Welcome to Living on Campus

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Welcome to Living on Campus

• Laurie Mackey
• Associate Director, Administrative Services
• Division of Housing and Food Service
• lmackey_at_austin.utexas.edu
• 512-475-7536

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Division of Housing and Food Service

• 6,769 Residence Hall Beds
• 725 Apartments
• 2,300,000 Total Square Feet
• 50 Million Annual Budget
• 900 Staff

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Oldest Hall

• Oldest Hall is Littlefield with 157 beds
• 41,845 Square Feet
• Built in 1927

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Newest Hall

• San Jacinto with 866 beds
• Built in 2000
• 300,000 Square Feet

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Largest Hall

• Jester Center with 3,000 beds
• 709,442 Square Feet
• Built in 1969

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Smallest Hall

• Brackenridge with 122 beds
• Built in 1933
• 32,251 Square Feet

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Information is available on line.
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Living on Campus

• Designed for High School Seniors
• www.utexas.edu/student/housing/living

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On Line Information

• Housing Home Page
• www.utexas.edu/student/housing

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Handbook

• Residence Hall Handbook
• www.utexas.edu/student/housing/handbook

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Why is it important to live on campus?

• Better grades
• Easier transition from home
• Meet new friends quicker
• More likely to finish
• Leadership opportunities
• Manage time better

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Apply to Live on Campus

• Begins 9/1/2005 for Fall 2006
• Future students may apply for housing before they
  apply for admission.
• www.utexas.edu/student/housing/living
• 50 non-refundable application fee

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Process

• The application number
• is assigned when the application fee is paid.
• is used for determining priority for room
  assignments.
• An application for living on campus does not
  guarantee that you will be able to live on
  campus.

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Contract for Living on Campus

• Before a contract for living on campus is sent to
  a student, they must
• Be admitted by the University,
• Pay their tuition enrollment deposit.
• Living on campus contracts are for space not
  specific residence halls.

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Contract Process

• Students and parents (if the student is under 18)
  should sign the contract and return it to DHFS
  with payment of 300.
• First time freshman will receive a full refund of
  their advance payment if they cancel their
  housing contract on or before May 1 and decide
  not to attend UT.

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Update Choices

• After signing their contract students must update
  their building choices from the web.
• They may also update their roommate preference.

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Room Assignments

• Begin process in June
• Students receive check-in information packets
  with room assignment information in mid July

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Returning Residents

• Returning residents apply to return to live on
  campus before the end of January.
• Returning residents can usually return to their
  room and will know their room assignment in
  March.
• The 300 Advance payment is not refundable for
  returning residents.

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Priority

• After March priority is
• First Time Freshman
• Returning residents or current UT students
• CAP students
• Transfer students.
• CAP and transfer students do not know if they are
  coming until late spring.

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Supplemental Housing

• We feel strongly about offering the experience of
  living on campus to as many students as possible.
• When all of the permanent space has been offered
  to students, supplemental space is offered.

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What is a Supplemental Room?

• Supplemental rooms are converted study lounges
  with beds.
• They tend to be larger than regular rooms and
  many are carpeted.
• Every supplemental room has a
• MicroFridge
• cable tv outlet
• internet port
• telephone plug
• desks and clothing space.
• Supplemental space is located in almost every
  residence hall.

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How long do students live in Supplemental Space?

• Students may live in supplemental space until
  permanent space becomes available.
• When they move to permanent space they receive a
  10 discount on the room portion of the price for
  the number of days they lived in supplemental
  space.
• It is not uncommon for students to decide not to
  leave their room when they are offered permanent
  space.

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Meal Plan
300 Bevo Bucks
1200 Dine In Dollars
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Dine In Dollars

• Are accepted in DHFS locations and receive a 10
  discount.
• Jester City Limits
• Jester City Market
• 40 Acres Bakery
• Jest A Pizza
• Freshens
• Cypress Bend
• Kins Market

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Dining Centers

• Kinsolving Dining Center
• Jester 2nd Floor Dining Center
• All-you-care-to-eat Centers
• Value priced
• Average meal price 3.00

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Daily Breakdown

• 246 days in a long session
• 1500 divided by 246
• 6.10 per day

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Bevo Bucks

• Bevo Bucks is a prepaid account that students use
  to purchase food, goods and services at
  participating merchants, both on and off campus.
• They are required for printing in the computer
  labs on campus.

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Bevo Bucks

• Parents can add Bevo Bucks to the students
  account at any time.
• Safer than carrying cash. Convenient all you
  need to carry is your student ID.
• They are accepted at 68 participating merchants
  on or off campus for food and non food purchases.

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Bevo Bucks Web Site

• www.utexas.edu/student/bevobucks

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Bevo Bucks

• They can be used for laundry and vending in the
  residence halls.
• They can be transferred to Dine In Dollars at any
  time.
• Money can be added at any time from the web.
• They are refundable after graduation.
• They receive a 10 discount in all DHFS operated
  locations.

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Almetris Duren Hall Coming Soon
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Ready for Spring 2007
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How can I live in Almetris Duren Residence Hall?
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Live at Home

• Students from the Austin area who can live at
  home during the Fall 2006 semester will be first
  on the list for a space in the new hall. You will
  be able to work directly with our office to sign
  up.

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Live in Supplemental Space

• Students who live in a supplemental space during
  the Fall 2006 semester. Let us know that you are
  accepting a supplemental space with the intent to
  move to Duren in January.

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Graduate Students

• Graduate or Upper Division students who can move
  in January 2007. Duren Hall will have an area
  dedicated to graduate and upper division students.

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Study Abroad Students

• Study Abroad Students may need a place to live in
  Spring 2007 if they were out of the country in
  the Fall.

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Questions