Room Draw is the process during which current residence hall students have priority in selecting a hall for the coming 2008-2009 academic year before any new incoming freshmen, transfer, or off-campus students are assigned.

ONLY those students who currently live in the residence halls for the Winter 2008 semester are eligible to participate in the Room Draw process.

To reserve a room for Fall 2008, you will need to:

1. Complete the on-line application (starting January 28, 2008)
2. Submit a $200 prepayment (payments cannot be charged to the student account).

Carefully read over all of the following information! If you have any questions regarding the selection process, direct all inquiries to: housing@emich.edu. Do not ask questions of your RA, the staff at the front desks, or any other office on campus as incorrect and outdated information is usually received by doing so. Only questions that are answered via the housing@emich.edu email will be considered valid. This assures you that you are getting the most up to date and accurate information.

Room Draw 2008 - Village Complex Guidelines Priority Phase: January 28 - February 1 (5:00pm)

You are responsible for reading and knowing all of the information provided. Any and all questions should be directed to the Housing Office email at: housing@emich.edu

Note: Financial Aid funds do not cover the additional cost of living in the Village. You will be responsible for the additional cost out of pocket. Consider this information when making selection to the Village.

The Village is for students who want to participate fully in a residential community. Expectations and eligibility for applicants are designed with campus partners including offices in Student Affairs and Academic Affairs who offer programs and services to enhance the overall collegiate experience. Students requesting placement into the Village must be involved in the EMU community through academic, leadership, or service activities.

LIVING REQUIREMENTS

• To be eligible for the Village, students must have an officially declared major.
• All residents are expected to participate monthly in the Village Advisory Council.
• Required attendance at (1) house meeting and (1) program per month.
• Be in good judicial standing.
• Participation in above activities is monitored.
• Students must possess a cumulative gpa of 2.5 as of the end of the Fall 2007 semester to be eligible to apply.

APPLICATION PROCESS.

• If you are currently living in the Village, you must first be pre-approved by the Area Complex Director (ACD) before access will be given to reapply.
• As a prerequisite, students living in other halls, transfer and off campus upperclass students who wish to live in the Village must respond to the following essay questions before permission to apply for the Village can be activated. Essays are submitted to the Housing Office.
  • Question 1: Village residents are expected to participate in hall programs and the Village Advisory Council meetings. Discuss your current participation in activities and organizations as well as your plans for Village participation in the upcoming year. What will you bring to the Village community?
  • Question 2: Describe your involvement with regard to academic leadership, or service activities. What have you learned from these experiences?
• Essays are to be typed on a separate sheet of paper and kept to a maximum of 200 words each, double-spaced, in a short essay format.
• Include your name, student number, current hall address, my.emich email address and your cumulative gpa as of the end of the fall 2007 semester.
• In addition to programs planned by select University Colleges, there are two special interest living opportunities available; Honors and Voice.

HONORS COLLEGE

• Consideration will be given to returning Honors College students who apply during the Priority Phase.
• Honor’s College students assigned to the Village will be expected to participate in monthly Honor’s College events.
• The Honors College Director will confirm the student’s eligibility.

VOICE - Volunteers Involved in Civic Engagement

• Consideration is given to students interested in a concentrated community service living experience.
• Partnering with the VISION Office, students will be selected and assigned to the Village with programs designed around community service.

Residents interested in the VOICE house will be expected to:

• Demonstrate an interest in service, willingness to learn, participate in service and reflection activities and instill a positive attitude towad social change in students.
• Participate in VISION programs and/or participate in academic service-learning classes.

VILLAGE PRIORITY ROOM DRAW DEADLINE

• If you want to remain in your current room or you want specific suitemates, you need to submit the contract and $200 prepayment between Monday, January 28 and Friday, February 1 by 5:00pm.
• Students will still have the opportunity to apply after the February 1 deadline, but no accommodation for a specific room or suitemate request will be made.
• The Housing Office will not move an assigned student who was placed during the priority phase to another room in order to accommodate a person whose contract was submitted AFTER the "priority phase".

SUITEMATE REQUESTS

• You need to decide who you want as a suitemate BEFORE completing the contract. Waiting until after an assignment has been made will be too late and cannot be accommodated.
• All requested suitemates must meet the Village criteria and be pre-approved.
• Each student must mutually request one another on the contract along with the requested suitemate's username or the assignment cannot be made.
• If a student requests suitemates and one or more of the requested persons do not submit a contract and the $200 prepayment by the February 1 deadline, then none of the students in the group will be assigned until such time as all contracts and payments have been received.

ASSIGNMENT NOTIFICATION

• Students who submit a contract before the end of the semester on April 28, 2008 will receive notification of their fall assignment via e-mail. 
• Students who submit a contract after the close of the winter semester on April 28, 2008 will receive notification of assignment in early August.

CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS

• If you find it necessary to cancel the contract you must do so in writing to the Housing Office at housing@emich.edu using your EMU my.emich email account. Cancellation requests sent from another email address will not be considered valid and will not be honored. The my.emich account validates your identity and reduces the risk of fraudulent requests.
• Cancellations must be received prior to the dates below to be eligible for a credit to your student account:
  • Before May 1, 2008: $200 credit
  • Before July 1, 2008: $100 credit
  • After July 1, 2008: No credit given
• Note: The appropriate credit will be applied to fall '08 tuition and fees.
• Contracts submitted after May 1st are subject to the same schedule as above.
• Contracts submitted after July 1st would receive no credit if cancellation were to occur.

FINANCIAL AID

• Students who expect to use financial aid funds as a means of covering any of the college expenses must complete a 2008 FAFSA form no later than March 1, 2008.
• Students must reapply for a FAFSA each year.
• FAFSA information can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov

CONTRACT OBLIGATION

• The Housing & Dining Services Contract committment is for the combined Fall and Winter semesters.
• Starting with the 2008-09 academic year, any enrolled student who moves out of the hall during the contract period will remain financially responsible for the full room and board costs for the fall and winter semesters.
• Students will not be released from the contract to move off campus or commute from home once they have moved into their assignment.

After you have read the above information
Click here to complete the contract.