Housing Lottery
These pages contain information
pertaining to all areas of the 2010-2011 selection process and Housing Lottery.
Housing Selection has many exciting aspects to it, hopefully making the
process easier, faster, and more transparent. In addition to
technology like My Lottery which allows for completing forms online and process
updates, you will also find tools like Roommate Finder, Rooms Available For
Lottery, and Lottery Number status tracking.
Housing Changes for 2010-2011
There are some housing changes that you need to be aware of for next year.
- Housing Lottery will be held March 22nd and 23rd. Rather than having
three nights, Special Interest Housing selection will occur earlier in the
evening of March
22nd, and Blackstone Housing selection will be combined with Group Housing
beginning at 8:00PM on March 22nd in the Dining Hall.
Single/Double/Triple housing selection will occur at 8:00PM on March 23rd in
the Dining Hall.
- Clark is currently pursuing a new cable television contract for next fall.
The committee responsible for negotiating this contract has determined that
enhanced services such as HDTV and expanded programming options should be
essential components of any agreement reached. While we do not yet have a
decision on what are cable options will be, students should expect to have
better television services available to them upon their return in the fall.
- This year a set number of "buy-outs" will be offered to students selecting rooms at Lottery. Students will be able to
buy-out a double, or a space in a triple, during Lottery itself, effectively
reducing the number of students a group must have to select a given space.
Buy-outs will be first come first served, and are allowed everywhere
except for in standard double rooms in Dana, Hughes, and Johnson.
The exact number of buy-outs made available will be announced along with Lottery Numbers
in March, but it is anticipated at least 50 will be offered.
- Johnson Hall will no longer offer suite configurations. Students
will have the option to live in rooms previously designated as suites for
standard room rates. To accommodate this adjustment suite doors will be
removed.
- 930 and 934 Main Street will be converted to Graduate Student Housing, and
therefore will no longer be offered for Same Room Sign-Up requests, or during
Housing Lottery.
- It is important that all students applying for Housing Lottery understand
that by selecting a room at Housing Lottery, you are committing to a one-year
housing contract. Students who select a room at Lottery, and then go
abroad will be charged a $300 contract cancellation fee. Students who
select a room and then elect to live off campus will be charged a $1000
contract cancellation fee. Students who receive a Lottery Number but who
do not select a room at all will be charged a $100 contract cancellation fee.
Students who withdraw or take a leave of absence from Clark before the start
of the Fall Semester will be charged a $100 contract cancellation fee.
You should also be sure to note the following about the 2010-2011 Housing Selection process:
- This year students signing up for housing have the ability to select their
2010-2011 Meal Plan through My Lottery. You will be able to change your
meal plan preference at any time during the Spring Semester, even after you
have been assigned to your room.
- The number and availability of specific spaces and configurations (for
example:
"how many 6 person suites are available for lottery in Maywood Street
Hall?") are available online.
You will find this information and more on our real time
Rooms Available
for Lottery
page.
- Current students participating in a 5th year or graduate study program can participate in the
undergraduate room selection process for Blackstone Hall only. These students will
need to be part of a group of students in order to select a space in
Blackstone Hall, and will have to apply using My Lottery and will need
to sign, abide by, and agree to the terms of the Undergraduate Housing
Contract. They may also apply for Graduate Housing.
Graduate Housing Applications will be available in March.
- Lottery Class standing is projected by adding 4 credits to the number of
credits accrued at the conclusion of the Fall Semester as
reported by the Registrar's Office. The total number of anticipated credits is
used to find Lottery Class. As a courtesy, we round up the credit total
for students with partial credits who are on the border of being included in
the next class level. To obtain Junior status you must have 16 or more
credits. To obtain Senior Status you must have 24 or more credits.
Lottery numbers are non-transferable and Lottery Class standing is final.
- Each year a number of students are waitlisted for the fall. These
students are guaranteed a space on campus, and every effort is made to assign
them with the roommate of their choice when possible. The housing
waitlist is an essential part of our housing process and is needed to ensure
that we can make the best possible housing placements for First Year and
returning students during the summer when students withdraw from housing
and/or Clark, or decide to study abroad, etc. This year RLH has a number of
rooms withheld for first year and transfer students which we expect will be
transitioned into returning assignments for waitlisted students as the summer
progresses. This allows us to assign more students to their preferred hall and
room type than we could by offering all of our rooms at Lottery.
- Please remember that all students are required to live in housing for four
semesters. All sophomores are required to live on-campus unless participating in
a study abroad program.
If you have questions about the Room Selection Process, please
contact Kevin Forti, Director of Residential Life and Housing at 508-793-7453, or via
email.
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