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                          RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
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  15-         APRIL              3rd and 4th

     7                           Year Day

        Contract                                                       560 Lincoln                               All Gender
                            APRIL
        available
        for                 20                                         and Kemper
                                                                       Hall (single
                                                                                                                 Housing

        returning                                                      suites)
        (current)
        students

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                         Singles, Doubles
APRIL                                                                        INTRODUCTION

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                         & Triples available
                                                                             Residential Services is eager to help students
                         (do not have to
                                                                             make plans to return to campus housing next
                         fill a unit)
                                                                             year. The vitality of the residential experience
                                                                             depends on the thousands of students who live
                                                                             on campus. This guide offers an overview of the

  Singles, Doubles &                                                         selection process (including key dates and
  Triples available    APRIL                     Returning (current)         policies) as well as considerations like
  (must fill a unit)
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                                                 assignments
                                                                             residential areas, building characteristics,
                                                                             and room types. Visit our website or contact
                                                 finalized and               us at housing@northwestern.edu for
                                                 sent via email              more information.
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RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
    The last day of winter finals is ordinarily
    the last day to earn points toward room
    selection status in a residential college.
    Students should consult with the Faculty
    Chair or executive board to ensure that their

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    college has not set an earlier date. Facul-
    ty Chairs will submit rosters of students
    (ordered by points) eligible to return to their
    residential college to Residential Services,
    which will divide the rosters into ordered
    groups. Residential Services will email each
    student identifying their group and time slot
    to select a room. Group sizes have been set
    in consultation with the Residential College
    Board to maintain the spirit of the points
    system and account for the diversity of
    buildings.

    RISING 3RD & 4TH YEARS                        are not required to live on campus.     (a) academic dismissal,
    Returning residential undergraduate           Once rising 3rd and 4th years choose    (b) disciplinary exclusion from the
    students are able to reserve a space          their room during the room selection    University,
    in housing for the following academ-          process, they are contracted for the    (c) marriage (a copy of the marriage
    ic year during the Winter and Spring          following year. At this point these     certificate must be filed),
    quarters. In order to reserve a space,        rising 3rd and 4th years are not able   (d) induction into military service,
    all students must complete the Con-           to cancel their housing contract.       (e) graduation, or
    tract Terms and Conditions between            Students will only be released from     (f) health, upon written
    March 15 – April 7 of that academic           housing for the following reasons:      recommendation of the University
    year. General room selection and                                                      Student Health Service.
    residen-tial college placement will
    follow in April. All rising 3rd and 4th
    years
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RISING 2ND YEARS
Returning residential undergradu-
ate students are able to reserve a
                                       years are required to live on campus.
                                       Rising 2nd years who intend to live in
                                       a fraternity or sorority house as part
                                                                                  (a) academic dismissal,
                                                                                  (b) disciplinary exclusion from the
                                                                                  University,
space in housing for the following     of the residency requirement are still     (c) marriage (a copy of the marriage
academic year during the Winter and    required to complete a housing con-        certificate must be filed),
Spring quarters. In order to reserve   tract. After your fraternity or sorority   (d) induction into military service,
a space, all students must complete    house assignment has been verified         (e) graduation, or
the Contract Terms and Conditions      before the academic year, your             (f) health, upon written
between March 15 – April 7 of that     housing contract will be noted as          recommendation of the University
aca-demic year. General room           living in a fraternity or sorority.        Student Health Service.
selection and residential college      Students will only be released from
placement will follow in April. All    housing for the following reasons:
rising 2nd
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ROOM
    SELECTION

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                                                                          To start this process go to the housing portal,
    Sarah Johnson’s group                                                 my.housing.northwestern.edu.
                                       Sarah Johnson
                                                                          Enter Net ID, click search (repeat for each roommate).

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                                       Maria Lopez                        a) Click next step, and an invitation will be sent to each roommate.
                                                                          b) The invited person(s) will then need to log onto the
                                                                          housing portal; accept the invitation, click “next step”,
                                                                          and then “finish”.

                                                                          If you have been invited to a group, you will see the
                                                                          invitation.
                                                                          a) Click “accept” or “decline”.
                                                                          b) A message will be sent to the group leader with your response.

        EV Ugrd 2021-2022 9/14/2020          12/13/2020
        Fall
        EV Ugrd 2021-2022 12/13/2020         1/2/2021                         Once logged in, click “Room Selection”.
        WBreak
        EV Ugrd 2021-2022 1/2/2021           3/21/2021                        You will be selecting rooms for the
        Winter
        EV Ugrd 2021-2022 3/21/2021          3/27/2021                        2021-2022 academic year.
        SBreak
        EV Ugrd 2021-2022 3/27/2021          6/13/2021
        Spring

Maria Lopez                                               If you are the leader of a roommate group, accepted roommates will show in
                                                          the Confirmed Roommate box. If someone is missing, that means they either
                                                          did not accept the invitation or they already booked themselves a room.

                                                          Select your building by clicking the building name under Available Rooms by
                                                          Living Area.

                                                          Click on the building you want to choose.
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    Use the grey drop down arrow to display more information about the room.

    CLICK THE “LOCK” BUTTON TO SECURE THE ROOM.

    Once you click “lock”, you will have 10 minutes to complete the
    selection process.

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Does it matter when I sign up for housing?                      What if a roommate group does not fill all of its bed
All students who complete an online housing contract            spaces during selection or a group member drops
March 15 - April 7 will have equal chance when priority         out later?
numbers for room selection are generated. Students who          Residential Services will fill any empty bed spaces on be-
complete a contract after April 7 will be placed at the         half of the group. The group cannot make changes after the
bottom of the list.                                             initial selection.

How are priority numbers for room selection generated,          If a student signs a housing contract with a fraternity
and when are they distributed?                                  or sorority, can they also complete a housing contract
Priority numbers are based on when you entered                  and go through the Residential Services room selection
Northwestern, not your class standing. Priority numbers         process?
are randomly generated and e-mailed to students at least        No. By informing Residential Services of your intention to
one week before room selection.                                 live in a fraternity or sorority house, you are confirming your
                                                                housing plans for the upcoming school year.
How do priority numbers work for roommate groups?
All students who complete housing contracts receive a           What options are there for all gender housing?
priority number. Within a roommate group, the student with      Can I change my mind?
the best (or “controlling”) priority number will log in and     All gender housing options are detailed on the Residential
pick for other members. Group size determines the rooms         Services website. As with all room selections, changes can
available for selection.                                        be made via Residential Services after the room selec-tion
                                                                process concludes.
Can students serve as proxies for other students?
No. Students who need a proxy should contact Residential        Can I cancel my housing contract once I’ve selected
Services in advance to arrange for selection support.           a room?
                                                                No. Exceptions are made only for approved purposes. If the
Does a roommate group need to fill all the rooms of a
                                                                group member with the “controlling” priority number can-
suite to select it? And what if there are no suites left
                                                                cels their contract, then the entire group’s room selections
when a roommate group is making selections?
                                                                will be canceled and remaining members will need to make
Roommate groups are capped at four (4) and do not need
                                                                new selections after the general process concludes.
to fill a suite; however, they cannot leave a space open in a
                                                                Students will only be released from housing for the
double room. If there are no suites, roommate groups can
                                                                following reasons: (a) academic dismissal, (b) disciplinary
be modified by contacting Residential Services.
                                                                exclusion from the University, (c) marriage (a copy of the
                                                                marriage certificate must be filed), (d) induction into
                                                                military service, (e) graduation, or (f) health, upon written
                                                                recommendation of the University Student Health Service.
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DETAILS      NORTH
              AREA

Area Desk & Building Access

        Nearest Dining Hall

                  Mailroom

           Community Size
                                       560 LINCOLN ST.

                                           560 Lincoln
                                                Elder
                                           560 Lincoln
                                          Large (>200)
                                                                                 2349 SHERIDAN RD.

                                                                                      560 Lincoln
                                                                                          Elder
                                                                                        Sargent
                                                                                     Small (200)
                                                                                                                                                                   KEMPER HALL

                                                                                                                                                                    560 Lincoln
                                                                                                                                                                       Elder
                                                                                                                                                                      Kemper
                                                                                                                                                              Medium (100-200)
             Housing Model              Residence Hall                               Residence Hall                             Residence Hall                     Residence Hall
               Room Types              Singles, doubles                                 Doubles                                Singles, doubles                  Singles, doubles
                   Elevator                       Yes                                       No                                           Yes                            Yes
          Laundry Location                    On Floor                                 Basement                                  Ground Floor                        Basement

   SOUTHWEST                                                  CHAPIN HALL                     SOUTH
                                                                                                                           NORTH
        AREA                    WILLARD HALL
                                                                 (Humanities                MID-QUADS
                                                                                                                         MID-QUADS              FOSTER-WALKER
                                                                                                                                                                      1856 ORRINGTON
                              (Willard Residential College)                                                                (Public Affairs         COMPLEX
                                                              Residential College)     (Shepard Residential College)
                                                                                                                         Residential College)

Area Desk & Building Access           Willard                     Willard                      Willard                       Willard                Willard                Willard
        Nearest Dining Hall     Foster-Walker                 Foster-Walker               Foster-Walker                Foster-Walker             Foster-Walker         Foster-Walker
                  Mailroom            Willard                     Willard                      Willard                       Willard             Foster-Walker             Willard
           Community Size        Large (>200)                 Small (
SOUTH
              AREA                ALLISON HALL
                                                               EAST FAIRCHILD
                                                          (Communications Residential College)
                                                                                                         HOBART HOUSE
                                                                                                       (Women's Residential College)
                                                                                                                                                  JONES HALL

Area Desk & Building Access           Allison                         Allison                                    Allison                            Allison
        Nearest Dining Hall           Allison                         Allison                                    Allison                            Allison
                  Mailroom            Allison                    East Fairchild                                  Allison                             Jones
           Community Size          Large (>200)              Medium (100-200)                               Small (
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    NORTHEAST                   2303 SHERIDAN RD.                                                 AYERS HALL
         AREA                 (Residential College of Cultural &
                                                                     2303 SHERIDAN RD.
                                                                          (GREEN House)
                                                                                                 (Residential College of         BOBB HALL
                                    Community Studies)                                           Commerce & Industry)

Area Desk & Building Access             Sargent                            Sargent                   Sargent                        Sargent
        Nearest Dining Hall             Sargent                            Sargent                   Sargent                        Sargent
                  Mailroom              Sargent                            Sargent                     Ayers                          Bobb
           Community Size            Small (
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