2022-2023 Priority Renewal Guidebook

2022 - 2023 PRIORITY RENEWAL GUIDEBOOK

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WHAT IS

PRIORITY RENEWAL? Priority Renewal is the annual opportunity for current Residence Life & Student Housing residents to renew their housing contracts for the following academic year. Renewing residents receive priority over new residents in choosing their spaces or joining LLCs.

With the $50 application fee waived, this is your chance to: keep your room, move into a new building, find a single or deluxe single, score that corner room that a graduating senior is giving up, move into an apartment with your friends, or join an LLC!

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Here’s What’s Inside... p 4 3 STEPS OF PRIORITY RENEWAL p 5 IMPORTANT DATES p 6 REGISTRATION OPTIONS p 10 CHOOSING A ROOMMATE p 11 LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES p 12 BUILDING OPTIONS p 13 RENEWAL RALLIES

PRIORITY RENEWAL IS DONE ENTIRELY THROUGH YOUR RESIDENCE DASHBOARD

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3 Steps of Priority Renewal 1. REGISTER The first step is to fill out the Priority Renewal registration.

Head to your Residence Dashboard. Choose to keep your same room, select a new option, or let us know you’re returning, but don’t have a preference. If you choose to stay in your same room, your process is complete and you’ll be set with your space for the following year.

2. ROOMMATE MATCH

During the Roommate Match period, you will log into your Residence Dashboard and select a roommate(s). If you know who you want to room with, check out Choosing a Roommate on page 7 for details. If you don’t know who you want to live with, complete the match process to find a new friend!

3. ROOM SELECTION Prior to Room Selection, you will receive an email with a time slot for selecting. The selection times are based on your class classification (grad students go first, then seniors, and so on), followed by the time you submitted your application. So the earlier you apply, the higher priority you receive! Select your room within your time slot to have the best chance of getting what you want.

Someone else’s time slot will open after yours and may be a possible roommate!

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Important Dates

REGISTRATION

FEBRUARY 2 - MARCH 11

ROOMMATE MATCH MARCH 21

ROOM SELECTION MARCH 28

ASSIGNMENTS OUT APRIL 8

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Registration Options

All of the steps of Priority Renewal are done through your Residence Dashboard, including the first step, Registration. On your registration form, you will be asked to select 1 of 5 Housing Options that best suits your plans for 2022-2023.

The options are listed below and will have the same names and numbers on the actual registration form.

Option 1: I want to remain in my current room next year.

Option 2: I want to remain in my current room, in my Living Learning Community Next Year.

Option 3: I want to join a Living Learning Community or change rooms within my LLC. Option 4: I want to move to or find a new room in a Main Campus residence hall.

Option 5: I want to find a new room in or move to Lobo Rainforest.

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Option 1

I WANT TO REMAIN IN MY CURRENT ROOM NEXT YEAR.

Option 1 is for you if: • You like exactly where you currently live and want to return to the same room in the same residence hall next year

Option 1 is not the right fit if: • You want to pick a roommate or be part of an apartment-mate group (option 4 will help make sure you get the roommate(s) you want!)

• You want to join a Living Learning Community • You are already a member of an LLC • You want to move to a new residence Hall • You want to move to Lobo Rainforest

Option 2

I WANT TO REMAIN IN MY CURRENT ROOM, IN MY LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY NEXT YEAR. Option 2 is for you if: • You are a member of an LLC AND you want to stay in the same room

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Option 2 is not the right fit if: • You are not already a member of an LLC • You are an LLC member but you are looking for a different room • You want to choose specific roommates in an LLC. See option 3 for that!

Option 3 I WANT TO JOIN A LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY OR CHANGE ROOMS WITHIN MY LLC. Option 3 is for you if: • You want to join an LLC! • You are already a member and you are looking to change rooms with the LLC • You want to join an LLC and be matched with a specific roommate* • You are an LLC member and want to be matched with a specific* roommate

Option 3 is not the right fit if: •

You do not want to live in an LLC

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Option 4 I WANT TO MOVE TO OR FIND A NEW ROOM IN A MAIN CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Option 4 is for you if: • You want to find a new room in your current residence hall • You want to find a new room in a different residence hall • Having a specific roommate is important to you

Option 4 is not the right fit if: • You want to be in or stay in an LLC • You want to move to Lobo Rainforest

Option 5 I WANT TO FIND A NEW ROOM IN OR MOVE TO LOBO RAINFOREST. Option 5 is for you if: • You already live at Lobo Rainforest and want to choose a new room • You want to move to Lobo Rainforest

Option 5 is not the right fit if: • You want to live in an LLC • You want to live on Main Campus

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Selecting a Roommate ONE ROOMMATE • • • • •

Find your roommate code on the top of the Residence Dashboard Insert each other’s roommate code when prompted Accept roommate invite request Choose a roommate group leader* Done!

ROOMMATE GROUP • • • • •

Find your roommate code on the top of the Residence Dashboard Choose a roommate group leader!* The roommate group leader inserts each roommates code when prompted Accept roommate invite requests Done!

* Note when choosing the group leader, this is the person who gets to select the room for the group.

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Living Learning Communities BA/MD

Redondo Village Apartments BLC - Black Living Learning Community Coronado Business Hokona Fine Arts Laguna-DeVargas Gender Neutral & Allies *Undisclosed Global Focus Laguna-DeVargas Graduate Living Lobo Rainforest Outdoor Living & Environmental Learners Coronado Pre Health Professionals Alvarado Scholars Hokona and SRC Apartments STEM - Science, Tech, Engineering, Math Laguna-DeVargas PET FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES: SANTA CLARA AND SRC D

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Residence Hall Options TRADITIONAL • • • •

Alvarado Coronado Hokona Santa Clara

SUITE-STYLE •

Laguna-DeVargas

APARTMENT • • •

Lobo Rainforest Redondo Village Apartments SRC Apartments

EMAIL RLSHTOURS@UNM.EDU TO SCHEDULE AN IN-PERSON TOURS M - SA. FIND VIDEO TOURS OF EACH HALL ON HOUSING.UNM.EDU PRIORITY RENEWAL 2022-2023

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Renewal Rallies Renewal Rallies are informal in-person info sessions and giveaways where you can have all your questions about Priority Renewal answered by the team of RLSH Ambassadors.

Residents are welcome to any rally in any building.

HOKONA COMMUNITY 2/2 5-7PM CORONADO COMMUNITY 2/4 5-7PM LAGUNA-DEVARGAS 2/9 5-7PM SRC APARTMENTS (PEDWAY) 2/11 5-7PM LOBO RAINFOREST 2/16 5-7PM SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY 2/18 5-7PM RVA (ADJACENT TO THE HUT) 2/23 5-7PM SRC COMMONS 2/25 11A-1PM

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