Keep Calm and Live On Campus

Brian Conner, assistant director of residence lifeMarch 2016

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Find us on the web: www.evansville.edu/residencelife

Questions: residencelife@evansville.edu

How to apply for and reserve a residence hall

room for 2016-2017

Housing Assignments 2016• Room and Board Contracts are binding for the full academic year!

• If you presently receive financial aid, you may experience a decrease in aid if you plan on moving to non-UE housing. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.

• 2 year residency requirement.

• You are expected to read all university and housing policies before submitting your contract, as your e-signature binds them to all such policies.

• CONSOLIDATION: The Residence Life Office reserves the right to move you or move someone into your room if you do not have a roommate.

• If you desire a special accommodation (i.e. single room) for a documented medical condition, you must submit a Housing Accommodation Form and a Single Room Request Form.

Cancellation Policy• April 5th Deadline – Any Reason (junior/seniors)

• After April 5th, you can ONLY cancel housing for the following reasons (with $200 penalty and loss of $100 deposit):– Going to Harlaxton or Study Abroad– Living locally with parents legal guardians– Interning / Clinical / Co-op / Student Teaching

outside of Evansville area (full time)– Transferring, graduating, or withdrawing

• Requests to live off campus with friends or by self after April 5th will not be approved.

Proxy Information• If you are unable to come at assigned times, you

may send someone in your place

• Your Proxy should know all of your housing choices

• YOU should have your contract submitted by the time proxy comes in

• Housing selection appointments are NOT a valid excuse to skip class!

Proxy Information

Are you a proxy for a student studying abroad or not on campus this semester?

These students will follow the same process as all current students on campus (use the hall they lived in for the fall semester)

Meal PlansPurple Prime - 235 meals + 300 Ace Bucks

Purple – 235 meals + 85 Ace Bucks

Orange – 185 meals + 185 Ace Bucks

White – 135 meals + 400 Ace Bucks

Evansville Select – 60 meals + 150 Ace Bucks(Reserved for Commuters, Village Residents, Fraternity House residents, and seniors

living in residence halls)

Roommate Information

Please have a roommate in mind when selecting your housing for next year

If you do not have a roommate in mind, but would like one, please email Brian Conner to be placed on a roommate list.

Housing Contract

All students going into housing, must submit a contract online through WebAdvisor by

March 4th

Residence Hall Assignments

Claim Open Room in Current Hall

Residence Hall Lottery Process (Change Halls)

Cost for Residence Halls/semester

Hughes: $2715Other Halls: $3080

Claim Open Room in Current Hall

Monday, March 14th

– Rising Seniors 75+ credit hours

– Rising Juniors 44-74 credit hours

Tuesday, March 15th <43 credit hours

– Rising Sophomores

At your hall offices9:30 – 10:30 PM

Lottery Process

If you submitted a contract through WebAdvisor and have not claimed a space in housing yet, you will automatically be entered into the lottery process.

Rising Senior 75 + credit hrs. 1st appointments

Rising Junior 44 – 74 credit hrs. 2nd appointments

Rising Sophomore 3 - 43 credit hrs. 3rd appointments

Lottery Process

• Thursday & Friday, March 17th & 18th

• In ResLife office• At assigned appointment times only

Helpful Tip

Have several choices of rooms to ensure that you are prepared if your first plan is not available. Remember, at this point many of the rooms may have already been reclaimed, so have different options in mind.

We can always place you on a wait list for a certain hall too.

Moore Hall Suites

• Request Cards Available until March 4th

• 4 person suites

• 3 available

• Awarded to the 3 groups with the highest total credit hours (as of the end of Fall 2015)

Gender Neutral Housing• Options that are supportive of students who may identify as

transgender, gender non-conforming, and of varied sexual orientations

• Not intended for students who wish to live together with a significant other

• Applications and Supplemental Contracts are available in the Residence Life section of our Website located under Student Housing

• Requests for Gender Neutral Housing in Residence Halls are due the week of February 29. An appointment with Senior ResLife staff will be scheduled to review application and examine options

Important Facts to Remember! Once you have your room assignment, you are finished with the housing

process

Please have a roommate in mind when you sign up for a room

Please bring your student ID when you select a room

Contracts must be submitted by March 4th

If you want to pay extra for a single room, let us know at the time you select housing

Any spaces reclaimed or chosen during the housing process are subject to adjustment or reassignment by the Office of Residence Life if necessary

If you do not get a placement you desire, ask to be placed on a wait list. Wait lists are used throughout the summer

www.evansville.edu/residenceliferesidencelife@evansville.edu

Brian ConnerAssistant Director of Residence Life1800 Lincoln AvenueEvansville, Indiana 47722Telephone: 812-488-2956bc32@evansville.edu