Anticipated Changes for Room Selection 2013

The Room Selection process continues to improve as Housing and Dining Services evaluates and gathers input from participants.  Housing and Dining services will continue to conduct extensive reviews of the Room Selection process.  In addition to the changes mentioned below, there may be additional changes to the overall process and how Room Selection is conducted.

Possible changes to the Room Selection process for next year (Room Selection 2013) are as follows:

1. Suite Retention
   A continued review of the retention policy for Resnik and West Wing suites will take place for Room Selection 2013, and may result in changes in the way that suites are retained and filled.
2. Woodlawn Apartments
   Woodlawn Apartments is slated for renovations in the future and may become unavailable to residents during Room Selection, as early as Room Selection 2013.
3. Room Selection Process Change
   Housing and Dining Services will be implementing software options that will improve our processes and services, thus students should be aware that the overall Room Selection process will very likely change in future years.  Changes will be announced in advance of the Room Selection process.
4. Anticipated change in the housing proration policy
   Housing and Dining Services is reviewing the cancellation and refund policy and anticipates some changes being made to the current system of processing housing refunds when students leave mid-semester, beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year.  These changes are currently tentative - more information will be made available once a final decision has been made.  Currently students who leave the university - and thus the housing system - mid-semester are refunded for their housing charges on a per day basis.  The proposed proration policy being reviewed by Housing and Dining Services would follow the university's dates and policies regarding tuition refunds and proration.