TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
THE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL LIFE
HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FALL 2017/SPRING 2018 1
INTRODUCTION
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
INDEX HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN
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INTRODUCTION
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RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
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20/20 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL LIFE
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INVENTORY NEEDS
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ROOM USE FOR SPECIALTY HOUSING
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STUDENTS’ DEMAND FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2017 HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS Timeline
By the Numbers
Get the Inside Scoop
Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Residence Hall & Dining Complex
ANNUAL HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS
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MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Integrated Marketing Communications Plan for FY17-18
Timeline
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Important Dates
SPECIALTY HOUSING PROCEDURES
Student Staff
Athletics
Medical Accommodations
Living Learning Communities
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INTRODUCTION
OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, TEMPLE HAS EMERGED AS A VIBRANT, RESIDENTIAL, URBAN CAMPUS, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES FULLY IN THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE THROUGH ON-CAMPUS LIVING CLOSELY CONNECTED TO A DIVERSE AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY AND CITY. Rapid enrollment growth of high school graduates in recent years, burgeoning adult student enrollment, and smoother access for increasing numbers of transfer students from community colleges and 4-year institutions have all coalesced to diversify the undergraduate student “mix” and talents in educationally powerful ways. Those changes in combination with the evolution of Temple University as a leading research university, the attendant proliferation of graduate programs, and a compact core campus with relatively rigid boundaries nestled in the North Philadelphia neighborhood are shifting the character of the University and perceptions of it as an undergraduate institution focused on academic excellence and a unique collegiate experience. Temple University’s on-campus housing program is at a crossroads where decisions made now will impact the college experiences of future generations of students. As at any university, there are alternative futures. This plan for campus housing reasserts Temple’s strength as a campus of decidedly and exuberantly residential character, using that strength to support student success, high-quality life-changing learning, and ready engagement in the community both on and beyond the campus.
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PURPOSE AND PROCESS The Temple University Strategic Housing Occupancy Master Plan responds to the need for a sharpened focus on, and long range view of, campus housing in the larger institutional context. A confluence of factors is significant: increasing complexity of Temple University’s mission as a research university, traditional guiding assumptions about the residential character of the campus and the undergraduate experience, institutional enrollment growth, student housing demand, housing facilities condition, Academic Strategic Compass, institutional partnerships for community and economic development, and the University’s Campus Master Plan. The purpose of the Temple University Strategic Housing Occupancy Plan is to provide University administrators and other institutional decision makers with background information and priorities against which discrete decisions about housing projects and directions can be made in future years. Institutional priorities and student learning goals of special importance in the development of the Temple University Strategic Housing Plan are:
INSTITUTIONAL GOALS AND PRIORITIES: • Access to the University. • First-choice institution for increasing numbers of students. • High-quality undergraduate experience in a research university. • Student success: retention and graduation. • Student learning in an inclusive culture of engaged scholarship, civic responsibility, and community service.
STUDENT LEARNING GOALS AND PRIORITIES: • High impact learning experiences. • Meaningful connections between learning in the classroom and the residential experience. • Integration of learning through learning communities and capstone experiences. The process of preparing the strategic housing occupancy plan included consideration of Temple’s Campus Master Plan, re-evaluation of the rationale for on-campus student housing, analysis of enrollment projections, and a review of the Temple University’s campus housing system’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A fundamental planning question was determining the desired mix of students which should comprise the Temple University housing program.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY In Our Underachieving Colleges (2005), Derek Bok identifies a major flaw
Residential Life provides learning environments, peer role models, and
in the approach of undergraduate institutions. They do not devote enough
student-faculty informal interaction not available to off-campus students,
attention to the rich learning opportunities through the “extra curriculum.”
through learning communities, residential colleges, and special interest
The on-campus residential experience is one exemplar of these types of
groups. Over one thousand (1,000) students were accepted as members for
important engaging experiences. Residential life enhances access to Temple
the Fall 2016 / Spring 2017 in one of fifteen (15) living-learning communities
University by providing affordable, safe, educationally purposeful conditions
and special interest living groups. Living Learning Communities help students
for students living away from home for the first time.
succeed, and Temple University data shows freshman students gained greater
Temple’s campus housing serves as the gateway experience to the University
academic success compared to both students who lived on campus and do
for approximately 80% of the incoming freshman class. Living in the
not participate in LLC programs and students who did not live on campus.
residence halls may be the only common experience the majority of Temple’s
Residential Life both advances and reflects it’s vision every day. It provides
new students share. It is a unique opportunity to develop a community of
informal interaction, leadership roles, self-governance opportunities, and
scholars connected for a lifetime to Temple, learning, and the ideals of an
multicultural contact in a student community more ethnically diverse than
academic community.
the larger University community. The residence hall communities facilitate
Residential Life helps Temple students stay in school. Tracking data show
and deepen the experiential opportunities for academic development and
consistently higher rates of persistence at Temple by students who lived on campus their first semester than by their cohorts who lived off-campus their first semester.
growth;,develop citizens who are intellectually engaged, care for one another, resolve conflicts, and provide a solid basis for academic achievement and retention.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL LIFE • Support and enhance the University’s enrollment management strategy. • Be the first-choice living environment of undergraduate students at all class levels. • Enhance the learning potential of residence hall living. • Build assertively, by facilities and programs, on the special attribute of being a strong residential community of common purpose in a metropolitan environment which holds a wide array of experiential learning opportunities through community service, civic engagement, service learning, internships, and part-time work.
GOALS: • Optimize accessibility of campus housing by increasing capacity and maintaining affordability, in support of Temple’s goals for student recruitment, academic achievement, and retention. • Create powerful “gateway” experiences for first-year students in the residence halls and outstanding residential experiences for students at subsequent class levels to meet their individual learning and developmental needs. • Enrich community life and student learning by providing residentiallybased opportunities and connections to co-curricular programs of student engagement and experiential learning. • Address housing facility needs of future students through ensuring access, safety, academic and programmatic support, sustainability, and marketability.
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INTRODUCTION
INVENTORY NEEDS
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OVERVIEW OF INVENTORY NEEDS TO MEET HOUSING DEMAND The following information details the inventory that currently exists within University Housing:
HOUSING COMPOSITION
CAPACITY
RENTED SPACE
STUDENT STAFF BEDS
TOTAL CAPACITY
“1300” suites
707
-
13
720
“1940”
464
-
14
478
-
118
-
118
Hardwick Hall
480
-
12
492
Johnson Hall
472
-
13
485
Morgan Hall - North
232
-
-
232
Morgan Hall - South
636
-
-
636
Peabody Hall
287
-
7
294
White Hall
557
-
17
574
3,953
-
76
4,029
296
-
14
310
Temple Towers
591
-
16
607
Morgan Hall
360
-
29
389
1,247
-
59
1,306
Beech
-
189
5
194
Edge
-
240
14
254
TOTAL
-
429
19
448
Podiatry Residence Hall
128
-
2
130
TOTAL
128
-
2
130
5,328
429
156
5,913
NEW STUDENT SPACES
Edge
TOTAL
RETURNING STUDENT “1300” apartments
TOTAL
RENTED SPACE
GRADUATE HOUSING
GRAND TOTAL
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INVENTORY NEEDS
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DETAILS THE INVENTORY THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS WITHIN UNIVERSITY HOUSING: According to estimates outlined on the following pages, in order to accommodate the minimum estimated number of students projected for the 2017-2018 academic school year, the University is planning to offer 5,913 beds to meet demand from following segments: • Incoming freshman (NMF17) • Returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors (RR17) • Transfers (NMT17) • Graduate students (GR17) Currently, the Office of University Housing and Residential Life has 5,465 beds, with the goal of renting 189 beds from Beech International Village and 240 beds from the Edge Avenue North complexes. Based on housing and Admissions trends, we’d recommend maintaining the following levels for the following occupancy demand:
TOTAL DEMAND
5,913
(CURRENT LEVEL)
New Main Campus Freshman ‘15
3,953*
Returning Students ‘15
1,676**
Returning Sophomores
1,200
Returning Juniors & Seniors New Main Campus Transfers ‘15
276 200***
Graduate Students ‘15
128
Staff ‘15
156
* This number represents 79% of the projected class size for FY16-17 (4,850) with an additional allocation of beds. For fall 2016, the last Admissions report for deposited incoming freshman was 5,641 on August 24, 2016. This number was well greater than expected. ** Projected demand from Returning Residents for fall 2016. This number includes anticipated demand for returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors. We are planning to offer beds for juniors and seniors on a limited basis. Historically, deposits are as follows; fall 2016 (1,550), fall 2015 (1,660), fall 2014 (1,610), fall 2013 (1,716), fall 2012 (1,308), fall 2011 (1,350), fall 2010 (1,313), fall 2009 (2,036). *** Traditionally we have always assigned approximately 200 beds for transfer students considering that demand has typically exceeded our ability to offer transfer students accommodations in a timely manner. While we offer some spaces for early depositing transfer students (100 beds), the vast majority will need to wait until the Summer months before securing accommodations in order to service the growing freshman population. We had 792 deposits submitted and 362 assignments for transfer students by September 7, 2016.
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SPECIALTY HOUSING
ROOM USE FOR SPECIALTY HOUSING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DETAILS THE INVENTORY THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS WITHIN UNIVERSITY HOUSING FOR FY16-17. The beds listed in this section pertain to the number of spaces on hold for our LLC Programs at Temple University. Each program is represented by the total number of units per building along with the target population the community serves, either freshman or returning resident.
LLC PROGRAM ALLOCATION FOR FY16-17: RESIDENCE HALLS
NEW STUDENT
RETURNING RESIDENT/TRANSFER
GRAND TOTAL
546
-
546
LLC - Honors Program - Freshman Student
508
-
508
LLC - Leadership and Service
38
-
38
1940 HALL
136
-
136
LLC - Sustainability
25
-
25
LLC - Healthy Lifestyles
33
-
33
LLC - Engineering
29
-
29
LLC - School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
49
-
49
45
-
45
45
-
45
-
-
-
1300 HALL
HARDWICK HALL LLC - School of Media and Communication LLC - College of Science and Technology
135
-
135
LLC - Peforming and Cinematic Arts
JOHNSON HALL
89
-
89
LLC - Major Exploration
46
-
46
MORGAN HALL
179
83
262
LLC - Fox School of Business
72
23
95
LLC - Global
71
-
71
LLC - Innovate and Create
-
48
48
LLC - ROTC
12
12
24
LLC - Urban Owls
24
-
24
PEABODY HALL
10
80
-
80
LLC - Tyler School of Art
80
-
80
TEMPLE TOWERS
-
332
332
LLC - Global
-
45
45
LLC - Honors Program - Returning Student
-
287
287
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DISABILITY ACCOMODATION ALLOCATION FOR FY17-18 The beds listed in this section pertain to the number of spaces on hold for students with disabilities.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION ALLOCATION FOR FY17-18 1300 1-Person Studio, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower
4 units (4 spaces)
2-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower
7 units ( 14 spaces)
TOTAL
11 units (18 spaces)
1940 2-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower, Push Button
6 units (12 spaces)
2-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Step-up Shower
3 units (6 spaces)
4-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower
5 units (20 spaces)
4-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Step-up Shower
3 units (12 spaces)
TOTAL
17 units (50 spaces)
MORGAN HALL Double
50 units (100 spaces)
Singles
13 units (13 spaces)
TOTAL
63 units (113 spaces)
PEABODY Double Room with Strobe Flash Light
1 unit (2 spaces)
TOTAL
1 unit (2 spaces)
TEMPLE TOWERS 1-Person Studio, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower, Push Button
4 units (4 spaces)
4-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower
2 units (8 spaces)
TOTAL
6 units (12 spaces)
WHITE HALL 4-Person Suite, Grab Bar, Roll-in Shower
14 units (56 spaces)
TOTAL
14 units (56 spaces)
GENDER INCLUSIVE HOUSING ALLOCATION FOR FY17-18 Temple University Housing and Residential Life holds 48 beds for students interested in living in a Gender Inclusive Housing option. Gender Inclusive Housing is defined as housing for students regardless of sex or gender identity, i.e.. students who identity as female may live with students who identity as male. These reserved spaces vary in cost as well as room/apartment style so we can meet the need of our students regardless of financial ability.
RESIDENCE HALLS
1940 HALL TEMPLE TOWERS MORGAN HALL WHITE HALL GRAND TOTAL
NEW STUDENT
RETURNING RESIDENT/TRANSFER
GRAND TOTAL
12
-
12
-
12
12
-
12
12
12
-
12
24
24
48
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SPECIALTY HOUSING
ROOM USE FOR SPECIALTY HOUSING (CONTINUED) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DETAILS THE INVENTORY THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS WITHIN UNIVERSITY HOUSING FOR FY17-18. The beds listed in this section pertain to the number of spaces on hold for student athletes. NEW STUDENT ATHLETIC ALLOCATION FOR FY17-18 NEW STUDENT 1300
30
1940
28
Morgan Hall
66
Total
124
RETURNING STUDENT ATHLETIC ALLOCATION FY17-18 RETURNING RESIDENT/TRANSFER 1300
24
Temple Towers
29
Morgan Hall
36
Total
89
FOOTBALL ALLOCATION FOR FY17-18 RETURNING RESIDENT/ NEW STUDENTS
TRANSFER
-
33
28
-
Temple Towers Morgan Hall *Total Athletic Allocation - 274 beds
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STUDENTS’ DEMAND
STUDENTS’ DEMAND FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING HISTORICAL HOUSING DATA FROM FALL 2007- FALL 2016: FALL 2006 POPULATION Main Campus Freshman
FALL 2011 DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
4726
4044
POPULATION 81.7%*
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
3503
3203
Main Campus Transfers
653
204
Main Campus Transfers
971
362
Rising Returning Students
2080
1157
Rising Sophomores
1349
1188
Total
7,777
4431
Total
5505
4595
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
3808
3319
Main Campus Transfers
557
225
*Enrollment Target : 5,000
*Enrollment Target : 4,300
FALL 2015 POPULATION
FALL 2010 DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
4,067
3,837
Main Campus Transfers
823
298
Rising Returning Students
1,660
1,111
Total
6,550
5,246
POPULATION 78%*
*Enrollment Target : 4,900
1861
1140
Total
6226
4684
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
3681
3173
FALL 2009
FALL 2014 POPULATION
Rising Sophomores
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
4,137
3,478
Main Campus Transfers
884
384
POPULATION 81%*
Main Campus Freshman Main Campus Transfers
639
226
1780
1193
6100
4592
Rising Sophomores
1,610
1,230
Rising Sophomores
Total
6,631
5,092
Total
*Enrollment Target : 4,300
FALL 2008
FALL 2013 POPULATION
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
3,651
3,359
Main Campus Transfers
856
325
POPULATION 78%*
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
3514
3078
Main Campus Transfers
640
50
Rising Sophomores
1,716
1,481
Rising Sophomores
2036
1239
Total
6,223
5,165
Total
6190
4367
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
3807
3327
*Enrollment Target : 4,300
FALL 2012 POPULATION Main Campus Freshman
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
3612
3297
POPULATION 76.7%*
Main Campus Freshman
Main Campus Transfers
837
308
Main Campus Transfers
527
63
Rising Sophomores
1308
1006
Rising Sophomores
1326
1035
Total
5793
4611
Total
5660
4425
*Enrollment Target : 4,300
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FALL 2007
74.5%*
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SUPPLEMENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO MEET UPPERCLASS STUDENTS’ DEMAND HISTORICAL HOUSING DATA FROM 2002—2004 Numbers below reflect housing deposits and assigned students from Fall 2002 - Fall 2004:
OVERVIEW
FALL 2004
Prior to the fall 2004 semester, University Housing and Residential Life POPULATION Main Campus Freshman
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
accommodated between 1100 – 1200 returning junior and senior students
3120
2769
annually. Due to a shift in enrollment management placing a greater
Main Campus Transfers
631
361
importance on meeting the needs of our new students, our occupancy
Rising Sophomores
1623
1188
strategy changed to accommodate this growing demand.
Rising Juniors
74
54
Rising Seniors
49
38
5497
4410
Total
ASSESSING UPPER CLASS DEMAND FOR 2017 AND BEYOND Due to this disruption of housing returning junior and senior students in the fall 2004 semester, assessing demand of this population using historical data
FALL 2003 POPULATION
is difficult. DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
During fall 2002 and fall 2003, the average occupancy of returning juniors
Main Campus Freshman
2781
2253
and seniors was approximately 1,100 student per year (Fall 2002 (1215) and
Main Campus Transfers
520
381
Fall 2003 (925)).
Rising Sophomores
1911
1493
Rising Juniors
827
506
Rising Seniors
598
418
No Class Code
5
5
6624
5056
Total
Please note these figures do not provide enough evidence to make assumptions with regards to trends using historical data to predict future demand. In order to reach the optimal demand from juniors and seniors that we once experienced, we will need to engage in an aggressive marketing campaign aimed at cultivating this population and reconnecting with them. We would also benefit from engaging in marketing research to learn about their needs
FALL 2002 POPULATION
and wants as it relates to housing accommodations. For example, reviewing our policies with regards to alcohol use in the residence halls for students
DEPOSITS
ASSIGNED
Main Campus Freshman
2575
2237
Main Campus Transfers
523
310
Rising Sophomores
1700
1331
As housing for this population has been problematic from a public relations
Rising Juniors
1075
738
perspective, we recommend pursuing additional beds. We are concerned
Rising Seniors
672
478
that the assumed demand may not result in tangible occupancy to cover
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0
the financial liability the University would incur. Frankly, the sooner beds
6552
5094
are acquired, the more time we will have to market and ultimately meet our
No Class Code Total
over the age of 21, restrictive visitation, cohabitation, and guest policies, and amenities offered in our residence halls.
occupancy projections.
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2017 HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS INTRODUCTION
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TIMELINE NEW MAIN CAMPUS FRESHMAN (NMF17)
MAIN CAMPUS RETURNING RESIDENTS (RR17)
NEW MAIN CAMPUS TRANSFERS (NMT17)
DEPOSIT PROCESS:
RECRUITMENT: October 2016 – August 2017 HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS: Saturday March 4, 2017
January 17 – August 2017 HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS: (RR17) February 21 – March 3, 2017
Process begins at 10:00 a.m.
SPECIALTY HOUSING
Access time is based on the date and
LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES
time of housing deposit submission.
Application Period OPENS: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
SPECIALTY HOUSING LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Application Period DEADLINE: Friday, March 3, 2017
Application Period OPENS:
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Requests Period OPENS:
Application Period DEADLINE:
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Friday, May 5, 2017
Requests Period DEADLINE:
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Request Period OPENS:
Friday, March 3, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
GRADUATE STUDENTS (GR17)
Request Period DEADLINE:
DEPOSIT PROCESS:
Friday, May 5, 2017
January 17 – August 2017
HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS ROOM RETENTION: March 17 – March 31, 2017 GENERAL ROOM SELECTION: April 7 – April 21, 2017 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED: April 28 – August 2017
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
BY THE NUMBERS CAPACITY BY GROUPS Total Number of Beds: 5,900 Graduate Housing: 100 New Freshman: 4,000 Returning Residents: 1,500 Transfer students: 200 Staff: 175
SPECIALTY HOUSING Beds Closed for Specialty Groups LLC: 1150 Students with Disabilities: 250 Athletes: 250
ROOMMATE MATCHING Temple University uses a special system for roommate matching called RoomSync, an application available on Facebook. The system allows students to post profiles and search for other Temple students interested in housing. The system is used to
COMMUNICATION
help students find roommates in the self-booking system. Students need to acquire
After January 17, 2017, University Housing and Residential Life
TUids and RMSids in order to pull in roommates during the self-booking process.
ABOUT THE PROCESS The process is on a first come, first served basis. The sooner a student’s housing deposit is received the better chances they will have for their preferred accommodations. Temple uses the MyHousing system where students “self-select” their rooms, roommates, and meal plans based on availability at the time of their booking. We often describe the process like booking a seat on an airplane.
via the personal e-mail address listed on their Admissions application. The department’s website will also be updated with information about the annual housing selection process. A specific section about the Housing Selection Process will be available on www.temple.edu/housing
Students who wait to book housing in late April or early May can experience a
360O VIRTUAL TOUR
delay in acquiring housing. In this situation, the Office of University Housing
Check out Temple’s Housing Website for student testimonials,
continues to work with students with an interest in on-campus housing through the
360o virtual tours, and more at housing.temple.edu
summer months via the Housing Wait List Process.
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will begin sending “weekly” e-mail communications to students
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GET THE INSIDE SCOOP TEMPLE UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE HALLS Temple University offers two styles of residence halls for incoming freshmen students: suite style and communal style. Regardless of which residence hall they should choose, each includes the following amenities: • 24-hour security • Mail room: all incoming mail and packages go directly to your residence hall • Laundry facilities: check out eSuds, our online laundry tracking service • Social and study lounges • Cable ready rooms • Air conditioning/heating • WiFi access • Microwaves available on each floor; low wattage “microfridge” available for yearly rental through Temple University for in-room use • Resident Assistant (RA) on every floor
COMMUNAL STYLE VS. SUITE COMMUNAL STYLE: JOHNSON, HARDWICK & PEABODY HALLS
SUITE STYLE: 1940, 1300 & WHITE HALL
• Rooms house two (2) persons, door opens to hallway
• Four (4) persons per suite
• Communal bathroom on every floor- cleaned and stocked daily
• Each suite contains two (2) bedrooms
• Single-gender rooms and floors available
• Common area/foyer entryway
• Popular among freshman students
• Two (2) half baths, one with shower • Co-ed floors, single gender suites
360O VIRTUAL TOUR Check out Temple’s Housing Website for for o
the 360 degree virtual tours, and more: http://www.housing.temple.edu
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MITCHELL AND HILARIE MORGAN RESIDENCE HALL & DINING COMPLEX OPENED FALL 2013
SITE VIEWED FROM BROAD
The facility will house approximately 1,275 students in a combination of singles, four-bed and five-bed apartment-suites, arranged in a series of neighborhoods supported by glass enclosed lounges. The site is comprised of three buildings surrounding an elevated 30,000 square foot terrace which will provide extensive landscaping and green space. The high-rise tower (Morgan Hall North) includes 24-floors of residential space, while the adjacent midrise structure (Morgan Hall South) will consist of nine residential floors offering generous views of the campus, center city, and the plush green terrace, in addition to providing extensive natural light into all interior spaces of the buildings. BUILDING HIGHLIGHTS: • Four- and five- bed apartment • Kitchenettes • Community lounges
LOBBY LOUNGE
• Large programming space • Courtyard quad • Laundry rooms • Great views of Philadelphia
PLANNED OCCUPANCY USAGE: MORGAN HALL SOUTH (NEW STUDENTS): • 9 FLOORS • 8 5-Bed appartments • 149 4-Bed appartments • 8 1-Bed apartments • 17 1-Bed staff apartments Open to incoming Freshmen. MORGAN HALL NORTH (RETURNING STUDENTS): • 24 FLOORS • 144 4-Bed apartments • 12 1-Bed apartments • 24 1-Bed staff apartments Open to Returning Sophmores, Juniors and Seniors. To learn more about Morgan Hall please visit: http://www.temple.edu/housing Download Morgan Hall Brochure
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PLAN OF TYPICAL 4-BED SUITE
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MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR FY17-18 PROMOTIONAL PUBLICATION ABOUT HOUSING OPTIONS ON CAMPUS • Admissions is reprinting a promotional piece promoting all of the housing options on campus, highlighting campus living. GUIDE TO ENROLLING • Admission’s produces this publication which will be revised for the 2017 process. • This is still an extremely important publication for the department as it pertains to the Housing Selection Process. FALL 2017 HOUSING SELECTION GUIDE • P roduce 15,000 with the goal of distributing brochures to returning residents, as well as incoming students and family members during Experience Temple and throughout the spring semester. • Includes LLC Program details • 7 ,000 of these brochures will be given to Admissions (Welcome Center) to place in bags of all attendees to Experience Temple. DIRECT MARKETING CONCEPTS FOR UNIVERSITY HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE PROMOTIONS • E-mail marketing • Continue using Mail Chimp
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LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY MARKETING & BRANDING During the FY17-18 School Year, the Office of University Housing and Residential Life will be looking to more agressively promote the various LLC programs it offers, recruitment efforts to expand programs, and generally raise awareness about the program. These efforts will supplement existing marketing efforts to educate students and parents about learning more about and applying for LLC programs.
EXISTING PROMOTIONS: 1. Fall 2017 Housing Selection Guide 2. Program Specific 4-Page Brochures Distributed During School Specific Events 3. Open House/Experience Temple Booth 4. Email Campaigns Through Mail Chimp 5. Fall Move-In Post-Card
NEW/SUPPLEMENT EFFORTS 1. Direct Mail Campaign 2. Faculty/Staff Recruitment
a. Brochure
b. Flyer/Post-Card
c. Presentation
3. LLC Brochure 4. Campus Living Events
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MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
TIME LINE MAY 1ST IS THE DEADLINE DATE THAT NEW STUDENTS ARE GIVEN TO ENROLL AT THE UNIVERSITY. • Challenge with regards to University housing is that generally by May 1st,
• Admissions begins the recruitment process for new students typically
spaces in University housing are limited for students who wait until the
early in the Fall semester (September-October) which requires University
deadline date since this process occurs on a first-come, first-served basis.
Housing and Residential Life to begin the strategic planning process to allow students enough time to receive information about our system,
• Rush for housing from April 15 – May 15 creates an expectation that housing
procedures, and policies.
is “guaranteed” for students without consideration of other steps in the process.
• Housing Selection Process will officially kick off with the opening of housing deposits for returning residents on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 followed by
• Reserved spaces for freshman (4,000 spaces) generally does not become available all at once. They open when: • A ll specialty rooms are made available to the general population (Athletics, Disability, and LLC spaces) • B uildings that can accommodate any category are opened to all groups: NMF, NMT, RR. • Historically, we have been able to accommodate students by August who agree to wait for housing beyond May 1st. • We process cancellations and withdraw requests which may not occur until late August and open closed spaces.
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the opening of OHS for RR16 (Soph./Jr./Sr.) on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. OHS must be turned off by December 31, 2016 for spring 2017 so not to affect deposit submissions for fall 2017.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
IMPORTANT DATES HOUSING DEPOSIT PERIOD OPENS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2015 • Need confirmation from Admissions about the timeline for this process. • A lso need confirmation from Portal Team about process for submitting deposits on-line for housing. • EXPERIENCE TEMPLE scheduled (Student Center, Room 217) • Sunday, February 19, 2017 • Saturday, March 25, 2017 • Saturday, April 1, 2017 • Saturday, April 8, 2017 TASK: • Assignments and Billing staff will prepare session materials, forms, etc. • UHRL-IT will coordinate the computer and technical needs for OHS • Residential Life will help address LLC Program questions (Laura Randolph) • Housing deposits for returning students begins on Tuesday, January 17, 2017
• ROOM SYNC system is set for all new and returning students. Needs to be available by Friday, December 16, 2016
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MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
ONLINE HOUSING SELECTION (OHS) SYSTEM AVAILABILITY For NMT16 on Saturday, March 5, 2016 • Process is open to all students who submit deposits, no lottery
For NMF17 on Saturday, March 4, 2017 • D ecided to start process on weekend based on feedback from new students who expressed concerned about booking housing during the week when in school.
For RR16 on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 • Process will be open to returning Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
• A lottery will be required for this group with access being provided for
using the lottery system based solely on housing deposit date after
75 students every two (2) hours.
which process will be open to all depositors on a first-come, first-
• The A&B and UHRL-IT staff will be available on Saturday, March 4th and
served basis until space runs out. A lottery will be required for this
Sunday March 5th to field questions or concerns.
group with access being provided for 75 students every two (2) hours.
• Later date gives students opportunity to search roommate matches,
TASKS
consider options, and more time to pay housing deposit before
• UHRL-IT will create Lottery Groups for RR17 students based on their
booking housing.
class year (Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores) and on the date and
• EXCEPTIONS
time of their housing deposit. The goal will be to run this report
• Students interested in LLC Programs will be assigned as early as
Friday morning (10AM) on February 18, 2017.
mid-January 2017.
• On Monday morning, February 20, 2017, A&B will send students with de-
• Students who attend EXPERIENCE TEMPLE will not be permitted access
posits received by February 17, 2017 an appointment e-mail with their
to book housing during the 1st Experience Temple.
“access time” for OHS beginning on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. After Monday, February 20, 2017, OHS will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis if space is available. • Followed by this process, we will repeat the process for New Students • NMF17/NMT17 – E-mail notification on Friday, March 3, 2017
• UHRL-IT will create list of ALL students with housing deposits and lottery appointment times.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
For GR16 • Process is open to all students who submit deposits opening on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 ROOM RETENTION • March 17 - March 31, 2017 GENERAL ROOM SELECTION • April 7 - April 21, 2017
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INTRODUCTION
SPECIALTY HOUSING PROCEDURES 28
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
SPECIALTY HOUSING IS ANY ACCOMMODATION REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION AND/OR REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS THE FOUR PRIMARY CASES INVOLVING SPECIALTY HOUSING ARE:
1. Student staff
2. Student Athletes
3. Disability Accommodation requests
4. Students interested in living in a LLC program
STUDENT STAFF During the spring semester, the Residential Life department interviews students interested in becoming Resident Assistants. University Housing is included in the staff’s compensation and students are assigned buildings according to our staffing needs.
PROCEDURES: • Assignments will occur in early April 2017 when the Residential Life staff will provide a list to Assignments and Billing; Deadline we promote this decision should be made by is mid-February 2017. • Student staff spaces are closed off in our system, however, special cases need to be addressed more urgently for the following groups: • LLC Peer Mentors • RHA Executive Board members • Judicial Board members
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SPECIALTY HOUSING PROCEDURES
STUDENT ATHLETES Student Athletes may be required to live in particular buildings based on their need to reside on campus over the University break periods or at the request of a particular team.
PROCEDURES: • Room closures for athletics
Unassigned spaces will be released on May 5, 2017, unless payment commitment is made by Athletics.
ZERO DEPOSIT REQUESTS: • For new and returning student athletes, athletics must request a tuition
• A number of rooms will be identified to support the needs of
deposit waiver in order to obtain a waived housing deposit. Requests
our student athletes based on previous demand and previous
should also be communicated to Trina Slaffey by Tuesday, January
requests from teams
3, 2017 and for new students within 24 hours of their admittance to
• Request for closures will be submitted by October 2016
RETURNING STUDENT ATHLETES : • Returning student athletes will follow the same process as the regular student population: pay deposit, however, they will be assigned housing if they want to live in Athletic spaces. • Assignments will not be processed without agreement. • Deadline for RR17 will be March 3, 2017. • Deadline for NMF17 will May 5, 2017.
Temple University.
TO ASSIGN A ROOM: • Athletics contact will submit names to University Housing with TU ID, and requested bed space of closed room identified for Athletics. Students can request Disability Accommodation units if they have been approved by Disability Resources and Services by the deadline dates, which are: • Returning Students by Friday, March 3, 2017 • New Students by Friday, May 5, 2017
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS Current resident students have been added to the Disability Accommodation Database which will be maintained to ensure we have information on students with requests to their disability accommodation requests. Disability Resources and Services will use information provided by Assignments and Billing (UH&RL) to recommend assignments based on need.
A&B WILL PROVIDE RENEE KIRBY WITH: • List of rooms • Special amenities with rooms including • Strobe light • Keyless entry • Room for attendant • Private bathroom • ADA compliant • Emergency contact • D isability Accommodation Database records with current database information.
• Any revisions to the Disability Accommodation Database will be planned in the Fall 2016 semester: • Incorporate the Disability Accommodation Database into the Mercury Forms section of MyHousing. • Create administrative tools to assist DRS and A&B with managing requests for Disability Accommodations such as APPROVING, DENYING, ASSIGNING requests.
NEW REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION - IMPORT EXISTING CONTACT INFORMATION TO SHOWCASE: • Indefinite request (all four years) • Approved for same room assignment • Required to re-submit medical documentation
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SPECIALTY HOUSING PROCEDURES
LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO A LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS. Students may be required to take special classes and participate in special residential programs and initiatives to be eligible for these accommodations. A separate application and approval process is required for these accommodations in addition to the normal requirements for on-campus housing.
LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY PROCESS AND PROCEDURES: • If a student wishes to apply for an LLC this process requires early acceptance to a particular program. • For new students, the deadline to apply is May 5, 2017; for returning students, the deadline to apply is March 3, 2017. • After respective deadline dates, students not selected into a Templesponsored LLC should use the MyHousing system to self-assign their housing accommodations in a regular accommodation. • It’s recommended that students self-assign their accommodations prior to May 1, 2017. • Reserve spaces for all LLC groups and open them prior to a group’s selection date and time
• Closed rooms in accordance to rooms identified on the Fall 2017Room Definition Report.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOUSING OCCUPANCY MASTER PLAN FOR 2017–2018
LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AND ON-LINE APPLICATION On-line Application: The on-line application was designed to collect critical information on students including their name, TU ID number, cell phone number, and home e-mail address in order to track information vital to the consideration of their LLC application. In addition to this demographic information, the on-line application featured several improvements from the previous years’ system such as the development of LLC specific requirements such as course requirements for participants and LLC program participation, an agreement of requirements box which was required to submit LLC applications, the selection and agreement to join one specific LLC and the option of adding roommates to the LLC application.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATION OF VIP SPACE Each year, the University receives a number of requests from the campus community for special consideration as it relates to the Housing Selection Process. These cases can range from personal requests, to financial hardships, to customer service issues as a result of challenges during the process. It’s critical that we have alternatives available when addressing these issues.
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MISSION STATEMENT The Office of University Housing and Residential Life provides an inclusive learning environment with programs, services, and experiences that support the mission of Temple University.
VISION We seek to build transformative communities, where students LIVE learning, LEARN living, and INSPIRE each other.
DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS MISSION