Student Behavior and the Housing Lottery

Housing and Residence Life, in collaboration with the Office of Community Standards and Civility and Student Government representatives, created a program that affects upperclass student housing. A student's individual lottery priority number is affected by discipline points.

Each time a student is found responsible for violating a policy, demerits are assigned to the student. The demerits are then used in creating the student’s lottery priority number. The lower the lottery number the better. Consequently, every demerit number increases the lottery priority number, giving the student a less desirable lottery number.

This policy is in effect February 1 through January 31 for the upperclass lottery held in late March/early April. Any earned demerits after February 1, will affect the student’s following academic year housing lottery priority number. Each year a student’s demerit count is wiped clean and begins again—February 1 to January 31.

Please follow this link for Demerit Values

Any questions please contact Housing and Residence Life through email or call 937.229.3317 or stop by 210 Gosiger Hall, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.