The start of the housing selection process is only a day away and we wanted to provide you with a reminder of the important dates you should be aware of for this process.
Tuesday, February 12, at 7:00 a.m.
Housing selection system open in Homer Connect for students who are approved for Learning Communities to select housing in specific learning community buildings and for Circle Apartment residents eligible to squat their Circle Apartment. You can obtain your status regarding whether or not you can squat your room or apartment (and if there are any requirements in order to do so) by logging into Homer Connect and going to the Residential Life link.
Wednesday, February 13
Circle Apartment applications are due to the Office of Residential Life by 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 19
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students who are awarded Circle Apartments to select housing and for Garden Apartment residents eligible to squat their apartment.
Wednesday, February 20
Garden Apartment applications are due to the Office of Residential Life by 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 26
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students who are awarded Garden Apartments to select housing; Terrace Suite applications are due to the Office of Residential Life by 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students awarded Terrace Suites.
Wednesday, March 5
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students eligible to squat in traditional residence halls. You can obtain your status regarding whether or not you can squat your room or apartment (and if there are any requirements in order to do so) by logging into Homer Connect and going to the Residential Life link.
Tuesday, March 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with five or more semesters (through fall 2007) or whose group averages five or more semesters.
Wednesday, March 19, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with four semesters or whose group average is between four and 4.9 semesters.
Thursday, March 20, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with three semesters or whose group average is between three and 3.9 semesters.
Friday, March 21, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with two semesters or whose group average is between two and 2.9 semesters.
Monday, March 24, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with one semester or whose group average is between one and 1.9 semesters.
Tuesday, March 25, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Housing selection system opens in Homer Connect for students with zero semesters or whose group average is between zero and 0.9 semesters.
Please note the following information:
You can obtain your semester standing and create your profile by logging into Homer Connect now. You can also create groups to determine when your group can select housing.
If you have completed five or more semesters through fall 2007 and you have not submitted a Senior Intention Form to the Office of Residential Life, you will not have access to select housing through Homer Connect because we assume you are going off campus. If this is not accurate, please submit a Senior Intention Form as soon as possible prior to your planning to select housing.
If you have completed less than five semesters and have been approved for off-campus housing, you are assumed to be off campus and will not have access to select housing through Homer Connect. If you plan to live on campus instead, please contact our office prior to selecting housing to decline your off-campus status.
Only one member of your group should log in during your selection window to choose housing for your group.
Students have the ability now to search the system for available housing without actually selecting an assignment by using the "View Housing Availability for Fall 2008" link. This is a similar capability to what students have during advance registration where you can view the number of seats left in a class while other groups are registering. This will allow you to make informed decisions about what options you want to continue to pursue. This is a dynamic feature and so, as spaces are selected, they will not show in the system.
Once you select housing, you will not be able to change your housing assignment for the fall 2008 semester until summer wait list application become available on April 30.
If you experience any difficulties during the selection process, please use the "Report an Error" link. Be as specific as possible when identifying your problem as it will help us to fix the issue in a most timely manner. You can also use this link to provide us with feedback to help us improve the system for future processes.
Specific housing selection information is available on the Office of Residential Life website at www.ithaca.edu/reslife. If you have any questions, please email us at housing@ithaca.edu.
Sincerely,
Linda Koenig
Interim Assistant Director for Housing Services and Communication
