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Dear Families, The purpose of this letter is to provide important information regarding on campus housing for the 2007-2008 academic year. As a residential campus, The University of Scranton offers housing for over 2,100 students in 28 residence halls and 15 University owned houses. The Housing Lottery is an online process used by Residence Life to enable students to select housing for the next academic year. All full-time students in good academic standing are eligible to participate in the Housing Lottery. Please keep in mind that The University of Scranton guarantees on campus housing for four consecutive years. Consequently, if a student has never lived off campus, he or she retains that guarantee. If a student has moved off campus, he or she has lost the guarantee and can only be housed on a space available basis. This guarantee applies to all housing offered through the Housing Lottery or through Post Lottery Housing processes. Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors must pay a $200 non-refundable housing deposit by 4:00pm on December 15, 2008. This payment can be made by cash or check to The Bursars Office, 800 Linden St. Scranton, PA 18510. Please indicate that the payment is for the 2007-2008 Housing Deposit. This housing deposit will be applied to students' bills at the July 2007 billing if students select and confirm the housing contract. Paying the housing deposit after the deadline will significantly limit available housing options. Students should enter the "Personal Lottery Information Site" on the Residence Life Menu on The University Information System (UIS) after their deposit is sent and prior to the deposit deadline. This will verify that the deposit was received by the Bursars Office and the student is eligible for the Pool A Housing Lottery. If financial conditions exist inhibiting a student from being able to make this deposit, the student must contact Residence Life before the deadline stated above. Since all residential freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, current freshman students in University housing are not required to pay a housing deposit. It is very important to note that during the on-line selection process students that select housing electronically agree to the terms of the housing contract. Students will be held to the terms of this contract. One key component to the contract is included below: "A RESIDENT agrees to reside in the residence halls for the entire academic year, or the remaining portion of the academic year. If a student is enrolled in intersession classes, this contract also covers that period although additional fees apply. A RESIDENT may terminate this Agreement only if the RESIDENT has graduated, withdrawn from the UNIVERSITY, becomes a Resident Assistant, or has entered a study program away from the campus. Students who withdraw from the UNIVERSITY but are readmitted without missing one full fall or spring semester before being readmitted are not considered withdrawn for the purposes of the Agreement and will be held to any obligations made herein." In preparation for the lottery each student will be assigned a Lottery Identification Number (LIN) and receive a randomly assigned housing lottery time that can be accessed through their individual UIS account. During the online selection process in the Spring semester, students will be able to enter the lottery through UIS and select their room based on availability and eligibility. Eligibility for certain housing can be based on gender, social class, and the ability to fill all the beds within a selection. All apartments are assigned a specific gender, as are the adjoining double rooms in Gavigan and Redington Halls (quad style housing). In all University owned houses, each room is gender specific and bathrooms are assigned specific genders as well, whenever possible. All upper-class housing is co-ed, meaning men and women live in the same buildings, often times on the same floor and next door to one another. Leahy Hall is made up of single rooms, with two floors assigned as housing for women and one floor assigned as housing for men. The University of Scranton does not offer coed apartments, rooms, or quad style housing. Students who are interested in Theme Housing will have access to application materials online beginning December 1, 2006. Applications will be on-line and are due December 15, 2006. Notification of acceptance will occur on January 31, 2007. There will be information sessions for freshmen on November 7, 2006 and February 5, 2007. Information sessions for Upper-class students will be held on November 9, 2006 and February 6, 2007. The times and locations will be posted across campus and will be listed on Royal News. During these information sessions, students will be shown how to go through the lottery process and will have the rules of the lottery explained thoroughly. In addition a complete timeline of events, as well as the current cost break down of the varying styles of housing is also included. It is highly recommended that students attend these very important sessions. Flyers will be passed out to all students with detailed rules and instructions for the on-line housing lottery and information will be made available on the Residence Life website at www.scranton.edu/reslife. If you have any questions please call our office at (570) 941-6226, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm or visit our website. Sincerely, Barbara Hawkins Office of Residence Life, Director NOTE: University housing closes for Thanksgiving Break at 12:00pm November 22, 2006 and re-opens at 12:00pm November 26, 2006. All students will be expected to plan accordingly and make the necessary arrangements for this holiday closing. Additionally, University policy states that all students are to vacate their rooms for winter break within 24 hours of their last exam. All residence halls close for Winter Break at 6:00pm December 16, 2006. Cost Breakdowns of Housing Classes and Food Program - 2006-2007 (Cost of room and board plans per semester - Each area increases annually by approximately 4.00%) Housing Costs (Room): Class AA singles (Mulberry Apts, Madison Apts.) $3,499.00 Class AA doubles (Mulberry Apts., Madison Apts.) $3,181.00 Class A (Redington Hall, Gavigan Hall, Katharine Drexel Apts, Elizabeth Ann Seton Apts.) $3,181.00 Class B (Blair House, Cambria House, Driscoll Hall, Fayette House, Gonzaga House, Hopkins House, Jerrett House, Kostka House, Leahy Hall, Liva House, Luzerne House, McGowan House, McKenna House, Montgomery House, Southwell House, Tioga House, and Wayne House) $3,008.00 Food Program (Board): 19-Meal Plan: $2,104.00 14-Meal Plan: $1,894.00 10-Meal Plan: $1,534.00 2007-2008 Housing Lottery Timeline (*denotes subject to change):
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