First Year Housing Contract
MAY 31
COMPLETE BY
HOUSING DATES IMPORTANT
Living on campus is an adventure like no other! You will learn about yourself and others, grow as a person and make relationships and memories to last a lifetime. Signing your Housing Contract is the first part of secur- ing 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 ques- tions will help you select a roommate, so be sure to answer them honestly. Housing accommodations If you have a disability, please remember to request housing accommodations, if needed. ORL does not have access to the information you share with the University Health Cen- ter. If you need an accommodation like air-conditioning or a suite-style bathroom, you will need to complete a Housing Accommodation Request Form. This form is designed to provide ORL and ODS with specific disability information from you and your healthcare provider. 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 contact ORL 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 some- one else. Would it bother you to have a messy roommate? Or
Residential Learning Commu- nity Applications Due
May 15
First Year Housing Contract Due
May 31
Housing Accommodation Request Forms Due
June 15
Roommate Selection Deadline July 1
Online Room Selection
July 11 - 22
would you prefer a roommate who has a similar sleep sched- ule to you? There are a lot of factors to consider when look- ing for a roommate. You can search for a roommate using any of the answers to the lifestyle questions from your Housing Contract. 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 creating 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. If you aren’t sure if you are in a Roommate Group together, go back and review the Roommate Selection tab. 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 July 1 to complete Room- mate Selection.
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