Residential Life

Please remember that all residential units must be vacated by Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1 p.m. Only graduating seniors and students who have been pre-approved by the Office of Residential Life can remain in their rooms after 1 p.m. on May 16, 2015. Students who have not been pre-approved or guests of pre-approved students are not permitted in University residences after this date.
A student is considered checked out when their room is vacated and keys are turned into ResLife by 1 p.m.
Students who fail to check out of their rooms will incur a late check-out fine of $200.00, and may also incur additional per diem charges until they vacate their rooms. The fee will be charged for anytime after 1 p.m. There is no longer the flexibility of a grace period since the time was moved later.
Non-graduating students who are pre-approved to stay past 1 p.m. on May 16, 2015 will be required to move out of their spring housing assignment into alternate housing if they live in Bennet Hall, Clark Hall, Hewitt and Program Houses. They will receive more information about transition assignments the week of May 11th. Students that have to transition to a new room must be on campus on Saturday, May 16th since we cannot grant move extensions.
If you are participating in one of the following and need to remain on campus after 1 p.m. on May 16, 2015, you must apply for an extension with ResLife by April 24, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.:
• Working for Reunion and Commencement but not through University Relations, Bon Appetit or IMS
**University Relations, Bon Appetit and IMS will be sending us with the names of students working for them and you will receive a confirmation email from us the week of May 4th**

• University Summer Housing participant (applications due Friday, April 24 and will move to Bennet Hall May 26thafter 4 p.m.)
You can apply for housing for May 16 – May 25, 2015 by completing the application that is available: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/summer_housing/transition_housing.html.
Please note that applying for an extension does not guarantee approval.
Applications are due on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. and we will not be able to accommodate any late requests.Housing extensions will not be granted for academic extensions after the closing deadline.
Graduating seniors are automatically approved to stay in their current housing assignment until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 25, 2015 and do not have to submit an application. For more information please go to our website:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/summer_housing/University_summer_housing.html
If you have any questions, please contact our Office at 860-685-3550 or reslife@wesleyan.edu

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Join the woodframe & Fauver CAs at the Alumni Career Panel where you can ask Wesleyan alumni all of your questions!
Thursday, APRIL 23rd, 6pm – 7:30pm
41 Wyllys, room 115

Our awesome panelists have already made the transition from Wesleyan into the real world, so they will be able to provide some guidance for us students. Plus, most of them are interested in hiring Wes students after graduation! Come to learn, ask questions, and network with the following alums:

Melissa McCaw ’01, Budget Director at the University of Hartford
Brian O’Donnell ’79, Attorney at Reid and Riege
Kevin Egolf ’05, Managing Director of Business Operations at Iroquois Valley Farms
Michael Andolina ’05, MBA Candidate at the Yale School of Management
Win Whitcomb ’84, Chief Medical Officer at Remedy Partners

Spring Closing
As you begin making your summer plans, please remember all residential units (including program houses) must be vacated and keys turned in by Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1 p.m.
• Only graduating seniors and students who have been pre-approved by the Office of Residential Life can remain in their rooms after Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1 p.m. University students who have not been pre-approved or guests of pre-approved students are not permitted in University residences after this date.
• Students living in wood frame houses and apartments that are not graduating or pre-approved to stay for Reunion and Commencement Week must move out of their residence and have their keys turned into Residence Life on May 16th by 1 p.m.
• Students who fail to check out of their rooms will incur a late check-out fine of $200.00, and may also incur additional per diem charges until they vacate their rooms. The fee will be charged for any time after 1 p.m. There is no longer the flexibility of a grace period since the time was moved later.
• It is important that students vacate their residences on time so Physical Plant staff can start repairing and cleaning the Reunion and Commencement residences (Bennet, Clark, and Hewitt) and rooms can be cleaned and repaired for students that have to transition to other rooms. We transition over 200 students working for Reunion and Commencement/Summer Housing participants and it is important that people leave on time so we can prepare these rooms.
Reunion and Commencement Week
If you need housing beyond Saturday, May 16, 2015 for one of the reasons below*, please read this section thoroughly:
• Summer Classes
• University Summer Housing
• Reunion and Commencement Employment
*Students working on research who are not living on-campus for the summer are not eligible for housing during Reunion and Commencement week.
Students who need to stay for Reunion and Commencement week and are not working for University Relations, need to complete a Transition Housing application by Friday, April 24, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Please note that applying for an extension does not guarantee the application will be approved. Only extenuating circumstances will be considered and students will be notified via email the week of May 4, 2015. Housing extensions will not be granted for academic extensions after the closing deadline.
Students living in Bennet Hall, Clark Hall, Hewitt and Program Houses will be required to relocate if approved to stay beyond May 16th. For more information about transition housing, please visit our website at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/summer_housing/transition_housing.html.

Graduating seniors, including those living in Program Houses are automatically approved to stay in their current housing assignment until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 25, 2015 and do not have to submit an application. When they move out, they must remove all their items from their residence and turn their keys into ResLife in North College.

All students who work for Reunion and Commencement week need to move out of their residence (all items removed from residence, keys turned into ResLife in North College) by 4:30 p.m. on May 25, 2015.

Students who are transitioning to University summer housing or Summer Session housing will move to their new assignment on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 after 4 p.m.
Storage
For a list of local storage providers, please visit the following website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/physicalplant/student-storage.html.
University Summer Housing
On-campus summer housing will be located in Bennet Hall (fraternities and societies are not consider University summer housing) and is available between Tuesday, May 26, 2015 and ends Saturday, September 5, 2015. Summer housing is available for Wesleyan undergraduate students that meet the following criteria:
• Summer Classes
• University employment
• International Student
Seniors who have graduated and people not matriculated at Wesleyan are not eligible for summer housing.
The daily rate for summer housing is:
Double-occupancy air-conditioned room: $24.00/day
Single-occupancy air-conditioned room*: $30.00/day
*We have a very limited number of single-occupancy rooms and if you indicate interest in a single-occupancy room we cannot guarantee your request will be honored.

Students must register for a minimum of 2 weeks. Students who break their contract at any point after Friday, May 8, 2015 will be charged a $150 contract breakage fee.

Applications for summer housing are currently available on our website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/summer_housing/University_summer_housing.html

The priority deadline for summer housing applications is Friday, April 24, 2015 and applications are accepted on a rolling basis until July 31 2015 if space is available. Students will be notified of their summer assignment the week of May 8th.
Students who choose to not live in University summer housing will not be able to move back to campus before Saturday, September 5, 2015. Storage items also cannot be delivered to residences prior to Saturday, September 5, 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact Residential Life by phone at 860-685-3550 or by e-mail at reslife@wesleyan.edu.

Applications are now being accepted for Recess House!

Students that live in Recess House are permitted to stay over the winter break since the house will not close. We only have a certain buildings open for winter break and this is usually determined the first week of December. Living in Recess House alleviates relocation stress since you know where you will be staying for the break!

If you have any questions about the house, please contact Aidan Bardos (abardos@wesleyan.edu).

Applications for Program Housing/Community Based Living are due on Thursday, February 12th at 12 p.m. (EST)

Interested in becoming an RA for the 2015-16 academic year? Applications are available now in your student portfolio under the Residential Life box. Applications are due Friday, February 6, 2015 at 12 Noon, EST.

All applicants are required to attend one of the following information Sessions:

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Information session, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Butterfield A lounge
Thursday, January 29, 2015 Information session, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Clark Lounge
Monday, February 2, 2015 Information session, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Usdan 108
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Information session, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Usdan 110

NOTE: Even though the University is closed Tuesday, January 27th, there WILL BE an Information session at 7:00 PM in the Butterfield A lounge.

For more information, please visit www.wesleyan.edu/reslife

Break Reminder
• If you need to stay for winter break and are not an international student or approved winter athlete, you must complete the Winter Break Housing/Early Return form by Monday, November 24, 2014 at 9 a.m. If you work on campus, you must also submit this form and your employer has to contact Dawn Hinton (dhinton@wesleyan.edu). Please remember that only students approved to be on campus for research are seniors.
** Program houses are not considered wood frame houses
** Athletes will receive information from athletics about winter break arrangements and do not need to apply.
***International students with questions regarding winter break should contact Janice Watson at jwatson@wesleyan.edu
• Students participating in the winter session offerings must complete the Winter Session Housing form by December 1, 2014 at Noon (12 p.m.) EST.

• Students will be notified of their status the week of December 5, 2014 via email.
We will not be making exceptions for late winter break housing applications.
Pull-in Form
• Completed pull-in forms must be submitted to the Office of Residential Life by Monday, November 24, 2014 at 9 a.m. The pull-in form is available on our website at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/policies/pull_in.html

• If you will have a spring vacancy and want to pull someone in but do not know of anyone, we have a list of students who are currently abroad or on leave that would like to be pulled in. The list can be found here.

• Please remember that students living in program houses/halls, fraternities and societies are not able to be pulled in since they made a year-long commitment to the program.
• There must be at least one person returning to the unit to pull a student in. Single-occupancy rooms and adjoining single-occupancy rooms in Hewitt are exempt from the pull-in process.

• If you are being pulled in and are unsure that someone submitted a form for you, please contact the person who is pulling you in for confirmation.
If you have any questions, please email reslife@wesleyan.edu or call our office at 860-685-3550