Summer 2009 Undergraduate Housing Policies and Rates

Eligibility for Summer Housing

All students living in University summer housing are required to either take a full class load (6 hours), take a half class load (3 hours) and work 20 hours per week, or work full time (40 hours per week). Documentation is required from employers for students working. Accepted documentation includes letters on official company letterhead from supervisors or campus email from campus employer. Students who do not meet these criteria may not live in University housing. Those students whose status changes, and as a result no longer meet the criteria during the summer, may be asked to move out.

Send written documentation to Residence Education - Assignments, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45409-0950 or bring to 210 Gosiger Hall, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Emails from campus employers are to be sent to housing@notes.udayton.edu.

Summer Housing Guarantee

There is a guarantee of summer housing for all eligible students, but no guarantee of housing preference. Summer 2009 housing options are: 312 or 326 E. Stewart four-person Garden Apartments or Marycrest Complex single occupancy and double occupancy rooms (with chosen roommate), and a limited number of neighborhood houses will be available for summer occupancy.

Summer Housing Costs May 10– August 2

• Marycrest Complex*
  o Single Occupancy (as space permits) $775*.
  o Double Occupancy (2 per room) $515*.
• Garden Apartment 4-Person (shared bedroom) $1,650.
• House shared bedroom $1,650.
• Single Bedroom in House or Apartment $2,380.
• Single Apartment $3000.

Cancellation Policy:

Once a Summer Housing Contract is submitted to Residence Life, a student is committed to the summer housing fee unless the contract is canceled as identified below:

1. Written documentation through Summer Cancellation Form or email housing@notes.udayton.edu or hard copy including student name, Student ID#, and summer assignment is required to Residence Education -Assignments, 210 Gosiger Hall, no later than Monday, April 27, 2009.
2. If a contract is canceled after April 29 and before move in, a $100.00 cancellation fee will be charged to student's account.
   

 

First and Second Summer Session Charges:

• Full (12 weeks) summer housing charges will appear on student accounts in May. Summer housing charges will not be divided by first and second summer sessions.
• Students will be credited for days not in University housing if they properly check out of their residence and return their residence key to the appropriate staff by July 20, 2009.
• Students who are only assigned during the second summer session will receive their summer housing charge on their student account in June.

Terms and Conditions of Summer Contract

Summer Contracts are subject to the Terms and Conditions specified in the Student Summer Housing Contract.
Residence Education - Assignments reserves the right to determine all summer assignments in order to best meet the needs of all students. Residence Education - Assignments reserves the right to change facility assignment, to assign roommates, to consolidate vacancies, or to require students to move to different accommodations.

Click here to complete your Summer Housing Contract.

How to Apply for Summer Housing

To be considered for summer assignment, summer contracts and group applications must be completed online as soon as possible. Both contract and application must be completed in order to receive a summer assignment. The earlier student groups apply, the better their choices of preferred housing. All students need to apply as a group even if they are a one-person group.

Summer Housing Application Deadlines

Once a Summer Housing Contract and Summer Housing Application are completed online, a student is committed to summer housing. Students will be e-mailed their summer assignment and summer roommates if applicable by Monday, April 13, 2009. Students assigned to Marycrest Complex for the summer will receive specific room number when they arrive at Marycrest Main Desk for move-in. If summer assignments and/or roommate changes occur, students will be updated by email. Campus email addresses found in address.udayton.edu are used for all email correspondence.

Criteria used for Summer House Assignments

1. Residence Properties staff determines houses that are available. To view houses that are not available click here and then select the property you want to view. Other houses can be added to this list at any time.
2. At least one-half of the house capacity or the majority of the house capacity’s fall residents need to complete full summer (both first and second summer session) contracts and group application for their fall address.
3. Priority is first-come, first-served of completed group house applications.
4. Thirty is maximum number of newly-opened houses available for assignment beginning with first summer session on May 10, 2009.
5. Groups may apply for second summer session occupancy of a house beginning June 21, 2009, if at least one-half of fall residents request the house. Groups will be notified by email if house is available.
6. Residence Education - Assignments staff will not assign random roommates in houses, but fall residents can pull requested summer roommates into their house group by including in summer group application.
7. Current Spring 2009 residents living in their Summer 2009 House or Garden Apartment will be charged a daily fee of $5 per night for the period of May 1 through May 10 regardless of whether or not they turn in a key.
8. Summer 2009 residents living in their Fall 2009 House or Garden Apartment will be charged a daily fee of $5 per night for the period of August 2- August 24 regardless of whether or not they turn in a key.

Housing Before and After Summer Housing Contract Period

Students who have a need to be on campus between contracted periods in May and August, should contact the University department that is requesting them to be on campus during this time. University departments will need to complete an online Application for Extended Use of University Housing on behalf of each of their students who need housing during non-contracted periods. Those students currently living in University housing who are not associated with a University department who need to extend their stay during these times must contact the following individuals to express their need to extend housing beyond the contract ending date:

For Marycrest, Stuart, Founders, Marianist, VW Kettering, Campus South, Lawnview Apartments, and ArtStreet, contact Judy Caruso in Residence Education - Operations at judy.caruso@notes.udayton.edu.

For Houses and Garden Apartments, contact Dearlyn Rosenfelder in Residential Properties at dearlyn.rosenfelder@notes.udayton.edu.

Students will be notified of approval status via email. If approved, daily housing fees will be charged to student or department accounts. Extensions in University housing are in no way guaranteed and Residence Education has no obligation to house students between contracted periods. If approved, students may be relocated to temporary housing prior to or after the summer housing contract period.

Please note for your planning: Spring semester housing contracts end, and all University residential facilities will close to non-graduating students, at 6 pm on Firday, May 1, 2009. Students with approved extensions who are moving directly from Spring housing to a summer facility will be required to move to that facility.

Note: Current Spring 2009 residents living in their Summer 2009 House or Garden Apartment will be charged a daily fee of $5 per night for the period of May 1- May 10 regardless of whether or not they turn in a key. Summer 2009 residents living in their Fall 2009 house or Garden Apartment will be charged a daily fee of $5 per night for the period of August 2-August 24 regardless of whether or not they turn in a key.

Roommates

Residence Education - Assignments will fill Garden Apartments to capacity. Random roommates can be assigned at any time in Garden Apartments and students will be notified by email of roommate additions and deletions.

Random roommates will not be assigned to Marycrest Complex double rooms, and single occupants of a double room will be charged a single room rate. Random roommates will not be assigned in houses but fall residents of houses can pull in requested summer roommates by including them in the summer group application.