Housing Lottery
The 2009-2010 Housing Selection process begins in January and continues
throughout much of the Spring 2009 Semester. These pages contain information
pertaining to all areas of the selection process and Housing Lottery.
Housing Selection has many exciting aspects to it, hopefully making the
process easier, faster, and more transparent. In addition to
technology like My Lottery which allows for completing forms online and process
updates, you will also find tools like Roommate Finder, Rooms Available For
Lottery, and Lottery Number status tracking.
Housing Changes for 2009-2010
There are some housing changes that you need to be aware of for next year.
For 2009-2010:
- Housing Lottery will be held March 23, 24, and 25 at 8:00PM each night in
the Dining Hall. Please note these dates are different than the dates listed
in Synergy.
- Clark University intends to designate Johnson Hall as a primarily First
Year/Transfer building. Returning students will still have an
opportunity to live on the Johnson Wellness (3rd) floor and likely in select
Suites, but returning students will not be able to Same Room Sign-up into
Johnson.
- 926 Main Street will be converted from Undergraduate to Graduate Housing.
Students living in 926 Main Street will be unable to participate in Same Room
Sign-up.
- 112 Woodland Street will become the Quiet House. Students living in
112 Woodland Street will be unable to participate in Same Room Sign-up.
- 2 Downing Street will be converted to an apartment style building.
There are 5 apartments available for groups of 5 or 6. Each apartment
features an eat in kitchen and 4 season porch which can be used as common
space.
- For the first time rising sophomores will be permitted to live in
Blackstone Hall. Blackstone Hall selection remains priority based so
Seniors and Juniors still have the best shot of acquiring housing there.
- Theme Housing will no longer be offered as a priority housing option.
Students are encouraged to pursue their own thematic living arrangements and
are welcome to program in the halls, but RLH will no longer be selecting and
tracking these Theme Groups.
- Notable changes to the 2009-2010 Housing Contract include the ability for
students to arrive or depart up to 48 hours early or late for $50.00 per day
(if RLH is notified more than 7 days in advance), for additional travel
flexibility. Also there is now the option for students to cancel their
housing contracts for $1000.00 for reasons which would previously have not
warranted a granted housing appeal (see contract for details).
- In order to ensure that all students take Housing Lottery seriously and
are not using their academic standing to pull students into rooms that they
would not otherwise be able to get, we have increased the Housing Contract Cancellation Fee
from $100 to $300. Of course if you are serious
about living in Clark Housing you will not need to pay to enter Housing
Selection or Lottery. However, students who elect to apply for Housing Selection
but do not select a room or are granted a Housing Appeal will be
charged the $300.00 at that time.
You should also be sure to note the following about the 2009-2010 Housing Selection process:
- The number and availability of specific spaces and configurations (for
example
"how many 6 person suites are available for lottery in Maywood Street
Hall?") are available online.
You will find this information and more on our real time
Rooms Available
for Lottery
page.
- Current students participating in a 5th year or graduate study program can participate in the
undergraduate room selection process for Blackstone Hall only. These students will
need to be part of a group of students in order to select a space in
Blackstone Hall, and will have to apply using My Lottery and will need
to sign, abide by, and agree to the terms of the Undergraduate Housing
Contract.. They may also apply for Graduate Housing.
Graduate Housing Applications will be available in March.
- Lottery Class standing is projected by adding 4 credits to the
number of credits accrued at the conclusion of the Fall 2008 Semester as
reported by the Registrar's Office. The total number of anticipated
credits is used to find Lottery Class. To obtain Junior status you must
have 16 or more credits. To obtain Senior Status you must have 24 or
more credits. Lottery numbers are non-transferable and Lottery Class standing is final. .
- Each year a number of students are waitlisted for the fall. These
students are guaranteed a space on campus, and every effort is made to assign
them with the roommate of their choice when possible. The housing
waitlist is an essential part of our housing process and is needed to ensure
that we can make the best possible housing placements for First Year and
returning students during the summer when students withdraw from housing
and/or Clark, or decide to study abroad, etc. This year RLH has a number of
rooms withheld for first year and transfer students which we expect will be
transitioned into returning assignments for waitlisted students as the summer
progresses. This allows us to assign more students to their preferred hall and
room type than we could by offering all of our rooms at Lottery.
- Please remember that all students are required to live in housing for four
semesters. All sophomores are required to live on-campus unless participating in
a study abroad program.
If you have questions about the Room Selection Process, please
contact Kevin Forti, Director of Residential Life and Housing at 508-793-7453, or via
email.
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