First Year Housing Contract COMPLETE BY MAY 31
Signing your Housing Contract is the first part of securing your housing for your first year. When you sign your Housing Contract, you will also select your meal plan and answer some lifestyle questions. The answers to those questions will help you select a roommate, so be sure to answer them honestly. Housing accommodations If you have a disability, please remember to request hous- ing accommodations, if needed. Res Life does not have access to the information you share with the University Health Center. If you need an accommodation like air-conditioning or a suite-style bathroom, you will need to complete a Housing Accommodation Request Form. Access the form at jmu.edu/orl/housing/requests.shtml and submit it by June 15. Gender-inclusive housing To support all our new Dukes, we encourage you to con- tact Residence Life about housing assignments based on gender identity. Each request made before July 1 will be addressed with a commitment to providing a housing assignment that best meets the needs of the student. Roommate selection While first-year students can select their roommate(s), they cannot select suitemates. Before selecting a roommate, think about what is most important to you when living with someone else. Would it bother you to have a messy roommate? Or would you prefer a roommate who has a similar sleep schedule to you?
You can search for a roommate using any of the answers to the lifestyle questions from your Housing Con- tract. Remember, you aren’t looking for a new best friend; you are looking for someone you can live with successfully. Once you think you have found a compatible roommate, message them on the Roommate Selection tab in the Online Housing System. If you agree to be roommates, one of you will need to form a Roommate Group by cre- ating a group name and password. Share that group name and password with your future roommate so they can request to join the group. Once they make that request, the person who created the group will need to approve the request. The maximum number of people in a roommate group is three, designed for triple bedrooms. You are not able to pick your suitemates by creating two groups of three. You have until June 23 to complete Roommate Selection. Important Housing Dates Residential Learning Community Applications Due May 15 First Year Housing Contract Due May 31 Housing Accommodation Request Forms Due June 15
Roommate Selection Deadline June 23
Room Selection Timeslots Sent July 5
Online Room Selection
July 10 - 21
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