Room Selection Process 2016-2017 It’s not just a room, it’s a lifestyle

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New This Year Adirondack: The Housing Director  Roommate Profiles  Roommate Selection Process  Roommate requirement for all double rooms  More convenient and easier Room Selection Process  One person from your group can select a suite, quad or apartment for everyone

Later date deposits (due May 13) Zero percent (0%) increase in room rates

Who can live on campus? All SUNY Cortland students are eligible to live on campus.  Housing is only guaranteed to current freshman and sophomore students required to live on campus.  Current juniors and seniors who meet the RSP deadlines can also select a room.

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Who is required to live on campus? All new first year students from Fall 2015 or Spring 2016 All new transfer students from the Spring 2016 with less than 26 credits

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It’s not just a room, it’s a lifestyle By following the steps for RSP, you can live in…  Suites  Quads  Apartments  Doubles  Singles in a suite, corridor, or apartment  Designed or optional triples in a double  Special interest housing

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Special Interest Housing Options Gender Inclusive Housing (Casey Tower, DeGroat Hall, WCA) 21+ (Alger, Clark, Higgins, and WCA) Wellness Floor (Shea) 24 Hour Quiet Floor (Bishop and Higgins) International Hall (Fitzgerald) Winter Athlete Buildings (Fitzgerald, Randall, Casey, Smith, WCA) Co-Ed by Room Floor (Hendrick, Fitzgerald, Randall, Alger, Clark) Green “Sustainable” Living (WCA) Leadership House (application required) RSP

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step One: Go to an RSP Information Meeting Monday, February 15 @ 7 p.m. - Corey Union Function Room Tuesday, February 16 @ 8 p.m. - Corey Union Exhibition Lounge Monday, February 22 @ 7 p.m. - Corey Union Fireplace Lounge Wednesday, February 24 @ 8 p.m. - Jacobus Lounge, Brockway Monday, February 29 @ 8 p.m. - Corey Union Exhibition Lounge Wednesday, March 2 @ 7 p.m. - Corey Union Exhibition Lounge

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Two: Fill out your RSP Form by March 23 

Log in to myRedDragon, go to Student Tab

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Scroll down to Residence Life and Housing section

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Select “Housing Process and Information”

You will be redirected to The Housing Director

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Two: Fill out your RSP Form by March 23 (cont.)  Go to “Applications” at the top menu bar  Select “Room Selection Process Form”  Read and sign Room and Board License

 Fill out and submit RSP Questionnaire  You will receive a confirmation page

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Three: Complete Roommate Profile (optional)  Select “Set Up Roommate Profile” and go to “Roommate Profile”  Decide to make your profile public or private  Select contact preference and fill out contact information  Complete My Profile (follow appropriate guidelines) 

This is your opportunity to give any information you would like prospective roommates to know about you!

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Four: Select Your Roommate(s)  Select “Housing Information” and go to “Roommate/Suitemates”  You will have the option to search for roommates by… 

Last Name, First Name, or Email (Simple Roommate Search)

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Matching answers to Roommate Match Questionnaire (Advance Roommate Search)

 Request your roommate (note: they must confirm your request) ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR RSP FORM WILL BE PART OF THE

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Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Five: Select a Room  View your time ticket and process(s) 

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If you are in a group process, we recommend that the person with the earliest time ticket, select your room/suite

Choose your room by going to “Select a Room/Suite” 

Only rooms eligible in your selection process will be available. 

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For example, if you are selecting during the Gender Inclusive Housing process, only Gender Inclusive suites/apartments will be viewable.

Confirm your housing assignment by viewing your assignment on the main screen.

Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Five: Select a Room (Time Tickets) 

Credit Hours 

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Dean’s List Points 

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Each student’s credit hours toward graduation as of December 2015, will determine your time ticket to select a room. Students with the most credit hours choose first.

An extra three points will be added to your total credit hours for each semester you have been on the Dean’s List at SUNY Cortland.

DeGroat residents Fall 2015 

An extra three points will be added to your total credit hours if you lived in DeGroat Hall in Fall 2015

Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Five: Select a Room- troubleshooting  There are no more suites/apartments available…  If you are closed out of suites and need to select a standard double: remove all members of your roommate group except for the one person you want to share a room with.

 I do not have a roommate…  You will not be able to select a double room and will only be able to select from available singles or choose to be auto-assigned by Residence Life and Housing.

Room Selection Process Step by Step Step Six: Pay your Room Deposit  Room deposit of $150 is due by Friday, May 13, 2016  You can pay this at any time during RSP- you don’t have to wait to choose a room first

 Pay $150 either… 

Online by logging into myRedDragon, scrolling to Residence Life and Housing, and selecting Pay Room Deposit Online (recommended)

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At the Student Accounts Office, 3rd floor Miller Building.

Room Changes  Beginning April 6; once a week (every Wednesday) until May 12  

Once you have chosen a room, you will be allowed to change your room once a week Once a change is made you will have to wait until the following Wednesday to change it again

 You may only change your assignment

 Your roommate must change theirs

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Swap Days: June 22 and 23  If you decide that you want to change your room assignment after May 12, you can do so during Swap Days.  Swap Days occur June 22 and 23.  You can only change your assignment.  After Swap Days, your room assignment will be permanent

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DeGroat Hall  DeGroat Hall will be open in Fall 2016 and is available for room selection.  DeGroat will offer double and single rooms. The 3rd floor will be mostly singles that can be selected during RSP.  Students who lived in DeGroat during Fall 2015, will be guaranteed a space in DeGroat if they so choose.  Fall 2015 DeGroat residents will also get three extra housing points.

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Whitaker Hall  Whitaker Hall will be closing at the end of Spring 2016.  It will no longer be a residence hall.  Renovations will begin next year and the following departments will be moved to this location.  University Police Department (UPD)  Facilities, Planning Design, and Construction Office

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Full Group Selections  Students with roommate groups of four or six may be eligible to participate in Full Group selection process  A certain percentage of suites, quads, and apartments will only be available to those with a full group.

 All other suites will be available during regular room selection This does NOT guarantee that all Full Groups will get a suite/quad/apartment

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Triple in a double room  Returning students now have the option to live in a tripled room if they so desire.  When filling out your RSP Form, select Yes to Question 29  Select two other roommates  Rooms that can be tripled will be available during the selection process  This option is only available in low-rise buildings

Students will receive a 25% room rebate at the end of each semester

What if I want to live with an incoming new student?  Returning students who wish to live with a new student can do so, but will not be able to select their own room.  When filling out your RSP Form, select Yes to Questions 18 and 19.  Once the new student is officially enrolled in the college, Residence Life and Housing will assign you both to a room.

 Your assignment can be viewed on The Housing Director

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Can off-campus students go through RSP?  Yes, any current SUNY Cortland student will be able to go through room selection.  Complete all required steps (RSP Form, pay your deposit, etc.)  Any off-campus student wishing to move on campus after room selection is completed, will have to fill out a wait list form  This form can be found on the Residence Life and Housing website

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Can I move off campus mid-year?  If you choose to live on campus (especially juniors and seniors), do not assume that you will be released from your housing for the Spring 2017 semester.  When signing the Room and Board license, you are agreeing to live on campus for the full academic year.  The only automatic expectations are for those students with academic reasons to leave (i.e. student teaching, graduating, study aboard, etc.)

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What if I do not complete my RSP Form? A new form will be available for you to complete after March 23 You will not be able to choose your own room; Residence Life and Housing staff will assign you

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What if I do not pay my deposit? You will be removed from your room Once your deposit is paid, you will be assigned to an available room If you are experiencing financial hardship and unable to pay your deposit please visit the Financial Aid office, located 2nd floor Miller Building, as soon as possible and before the deadline. RSP It’s not just a room, it’s a lifestyle

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Room Deposit Waivers  Room deposit waivers will be provided to  RHA Executive Board members  CURE students  EOP students  Residence Life and Housing student staff members in good standing You must submit the waiver to the Student Accounts Office by Friday, May 13 by 4 p.m.

Current on campus students You need to either complete the….  RSP Form- if you plan to live on campus next year  Release from Housing Form- if you:  are graduating  are student teaching  have met your housing requirements  Students studying abroad in the Fall but plan to live on campus in the Spring must first complete the RSP form and then the Release from Housing Form

Request for Medical/Disability Housing Accommodations  Medical/Disability Selection  Students eligible may select their room on March 29

You must provide medical documentation to Disability Services or Health Services by March 4, 2016

SUNY Cortland is committed to upholding and maintaining all aspects of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Any information regarding your disability will remain confidential and will only be shared with your permission.

Harassment Policy Harassment ◦ When a student selects a room, they have the right to not be harassed by any other student who may have wanted that room. Please note that any harassment of another student, including sending abusive or threatening messages by any means, will be processed through the student conduct office and could result in the forfeit of your oncampus housing assignment (according to the College Code B-10– Electronic Use Policy and C-1-Harassment).

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Room Consolidation Residence Life and Housing reserves the right to reassign any students without a roommate. Students are consolidated within the residence hall they chose during RSP. Consolidation usually takes place during the summer as spaces open up.

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Important Deadlines Fill out the RSP form ◦ Due Wednesday, March 23, 2016 by 11:59 p.m.

Room Selection ◦ By Thursday, May 12, 2016 by 11:59 p.m.

Pay your $150 deposit or submit room deposit waiver ◦ Due Friday, May 13, 2016 by 4 p.m.

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Questions? If you have questions regarding RSP, please do the following: 1.

Attend an RSP information meeting.

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See your RHD during their office hours.

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Stop by the Residence Life and Housing Office located in Van Hoesen Hall, room B-33.

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