11.20.09
The Residential Life and Housing Services Working Group is seeking student input on a number of proposals regarding residence hall processes and offerings for the upcoming spring semester: the determination of lottery priority, the creation of a senior residence hall experience, and the extension of campus housing to recent NYU graduates.
The Working Group, convened by Marc Wais, Vice President for Student Affairs, is designed to examine ways of enhancing the quality of life for students in NYU’s residence halls. As such, the group has initiated a comprehensive review of current programs, policies, and living options in seeking changes that will best meet the academic and personal needs of NYU students. These proposals are the first initial considerations of a number of anticipated recommendations generated by the group.
The Residential Life and Housing Services Working Group is interested in student input on these proposals. A short survey to gather student input is available here.
Two-Tiered Housing Lottery Priority
Currently, rising sophomores in the general housing re-application process are given priority, selecting their rooms first, followed by rising seniors. Rising juniors are the last group to select a room. As part of a review of Residential Life and Housing Services policies, the working group is considering moving from a three-tiered lottery priority – rising sophomores, rising seniors, and rising juniors – to a two-tiered priority. Under a two-tiered priority model, rising sophomores would retain priority in selecting rooms for the upcoming academic year first. All other eligible upper-class students, rising juniors and rising seniors, would have equal priority. Incoming first-year students would continue to be housed in one of the seven first-year residence halls: Brittany, Founders, Goddard, Hayden, Rubin, Third North, and Weinstein.
Senior Residence Hall Experience
The Residential Life and Housing Services Working Group recognizes that the needs and preferences of senior students living in NYU housing are different than those of first-year students. As such, the Working Group is reviewing residence hall locations, policies, or amenities that may be enhanced, changed, or relaxed in order to meet the needs of the group of students completing their final year at NYU. Examples of modifications which may be made to a specific residence hall for seniors include a relaxed guest policy, elimination of quiet hours, and enhancement of technology services such as wireless internet connection.
Extension of Housing to Recent Graduates
Each year, a number of NYU students living in residence graduate at the end of the fall semester. While the completion of an NYU degree is a momentous occasion, departure from the residence hall – often in tandem with the onset of a new job or job search – can add stress to graduation. The Office of Residential Life and Housing Services is considering extending the privilege of housing through the end of the spring semester to undergraduate students who complete their degree in the fall.
10.22.09
Marc Wais, the Vice President for Student Affairs, recently convened a working group to follow-up on the recent reorganization of the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services, designed to examine ways of enhancing the quality of life for students in NYU's residence halls.
This working group is comprised of key stakeholders, including students, faculty and staff.
The Residential Life and Housing Services Working Group will review current programs, policies, and living options in seeking changes that will best meet the academic and personal needs of NYU students. This working group will also make recommendations to improve the overall quality service provided by the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services.
This webpage will inform the community of the working group's periodic progress, as well as providing a means for receiving feedback. As this working group moves forward with its considerations, it is critical to hear what students think. Student suggestions and ideas for enhancing the quality of the residential life experience are welcomed through the website below.
