Making SIUE Home - Springboard 2022

Making SIUE Home

University Housing

MOVING TO SIUE

HOW TO PREPARE  Apply as soon as possible (siue.edu/housing/apply)  Assignments will be sent to your SIUE email account in July  Connect with your roommate and suitemates  Housing payment is included with first bill from the Bursar’s office  First-year student move in is Wednesday, Aug. 17 and Thursday, Aug. 18  Move-in dates and times will be sent with the housing assignment

WHAT TO BRING

WHAT NOT TO BRING

 Twin XL sheets or full sheets

 Pets (fish in an aquarium are allowed)

 Refrigerators: 5.0 cubic feet or less

 Alcohol containers, empty or full

 Computer: Wireless internet and data jacks are available

 Cooking appliances with open elements

 Ethernet cord  Cleaning products (you are responsible for cleaning your room and bathroom)  Microwave: 800 watts or less, one per room  Photos and décor: Feel at home!

 LED lights on adhesive strip  Liquid bleach  Wireless printers (the network requires a cable connection from the printer)

Visit siue.edu/move-in for a full list.

JOIN THE SIUE HOUSING COMMUNITY

MAINTENANCE REQUESTS Top right corner of siue.edu/housing/residents

 UHFM responds to all maintenance requests.  93% of work order requests are completed within three business days  45% are completed the same business day submitted

BREAK PERIODS Bluff, Prairie and Woodland Halls close for:  Thanksgiving break  Close at 5 p.m. on November 18 and reopen at 10 a.m. on November 27  Winter break  Close at 5 p.m. on December 16 and reopen at 10 a.m. on January 8  Spring break  Close at 5 p.m. on March 3 and reopen at 10 a.m. on March 12

LIVING GUIDE The Housing Living Guide is a student handbook that includes general housing information, contract and room information, community guidelines, standards for student conduct, safety and security guidelines, and more.

YOUR SAFETY SIUE is one of the safest campuses in the country. University Housing policies and partnerships support these efforts.  Monitored entryways in residence halls  Partnership with on-campus police  Rave Guardian app

 Emergency blue lights in parking lots and on campus walkways  Campus escort  Housing staff on call 24/7

LIVING IN A COMMUNITY Desk and Guest Policies  Guests are required to be escorted by the resident at all times while they are in the building (parents/guardians included)  Guests are required to leave an ID at the front desk  Roommates work together to manage overnight guest expectations  Roommates are required to sign an overnight guest agreement  Hosts are responsible for guests and their behavior

LIVING IN A COMMUNITY How to approach noise  Housing is not only a place to live and have community, but also a place to study and pursue academic interests.

Maintaining a positive environment for students is of utmost importance.  Know the community noise guidelines.

LIVING WITH A ROOMMATE What should we talk about before arriving?  Start having a conversation about expectations, particularly about sleeping and guests.  Realize this is a shared space. Talk about how you may want to set up the room or what you are bringing.

• A healthy, successful roommate relationship starts with respecting and talking with one another.

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Area Council  Area Councils are groups in each living area that want to impact their residential experience by planning events for the residents, developing leadership skills and creating lasting memories for this year.

Residence Housing Association (RHA)  Residence Housing Association (RHA) is the voice and representation of residential students at SIUE. RHA aims to improve the student living environment through both creative programming and policy influence.

HOUSING STAFF  Community Director  Assistant Community Director  Resident Assistant (RA)  Desk Manager (DM)

DINING OPTIONS

MEAL PLANS AND COUGAR BUCKS  Meal plan A, B and C are considered residential meal plans and are 60/40 plans  Can be used at any of the dining facilities on campus and are tax free  When/if you run out of your residential meal plan, you can add Cougar Bucks  Residential students can have both Cougar Bucks and a residential meal plan  Cougar Bucks deposits may be made online, in the Bursar’s office or using the “GET” phone app

COUGAR BUCKS Can be used for:  Vending machines  Cougar Store  Bowling and billiards  Copy machines and computer printing  Parking service  Laundry machines  Off-campus vendors and restaurants  All on-campus dining *5% discount at on-campus dining locations and the Cougar Store

CONTACT US siue.edu/housing housing@siue.edu 618-650-3931

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