list if applying for on-campus housing for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Policies

• Students contracting for a room in the undergraduate residence halls must sign up for a 19, 14 or 10 Meal Plan on their Residence Hall Contract at the time of selection. Room selections during housing registration will NOT be allowed without this information on the contract.
  
  
• Triples and Quads will be assigned only to complete groups of three or four, depending upon the room. Particular quad rooms may be subject to pre-approval at the General Room Lottery on April 17th. Groups with less than the occupancy of each room will NOT be allowed to reserve those rooms.
  
  
• Single occupancy in a double room is NOT allowed during housing registration even if the student is willing to pay the extra cost.
  
  
• The process to request a true 'single' room has changed. There is no longer a 'sign up' sheet for single rooms. Single rooms are now included with remaining residence hall rooms during the normal Residence Hall Room Lottery on April 17th. See schedule.
  
  
• A very limited number of rooms will be available in Anselm Hall for students who will have junior status next year.
  
  
• Current residents may not claim "squatters' rights" to keep the same room for next year. All current residents still under the residency requirement for 2008-2009 must reapply for a room assignment. Current freshmen rooms will remain freshman rooms for next year and will not be available for current residents.
  
  
• Students unable to participate in room selection at their designated time during the General Room Lottery may have another student select a room for them by proxy. Any student substituting for another student MUST have the completed and signed contract for the proxy student. The proxy student may use the lowest classification and lowest lottery number for the group.
  
  
• Groups of students mutually wishing to room together may select their room at the room lottery during the time slot of the group member with the lowest classification and lowest lottery number. See schedule.
  
  
• Students who break their contract by taking a registered Leave of Absence or withdrawing from the University will lose their $100.00 Housing Deposit. Should a student return from an official Leave of Absence, this $100.00 will be reinstated back to their account.
  
  
• Contracted students who qualify for an automatic exemption to the residency requirement and later break their contract to move off campus will be charged an additional $100.00 Contract Breakage Fee if they notify the Office of Student Life before August 1st, a $300.00 fee if they notify the office after August 1st, and a $400.00 fee if they break their contract after fall semester move in. The Contract Breakage Fee is $600 for qualifying students that break their contract after the fall semester. In addition to the Contract Breakage Fee, enrolled residents breaking their contract mid-semester are also subject to the below room and board refund schedule:
  * After Move-in and through last add/drop date - 80%
  * First week after the close of the add/drop period - 60%
  * Second week after the close of the add/drop period - 40%
  * Third week after the close of the add/drop period - 20%
  * From the 4th week on after the close of the add/drop period - 0%
  
  Each week is calculated from the lst day of the academic add/drop period. A week is seven caldendar days long beginning immediately after the closing of the add/drop period. Please refer to the General Bulletin for the official ending date of the add/drop period for the semester of housing withdrawal.