HIGHLAND QUAD
SPRInG 2013
GUIDE TO
VU MEDia RELatiONs
HOUSING
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOUSING, THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND ROOM SELECTION FOR NExT SEMESTER
MURPHY BYRNE / THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER
BRANSCOMB QUAD
Brought to you by Dean of Students Office of Housing and Residential Education Vanderbilt Student Government The Vanderbilt Hustler VU MEDia RELatiONs
CARMICHAEL TOWERS
BLAKEMORE
aNNE RaYNOR / VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
VU MEDia RELatiONs
KEViN BaRNEtt / THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER
Open House Schedule
January 2013 Dear Vanderbilt Students, The housing assignment process for the 2013-2014 academic year is already underway. To help students with this process, Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) and the Office of Housing and Residential Education (OHARE) have produced this Guide. The Random Selections for housing will be held during the period March 11 – April 5. Vanderbilt offers a wide variety of housing options and emphasizes personal choice in a competitive assignment process. We encourage you to explore the diverse options available for on-campus living. This guide, along with visits to different residence halls and discussions with your peers, will help you choose a living option that best suits your lifestyle.
To give students opportunities to learn more about room types and facilities in our residence halls, the office of housing and Residential education are sponsoring open houses in upper-class residence halls. Resident advisors will be on hand to give tours and answer your questions. Tours will originate from the lobbies designated on the schedule below:
A Guide to the Housing Assignment Process: 2013-2014 provides you with the following: • A calendar of important assignment events and deadlines • Information about housing assignment policies and procedures • Instructions about how to complete lottery ballots as well as sample ballots • Statistics about student choices in previous lotteries to help you plan strategies for competing in the lottery events Application for on-campus housing and application for authorization to live off-campus will take place online. All returning undergraduate students currently enrolled at Vanderbilt will apply by accessing the application Web site at www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd between February 4 and 10, 2013. Access to the web applications will require your VUnetID and password. We want to help you make the best decision possible in this selection process. VSG works continually with OHARE to improve the housing assignment process, and we are interested in your feedback. If you have any concerns about the lottery or suggestions for improving the lottery, please do not hesitate to contact VSG. If you have a housing assignment problem or any question about current policies or procedures, please contact the OHARE at 322-2591. Sincerely,
JOHN RUSSELL/ vu media relations
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 OPEN HOUSES 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Area II: Alumni Lawn Vanderbilt, Barnard, Cole and Tolman Halls— Meet at Barnard/Vanderbilt Lobby Area III: Carmichael Towers East Carmichael Towers East Buildings 1 and 2 — Meet at Towers East Desk
Maryclaire Manard President Vanderbilt Student Government
Jason A. Jakubowski Director of Housing Assignments Office of Housing and Residential Education
Alison Matarese Program Coordinator – Housing Assignments Office of Housing and Residential Education
Area IV: Carmichael Towers West Carmichael Towers West Buildings 3 and 4— Meet at the Towers West Desk Area V: Branscomb Quadrangle and Blakemore Lupton, Scales, Stapleton and Vaughn Hall — Meet at the Branscomb Lobby Blakemore House — Meet at Blakemore front desk Area VI: Highland Quadrangle Lewis, Morgan, Mayfield, Chaffin — Meet at the Lewis House Desk