Spring Semester is an important time to prepare for and select your on campus housing for the 2018-19 Academic Year! Please review the following housing selection dates and process information. Students will also receive a more detailed email later today. Have any questions? Stop by the Residential Life Office in the East Tower Lobby, call us at 607-274-3141, or email us!
New Housing Software – Residential Life is launching new software to facilitate the online housing selection process. Students will continue to login to HomerConnect to view and select housing through a new Housing Portal. The new portal will be live beginning February 6th, 2018. View the Residential Life Housing welcome page and try out housing selection in a new “Practice” page.
Housing Information sessions are being offered in February - stop by to learn more about the new software:
Interested in living in a Residential Learning Community (RLC)? Complete a short application on HomerConnect by selecting the Housing Portal. RLC applications are available beginning March 1, 2018, and are due Friday, March 30, 2018.
Interested in living off-campus? Rising juniors may apply through the Residential Life website. Please note - the off campus target has been met and there is a waitlist. Rising seniors are exempt and do not need to apply.
Housing Selection Dates 2018
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018: Circle Apartment Retention (Squatting your current apartment), starting at 9 AM
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018: 3 & 4 Person Circle Apartment Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM (see the selection key listed below)
Thursday, March 1, 2018: 5-Person Circle Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM
March 1-30, 2018: Residential Learning Community applications available for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Housing Portal via HomerConnect.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018: 6-Person Circle Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018: Individual requests to live in the Circle Apartments are due by email to housing@ithaca.edu before 5 PM
Tuesday, March 20, 2018: Garden Apartment Retention (Squatting your current apartment), beginning at 9 AM. Email notifications sent for individual students approved to live in the Circle Apartments.
Thursday, March 22, 2018: 6-Person Garden Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2018: 4-Person Garden Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM
Thursday, March 29, 2018: 2-Person Garden Selection for rising juniors and seniors, starting at 7 AM. Individual requests to live in the Garden Apartments are due by email to housing@ithaca.edu before 5 PM
Friday, March 30, 2018: Single Room Retention (Squatting your current room) in traditional halls. RLC Applications due.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018: Email notifications sent for individual students approved to live in the Garden Apartments
Thursday, April 5, 2018: Residential Learning Community Selection 9 AM – 8:59 PM
Friday, April 6, 2018: Single Selection in Terraces for rising juniors and seniors starting at 7 AM
Monday, April 9, 2018: Block Housing forms available. Summer Waitlist and Vacancy forms available.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 : Block housing applications due to the Office of Residential Life by 5 PM
Friday, June 22, 2018: Block housing awards communicated
July 11 and 12, 2018: Rising sophomore selection into any available space, including apartments and single rooms
Apartment Selection Timeline
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/2018013010482429