HOUSING RENEWAL INFORMATION 2020-2021

The information that follows is designed to help you make informed decisions as you choose where you will live next year. Carefully consider your selection of roommates, space, and community in anticipation of the General Housing Selection on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Students with ADA accommodations approved by the Office of Disability Services will work with Community Living prior to the general selection.

There is a lot of information here, so you may want to keep it handy and refer to it often. Of course, if you have questions in the meantime, feel free to contact Community Living at reslife@etown.edu or call 717-361-1197.

If you plan to return to Etown in the Fall of 2020 and will be an undergraduate student, you are required to live on campus and your participation in this process is essential in helping you have the best experience and most choices possible.

HOUSING RENEWAL TIMELINE

SDLC Application Deadline	January 31
SDLC Acceptance Notification	February 21
Theme/LLC Application Deadline	February 21
SDLC Acceptance Deadline	February 26
Theme/LLC Notification	March 1
ADA Housing Selection	March 3
General Housing Selection Day M&M Mars Room--Leffler Chapel	March 12

HOUSING LOTTERY PROCESS

Lottery numbers will be assigned to cohorts and then by number of completed credits.
Lottery numbers may not be sold or transferred to other students.
Transfer students will be assigned by the number of credits they have completed to the appropriate cohort.
Graduate students and rising fifth year students will be assigned with the rising senior’s cohort after rising seniors have been issued their numbers.

FOUNDERS and OBER NOTICE

For the 2020-2021 academic year, we will use Founders and Ober Halls for Winter Break housing which may require some Founders and/or Ober residents to pack their belongings at the close of Fall semester to make it possible for temporary winter break residents to be consolidated into an energy efficient location. If you have been accepted to study abroad for the Spring or are a student athlete required to return to campus during Winter break, please consider selecting Founders or Ober Halls during Room Selection. In environmentally concerning and economically challenging times, the College is serious about reducing our energy use. To be more sustainable, we close all of the residence halls during the Winter break. Founders and Ober Halls (at least in some part) will remain open to accommodate students with express Community Living permission to remain on campus.

ROOM SELECTION

You will receive a detailed email from Community Living verifying your time assignment and instructions to prepare you for room selection for the Fall.

Room selection will begin promptly at 3:30pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the M&M Mars Rooms in Leffler Chapel.
- Please bring a photo ID.
- Roommates and groups will be assigned by the best lottery number of the group.
- If you are unable to participate at the time you are assigned, please make arrangements to have a friend select a room for you using your proxy number, which you will receive with your lottery number.
Once the process begins, if your name is called and you or your selected roommate(s) are not present, you lose your priority in the selection process and will only be able to choose a room or have one assigned to you after all other students have completed the process.
- If for some reason you cannot attend the room selection time AND cannot find a proxy, please provide the Community Living Office with a list of room choices by 5pm on Wednesday, March 10^th, 2020.
- Please come prepared with several hall and room choices as some rooms on each floor will be designated for new students and not available at the time you select your room.
- Continuing students who do not have a preferred roommate and sign up for a double occupancy room should anticipate completing a Roommate Preference Sheet and being assigned a roommate.

Community Living reserves the right to change room assignments over the summer to adjust for gender balance on co-ed floors, place two upper division students together so that first year students can be placed together, adjust a co-ed floor to single gender or vice-versa, to adjust assignments when contract cancellations occur, and to preserve the integrity of a floor designation. We will attempt to contact you by email, should a change occur that affects your assignment.

3- and 4-person Occupancy Rooms and ILUs

You will be required to fill all spots in a 3-, 4- person occupancy room or ILU for fall semester. Incomplete units will not be accepted.

If you and three of your friends sign up for a quad during room selection but during the summer one or more of you cancels their reservation, we will do our best to find a new student to fill the vacancies. If we are unable to do so, we will work with you to find a new housing assignment.

Singles

You may enter the campus wide waiting list for a single room. As the summer progresses, if singles become available, you may be moved off the waiting list based on your lottery number. To sign-up on the campus wide waiting list for a single, email Community Living (reslife@etown.edu) to add your name to the list. We will attempt to contact you by email during the summer should a single become available. You will have just 48 hours to accept or decline the single room offer.

Premium Doubles

We do not anticipate being in the position to offer any premium double rooms in the Fall, however, should the opportunity present itself, the upcharge for a premium double room is $1600/semester. If you are offered a premium double and choose not to pay for it, you will be expected to keep the vacant side of the room available to accept a roommate at any time during the semester. Failure to do so will result in the premium double fee being charged to your student account.

Going Abroad

If your study abroad program is scheduled for the Spring 2021 semester and you will be here Fall 2020, follow the instructions detailed above for the room selection on March 12^th.

If your program is scheduled during the Fall 2020 semester and you will be gone Fall 2020, we encourage you to find someone going abroad in the spring to replace them. If you are not able to do this, Community Living will assign a room/unit for you beginning in November 2020 based upon your lottery number and hall preferences. Notification of your room assignment will be sent to you by email in early December.

If you will be abroad all academic year 2020-2021, please contact Community Living for next steps.

December Graduates

If you are graduating in December, please notify your roommate(s) now. We will work to fill your space over winter break if you do not have someone to take your place.

LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES/THEMES

If you are interested in applying for one or more of the Living- Learning Communities (LLC) or Theme Floors, you must complete the corresponding online application by February 21, 2020. If you are applying for more than one LLC, simply fill out the appropriate applications before the deadline. You will receive email notification of acceptance to an LLC by March 9, 2020. Even if you wish to live in an LLC as your second or third choice residence, you must complete the Application. For the 2020-2021 academic year, our LLCs include the following:

Animal Free Living (New!)

Animal Free living is for students who may have cultural, wellness, or other reasons for living in an animal free environment. Students choosing to live in animal free commit to not bringing animals of any kind into the community, including assistance or emotional support animals approved by the College. Location will be determined by need and by preferences of those requesting this community. Apply to this Community.

Business Block—Founders Hall

Business Block is a community designed to support business majors at Etown. This living learning community is sponsored by the Business Department. Students will live amongst other Business students and have access to residential tutors with an emphasis in business. Apply to this Community .

Global Trekkers (New!)—Founders Hall

This community will focus on students going and returning from abroad. Students will work, share and reflect on traveling abroad, living in another culture, country, etc. as well as what it now means to be multicultural when returning. Students will have a chance to share and reflect with others who have had the similar experience of living abroad Students interested in living in Global Trekkers should be actively working with the Office of Study Abroad and planning to travel abroad fall or spring semester of the upcoming academic year. Exceptions to living in this community will be given to students who identify as International Students, “Third Culture Kids” (TCKs) or “Global Nomads”—students who have grown up abroad from their country of origin. Apply to this Community.

PIE Slice—Founders Hall

PIE Slice is a community designed to support Engineering majors at Etown. This living learning community is sponsored by the Engineering Department. Students will live amongst other Engineering students and have access to residential tutors with an emphasis in business. Students interested in an Engineering major are best served in this community. Apply to this Community.

Stonewall—Founders Hall B Tower

Stonewall is a gender-inclusive housing option available for any student who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. By choosing the Stonewall Community, you are stepping into a supportive and inclusive residential experience that features opportunities for discussion, leadership, and engagement. The Stonewall Community is in Founders B and as a gender fluid community the restrooms remain gender neutral. Apply to this Community.

Gender Inclusive Housing (ILUs, Myer Hall and the Stonewall Community)

We want to remind you that the College is committed to fostering a fully inclusive campus community that recognizes and celebrates members of different races, ethnicities, nationalities, economic backgrounds, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and spiritual values. As such, our housing practices afford gender inclusive housing to students of alternative sexuality or gender identity, as well as their allies, and other students who would feel most comfortable and safe in a living environment other than the traditional roommate pairings.

Wellness (New!)

The Wellness Community is for students who wish to explore holistic wellness in a substance free community. Students in this community will explore different aspects of wellness and well-being through campus and community resources. Apply to this Community.

2020-2021 ROOM & BOARD PRICING

Residence Hall Standard Double	Annual Rate
Tuition	$32,960
Room	$5,970
Meal Plan	$6,090
Tuition, Room, and Board	$45,020

Independent Living Units and SDLCs	Annual Rate
Tuition	$32,960
Room Surcharge	$7,010
Tuition, Room, and Board	$39,970

2020-2021 HOUSING CALENDAR

Fall Semester 2020

Halls Open @ 9am	August 22
Classes Begin	August 24
Labor Day Observed; College Closed	September 7
Fall Break (Halls Close)	October 1-2
Thanksgiving Break (Halls Close)	Nov 26-27
Halls Close @ 6pm	December 11

Spring Semester 2021

Halls Open @ noon	January 10
Classes Begin	January 11
MLK Day Observed; No Classes	January 18
Spring Break (Halls Close)	March 1-5
Easter Break (Halls Close)	April 2-5
Halls Close @ 6pm	May 7
Halls Close @ 6pm for Graduates	May 15

Break Closure Information

Community Living is committed to working with students who have a legitimate need to stay in their residence halls or ILU over breaks. To this end, we will ask each break that you complete a break request form on JayWeb. This helps us identify patterns and trends, as well as to ensure we know who is here in the event of a campus emergency. We are working to provide a better break experience for those who need to be here and welcome any feedback about how we can do better.

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Office of Community Living at reslife@etown.edu or 717-361-1197. We’re happy to have you as part of our community.