South Campus Commons and The Courtyards Apartment Selection The South Campus Commons and Courtyards apartment selection incorporated several new changes this year to help improve the overall process for students. The most notable change was the selection process timeline was advanced from the end of May to late February. This decision came from years of discussion about improving the process for both students and staff. Having students select their housing preferences earlier helped us be more competitive with the off-campus market and provided students with peace of mind knowing they had housing secured for next fall. P3 apartment selection was hosted on the StarRez Housing Portal again this year. However, a significant value-added this year was fully integrating DocuSign, which allowed students to receive their leases within minutes of making their housing selection.
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On February 28th, the first day of Apartment Selection, 1500 residence hall rising juniors and 138 residence hall rising seniors had appointments and we started with 1095 vacancies (801 in SCC and 294 in CTY). In contrast, last year, there were 1734 vacancies (1247 in South Campus Commons 487 in The Courtyards). A total of 993 spaces were selected on the first day (801 in SCC and 192 in CTY). On the second day of leasing (3/1), 1602 residence hall rising sophomores had appointments and there were only 102 vacancies left in The Courtyards and 0 in South Campus Commons. Additional improvements, such as 3D room layouts on the selection portal, are planned for 2023-2024 leasing.
Res Life Roundup | Spring 2022 | Vol. 5
