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Housing & Dining Plans

This module will describe housing assignments and the residential hall system at MSU. Along with on-campus housing, this module will discuss what to expect from your dining plan.

Housing Assignment

After you have fully committed to your program, you will be asked to inform us of your housing preferences using the Housing Form located in your ViaTRM account. 

Once you complete the preference form, our team will share these preferences with the Residential Education Hospitality Services (REHS) team to make your assignment. Approximatley 2 weeks prior to arrival, REHS will reach out to you via email to sign your housing contract. Once signed, you will be able to access your residence hall assignment and roommate information. 

Our team will make every effort to honor your housing requests. Please keep in mind that we cannot guarantee any particular placement. Additionally, students are only offered one housing option. Therefore, you are encouraged to accept the placement offered. 

CONTRACT LENGTH

Your housing contract will be for an entire academic year. There is not a housing contract option for one semester only. If you will only be staying with us for one semester, our office provide instructions towards the end of the semester on how to manually end your contract early (applies only to Fall participants).

ACCESSING YOUR PLACEMENT

1. Visit LiveOn.msu.edu . Click the menu button on the right-hand side. 

2. Click menu at the top right, then click My Housing.

3. Use your NetID and password to log in to view your housing assignment.

Housing Rates & Options

Michigan State University's Residence Education and Housing Services office sets housing and dining rates. These rates are outside of our control and are subject to change. To see current housing (and dining) rates, please go to LiveOn's  rates page .

Typically, ASP&E students stay within MSU's standard Residence Halls. These are general undergraduate and graduate accommodations that include numerous living options like singles, doubles, and more. With each option comes a difference in room rate. These rates may be slightly different than our living expenses listed  here . As such, your total cost may increase or decrease slightly depending on where you are placed.

Owen Hall is a popular accommodation for graduate level and older students. The Owen Hall rates are different than the standard Residence Hall rates and may drastically increase your total cost. Owen Hall Extended is a new housing option that allows students to stay before and after semester dates. This flexibility, however, greatly increases the housing cost. 

Dining Plan

Your meal plan will give you access to any one of the cafeterias on campus, along with Sparty's Cafes and the new Sparty's Market. If you are living in undergraduate housing, you will automatically be enrolled in the  DINEON Silver Plan .

If you have  dietary needs , including Halal and Kosher cuisines, MSU cafeterias will be able to accommodate.

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Before Entering

Our Department of Housing and Residence Life website has everything you need to know about on-campus living. Get your questions answered by clicking on any of the links below, then return here to apply when it's time!

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Set Up Your NetPassword

Use your MSU NetID , given to you by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships in your admission offer, to set your initial NetPassword here . Once you're set up, return to this page to access your University Student Housing Portal.

No longer plan on attending MSU?

First-Time Freshmen and New Transfer students who no longer plan on attending MSU should submit a Cancellation Form to the Office of Admissions and Scholarships. You will need to use the email address and password used when you applied to MSU.

Once logged in, scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Cancellation Form'.

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Housing exception.

The Housing Assignments Office is assuming responsibility for the housing exception process for the 2023-24 academic year and forward. This means that current first-year students and fall 2023 incoming students will request housing exceptions in My Housing. The request form is now live for first-year students, and fall 2023 incoming students will be able to begin their requests in late January. Learn more about 2023-24 exception criteria and the process on the  Live On website .

Honors Housing

Honors Housing at MSU allows members to form a distinct community that represents a wide range of academic interests and experiences. Honors floor students, with the help of their Resident Assistants, often organize intramural sports teams, community service, and special events and trips.

All Honors College students can choose to live on an Honors floor in one of eight residence halls across campus: Bryan, Case, Holmes, Mason, McDonel, Snyder-Phillips, Yakeley-Gilchrist, and Wilson. Each hall has at least one Honors floor or wing for women and one for men, with Holmes and Wilson offering additional spaces reserved for honors students.

Honors Housing is optional and deciding not to live on the Honors floor will not have any impact on a student’s Honors College membership. Honors floors are reserved for incoming HC students during the assignment process but openings may potentially be filled by non-Honors students.

For more information about MSU’s residence hall system, please visit  http://www.liveon.msu.edu/ .

Additional questions can be sent to  [email protected]

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MSU to honor national alumnus Wilson, other alumni this Friday

Contact: Shun Pounds

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is recognizing Bryan Wilson as its National Alumnus of the Year during Friday’s [May 17] MSU Alumni Association 2024 awards banquet.

Born in Tupelo and raised in Fulton, Wilson earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in entomology from MSU in 1982 and 1984, respectively. The path was a natural fit for Wilson, who grew up scouting cotton fields in the summers with his father, a first-generation college graduate who also earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural studies from the land-grant institution.

As a student, Wilson was dedicated to his academic studies, graduating summa cum laude. He was an entomology club member and played intramural sports. He also met his wife and fellow MSU graduate Cindy during his first year of graduate school. An education major, she landed a summer job as a student worker in the entomology department, where their paths crossed.

Wilson’s professional journey spans more than four decades and is demonstrated by remarkable success and pioneering leadership in the agricultural industry. He began his career at BASF in field sales. During his 15 years with the company, he grew his skills and entered progressive executive roles in North America and Europe.

In 2002, Wilson joined United Agri Products as president and general manager. He and a few colleagues engineered a buyout of the company from ConAgra Foods the following year, turned around performance and took it public in 2005, trading on the NASDAQ exchange. The company was sold in 2007 to Canada’s Agrium Inc. for $2.65 billion, the largest agricultural retailer acquisition of the time.

Wilson then co-founded Tacoma Ag LLC in 2009. The generic-branded crop protection company rapidly rose to national prominence, reaching nearly $125 million in sales in less than 10 years. He retired from the corporate world in 2018 following the acquisition of Tacoma Ag by Atticus LLC.

Since then, Wilson has spent his time working with private equity groups assessing potential acquisitions in the ag industry and investing in various venture capital enterprises. He also serves on boards of directors for several promising ag technology companies, including FruitScout and Zeakal Inc. For his outstanding career achievements, he was honored by MSU as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Alumni Fellow in 2014.

Beyond his impressive professional achievements, Wilson has dedicated his service on the board of several local organizations, including the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, North Mississippi Daily Journal, North Mississippi Medical Center and the CREATE Foundation, which he chaired from 2020-2022.

Wilson has served multiple terms on the MSU Foundation board, is a longtime member and current treasurer of the Bulldog Club board and has provided valuable insight to his college as a member of the dean’s advisory board. As an entrepreneur, he is involved with the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach in the College of Business, is a member of the Bulldog Angel Network and enjoys working with and serving as mentor for several start-up companies developed through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach.

The Wilsons’ gifts, benefitting areas across Bulldog athletics, endowed scholarship awards, the T.K. Martin Center’s Project IMPACT program and student activities, reflect the couple’s belief in the transformative power of education and importance of paying it forward.

For Wilson, receiving the university’s highest alumni award is not just a personal honor but a tribute to his family’s journey and the values instilled in him by his parents.

Along with the national alumnus recognition of Wilson, each of MSU’s eight academic colleges will honor a graduate for outstanding personal, professional and community achievements. The 2024 MSU Alumni of the Year honorees include (by college):

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Michael “Mike” Bogan of Del Mar, California, is the CEO of LandCare USA. The Memphis, Tennessee, native earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture in 1987 and started his career in Washington, D.C. Bogan joined The Brickman Group in 1989 and helped pioneer a branch model that spurred the company’s national expansion. He subsequently took on roles with Brickman in West Palm Beach, Florida, and San Diego, California, where he grew the company to become an industry leader. In 2014, he joined the commercial landscape services business LandCare USA, where he rebranded, expanded and led a 2019 management buyout of the company. Today, the $325 million company employs 4,000 team members with offices in more than 25 states. Bogan is most proud of the purpose-driven culture he is building at LandCare, which has created fulfilling careers for many landscape professionals. He serves on the boards of directors for the National Association of Landscape Professionals and Nature Sacred, as well as the advisory council for MSU’s Department of Landscape Architecture. Honored as a 2020 Distinguished Alumni Fellow of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Bogan credits his time at MSU for preparing him for a broad and varied career in the landscape industry. He and his wife Rebecca, a fellow 1987 landscape architecture graduate, are loyal supporters of MSU and its landscape architecture program.

College of Architecture, Art and Design

Ted Trussell Porter is an accomplished architect in New York City. The Mississippi native earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from MSU in 1981, followed by a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University. While in graduate school, he worked with Cesar Pelli and Associates. He later joined I.M. Pei and Partners in New York, where he worked on a range of international projects. In 1994, he established the firm that has evolved into Ted Porter Architecture PLLC, which has received many accolades over the years, including the AIA New York State Design Award, AN Best of Design Award and a Gold Award for Brick in Architecture from the Mississippi AIA. Porter’s work also has been featured in numerous professional publications. He has taught architecture courses at both the School for Visual Arts and the New York City College of Technology and served on educational and professional architectural juries. At MSU, Porter is a member of the School of Architecture’s advisory board and generously invests in experiential learning opportunities for architecture students through the Trussell Travel Award. Beyond professional life, he has served as chairman of the board of Gotham Chamber Opera and is an American Friend of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy. He and his partner Steve Godeke enjoy world travel to architectural monuments, notable gardens and music festivals.

College of Arts and Sciences

Paul Kinsey is a foreign language and international business graduate who spent his career traveling around the world. After graduating from MSU in 1987, he furthered his education at Georgia State University, earning an MBA. Kinsey’s career journey began at Threads USA, where he worked as director of international sales. He later joined US Air (US Airways) and progressed to roles in areas including operational oversight, emergency response planning and labor negotiations/relations over the next 25 years. His work contributed to the organization’s mergers with America West Airlines, followed by American Airlines. Upon retiring from American in 2019, Kinsey joined Starkville-based real estate brokerage Mississippi Magnolia as director of operations in 2022. He is grateful for the influence of several MSU faculty mentors he had as a student and credits their guidance for much of his academic and professional success. In return, he has generously invested in scholarship support to assist current and future Bulldogs. The Trenton, Tennessee, native considers Tupelo his true home and now resides in Starkville near his beloved alma mater.

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Rodger L. Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia, has led a distinguished career as an entrepreneur in the communications technology and application software sectors, transforming innovative start-ups into commercial successes across the nation and internationally. His ventures have included Knology, Brock Control Systems, Communications Central, Tower Cloud, Point Broadband and Highline. Before embracing entrepreneurship, Johnson refined his skills at AT&T, where he took part in its Management Development Program, laying the groundwork for his future successes. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1971 and later earned an MBA from Georgia State University. A proud MSU alumnus, Johnson is a co-founder of MSU’s entrepreneurship program and a longtime member and current vice chairman of the MSU Foundation board, and he has served in various advisory roles for both the foundation and the Bagley College. For his outstanding achievements and dedicated service, he was recognized as the Bagley College’s Alumni Fellow in 2004 and received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from MSU in 2023.

College of Business

Thomas G. "Tom" Hixon of Ridgeland is the chairman of Phoenix Development Company LLC. The Charleston native graduated from MSU in 1967 with a degree in accounting and went to work for the U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange Service as a civilian managing the retail supply channel at the Pentagon Annex. After his military civil service, he transitioned into accounting as the CFO, CEO and director of operations for Valley Food Service. Later, he held several positions at Forestry Suppliers Inc., including co-owner, CFO, CEO and president.  Hixon then took on an entrepreneurial role as co-founder and chairman of Gulf South Medical Supply, growing sales and profitability and taking the company public. After a merger with another company, Hixon and his management team founded another medical supply group, First Choice Medical Supply, and later sold the company to McKesson Pharmaceutical. Hixon’s wife and family have always been very supportive during his business career. Both of Hixon’s sons, Tommy and Shane, are also entrepreneurs and own and operate their own businesses. As an entrepreneur, Hixon learned valuable lessons quickly: "hire great people, give them more responsibility than they've ever experienced, give them ownership in the company, compensate them on an incentive basis, then leave them alone and don't mess up their heads with corporate politics and other meaningless rules and regulations." A proud Bulldog alumnus, Hixon serves on the board of the MSU Foundation and is a former Bulldog Club board member. He was previously honored as the 2018 Alumni Fellow for the College of Business.

College of Education

Kathy Olsen is a two-time MSU graduate and resident of Nashville, Tennessee, as well as an accomplished CPA and tax accountant. The Mississippi native earned her bachelor’s degree in music in 1973 and a master’s degree in music education in 1974. She taught music theory at Northwest Mississippi Community College before earning an accounting equivalency degree from the University of Memphis. She worked for several years in Big 8 accounting and corporate tax. Despite transitioning into accounting, Olsen’s passion for music has remained a strong part of her life and involvement at MSU. Along with her love for the piano and harp, she has continued to teach piano voluntarily in limited-income schools and regularly hosts concert performances. She and her husband are proud supporters of MSU’s music department, contributing to its transformation into an All Steinway School, as well as the university’s veterinary and animal care clinic. Recently, she was asked to serve on the advisory board for the Nashville Music Chamber Society, a high honor and testimony to her dedication to the arts.

College of Forest Resources

C. Conrad Kempinska ’s journey from MSU to a global executive has spanned various businesses and taken him to more than 30 countries. The Natchez native earned dual bachelor’s degrees in wood science and business administration from MSU in 1983, followed by an Executive MBA from Rutgers University. He began his career at Koppers, a global leader in wood preservation technologies, treated wood products and carbon compounds primarily used for railroad crossties, utility poles and outdoor wooden structures. After seven years, he left to embark on a multi-decade stretch of international business assignments where he gained extensive experience in the wood protection, specialty chemical and materials industries. In 2015, Kempinska returned to Koppers as vice president for commercial and business development for the company’s Performance Chemicals (KPC) division, based in Griffin, Georgia. In that role, he played a key part in developing KPC’s strategic plan and helped drive several new business and product initiatives. In 2019, he was promoted to senior vice president, North America, having since led KPC’s largest business unit through its most significant growth phase. During his career, Kempinska has been active in several industry associations, including the American Wood Preservers Institute, Consumer Specialty Products Association, Glass Packaging Institute and Treated Wood Council, serving in front-line advocacy roles with regulators and legislators in various states and Washington, D.C. At the local level, he and his Koppers colleagues are active community supporters of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Boy Scouts of America, Anne Street Elementary School, Southern Conservation Trust and several local charities.

College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Amanda H. Camp of Ridgeland is a two-time MSU graduate whose career is defined by her dedication to animal care and the veterinary community. She earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology in 1996 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2000, and now is a partner and veterinarian at All Creatures Animal Care Center in Madison. For her career success and devoted service, Camp was named Young Veterinarian of the Year in 2007 by the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association, which she now serves as an at-large representative. She remains involved with MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, volunteering to serve on interview committees for prospective students and providing opportunities for current students to gain real-world experience in her clinic through the college’s Enhanced Clinical Practicum program. Camp holds leadership roles in the Jackson Area Veterinary Association and was formerly a speaker for Zoetis, an animal health company.

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Residence Life & Housing

Your home away from home.

Starting college and living on your own for the first time can be a significant transition in your life. However, at MSU Texas, we are dedicated to making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible. Our campus offers a welcoming and supportive environment where you can feel at home and thrive both academically and personally. Plus, living on campus provides numerous benefits that can enhance your college experience and set you up for success.

By choosing to live on campus, you can expect:

• Easy access to classes, resources, and activities right outside your door.
• To enjoy a variety of amenities like dining options and recreational facilities.
• To achieve academic success in a structured environment that supports learning.
• To meet and learn from students with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.
• To save time and money by not having to commute or find off-campus housing.
• To feel safe and secure with campus security always available.
• To access classes, resources, and activities right outside your door easily.

Whether you are a first-year student or a returning student, we are excited to welcome you to the MSU Texas Residence Life community where we will create lifelong memories together!

Notice: Use of Student Email Accounts

Beginning January 1, 2024, the university-assigned (my.msutexas.edu) email address will be required for students to receive all official email communication from Midwestern State University.

We Are Hiring!

Are you a current student who is interested in working with the Office of Residence Life and Housing? We have a number of positions open now for the upcoming fall term We look forward to working with you!

Read More about Employment Opportunities

Are You a Current Resident in Need of Assistance?

Our 24-Hour Legacy Commons Desk is available to help you in times of need around the clock. You can call us at 940.397.6600 . For needs requiring a heightened response, we encourage you to contact the MSU Texas Police Department at 940.397.4230 .

Submit a Maintenance Request

Apply for Housing through Our Housing Portal

Information about your User Name and Password will be sent to your MSU Texas email account upon acceptance to MSU Texas. Here, you will not only apply for housing but also select your room and roommate and choose your meal plan.

Explore MSU Texas Housing Options

We have a wide variety of housing options to fit your unique needs and preferences. From traditional residence hall rooms to shared apartments, we strive to create a comfortable and welcoming environment for all residents.

Additionally, you have the option to live with other students with shared interests and majors through our Living-Learning Programs.

Living on campus is very convenient. No morning commute means more time to sleep in. I also like that the gym, library, and class are all within walking distance. Ashlyn Payne, Class of 2025 Major: Radiologic Technology Gunn College of Health Sciences & Human Services

Killingsworth Hall

Legacy Hall

Legacy Courtyard at Dusk

Sundance Court Apartments

Sunwatcher Village Apartments

How Much Does It Cost to Live on Campus?

There are many variables that determine how much you will pay for housing and meal plans.

We have set up a chart to help you compare costs between all of our residence halls and meal plans to help you decide what is the best option for your budget and peace of mind.

Are You Interested in a Living-Learning Program?

Enhance your college experience both inside and outside the classroom. Living-Learning Programs (LLPs) are a great way to meet new friends and develop academic and social support systems more quickly than other students. We currently offer LLPs in the following areas:

• Academic Living-Learning Programs : Business, Education, Fine Arts, Health Sciences & Human Services, or Math & Science
• Special Interest Living-Learning Programs : Esports and Gaming, Transfer students, Priddy Scholars,* or Honors Program*

* Pending acceptance into the program.

Learn How to Apply for Housing

Are you a Future Mustang?

Review our Future Mustangs guide to make sure you are hitting the deadlines for all of the key milestones in the Residential Life and Housing processes, including the following:

• Signing up for a Dining Plan
• Advance Payment to reserve your housing space
• Move-In Day details

"Where Do I Pick Up my Amazon Deliveries/Mail?"

The campus post office is located in the south end of the Clark Student Center. This location is where you will find parcel lockers and manned office windows where you can pick up your packages .

Post office boxes where you can pick up letter mail are available at three select residence halls:

• Sundance Court : Post office boxes are located in the main lobby of the building.
• Sunwatcher Village : Post office boxes are located adjacent to the Sunwatcher Clubhouse.
• Legacy, Killingsworth, and McCullough-Trigg Halls : Post office boxes are located in the Legacy Commons.

Important Dates for Fall 2024 Move-In

Housing applications are accepted on a rolling basis. If you miss the priority deadlines listed below , you may still submit an application. Room assignments will continue to be accommodated as space allows.

If you have a change in plans or circumstance and need to cancel your housing application, the cancellation deadline for both new and returning students is June 1 .

Returning Students

New students, get ready for move-in day at msu texas.

Move-In Day is an exciting day for all of us! It also requires a fair amount of planning on our part to make sure you have the resources necessary to get settled into your new home on campus.

We encourage you to review our Move-In Guide and make use of the information and resources provided within.

You lead the way when it comes to selecting where you will live on campus and with whom. If you anticipate living with a roommate and wish to request a specific person, both you and your requested roommate must select each other during this process.

  Learn All about the Room Selection Process

Get Acquainted with Our Housing Policies

Campus residency requirements.

The campus residency policy is based on the knowledge that living in university housing can provide both educational and social opportunities important to the success of college students. All students enrolling at Midwestern State University are required to live in university housing unless they:

• Are living in the home of their parents or legal guardian within 60 miles of the campus and they are commuting to class.
• Are married and living with their spouse.
• Have accumulated 60 semester hours of college academic credit prior to the first day of classes for the housing agreement. Hours achieved while in high school are counted (e.g., concurrent or dual credit).
• Have reached the age of 21 prior to the first day of classes for the housing agreement period.
• Are a part-time student enrolled in 11 hours or fewer for the fall or spring term.

Students enrolled in courses and who are required to reside on campus but who have not signed up for campus housing may be assessed the semiprivate semester room rate for Killingsworth Hall.

If you have extenuating circumstances that warrant consideration to be exempt from the Campus Residency Requirement, please email [email protected] to request an exemption form.

Room Change Requests

• Students may change rooms/apartments only with written permission from the Office of Residence Life & Housing. This includes changes of bed within a room/apartment. Every effort will be made to honor room change requests; however, changes can be approved only as space is available.
• Room changes may not take place during the first 10 class days of the Fall and Spring semesters.
• On the Monday of the second week of classes, room change request forms may be obtained via MustangsLink. When approved, students are responsible for properly checking in and out of their respective rooms with a Resident Assistant in accordance with the check-in and check-out policies.
• Students who change rooms or bed assignments within a room without expressed written permission from the Office of Residence Life & Housing may be required to move back to their assigned space, and may be assessed improper check-out charges.

Learn More about How to Request a Room Change

Housing Cancellation Policy

Cancellation applications are not automatically approved — they must go through a verification process to ensure that you qualify to live off campus. You should not plan to move out until you have verified that you are eligible to live off campus, have completed the cancellation process, and have written verification from us, the Residence Life and Housing Office.

Get All the Details about Canceling Your Housing Agreement

Housing Agreement

This is an agreement between you and MSU Texas that outlines the expectations of all students who live on campus. We encourage you to read the document thoroughly.

Housing Handbook

The Housing Handbook contains everything you need to know as a student living on campus, including policies not stated here on the MSU Texas Website.

Student Handbook

Meal plans and dining options.

Food insecurity is often a struggle students face across the nation. At MSU Texas, we want you to be at your best, and that requires making sure you have access to balanced meals. We invite you to look through our meal plans to determine which will best meet your needs. Also, check out the variety of dining options across campus at MSU Texas.

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Maintenance request.

Is something wrong with your room or apartment?

Submit a Maintenance Request as soon as you spot a problem and we will send someone out to make the essential repairs.

Stay Informed

Much of the information on this page is geared toward future Mustangs, but do not think we have forgotten about you!

Stay abreast of important information and news that are specifically directed to you, current Mustangs. We highlight common FAQs and point out important deadlines as they approach.

Get Involved with the Residence Hall Association

Do you currently live on campus? You are already a member!

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a student-led governing body that empowers on-campus residents to play an active role in Residence Life through service, programming, and leadership opportunities.

Want to voice your opinions, whether they are critical, feedback, or in support of housing policy, procedure, and facilities? Consider joining us at one of our general body meetings.

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On Wednesday, March 30, undergraduates will receive an email from Residential & Dining Enterprises Student Housing Assignments inviting them to begin the process of selecting their housing for the 2022-2023 year. Here are a few other important dates and details you need to know.

• All students, including those applying for pre-assignment, serving as residential student staff, or living in Greek houses, must file a housing application by the April 18 deadline.
• Students who have special housing needs due to a disability or documented medical condition, as well as any members of their group, will not participate in the self-select process and will not be assigned gate times. Students with a medical need must file a Housing Accommodation Request Form with the Office of Accessible Education by April 11.

A new process

Students shared the importance of being able to easily assign with their friends and keep their groups together. The new process offers a streamlined and more transparent way of doing this.

This year, instead of listing residence choices on an application, students applying for undergraduate housing will fill out a much shorter application (March 30 – April 18) and then be assigned a gate time during which they will go into the housing system themselves and select their house and room all in one step (May 23-27).

This will allow students to make decisions in real time based on what is available at their selection time and will increase transparency in the assignment process. Detailed instructions and answers to many of your questions regarding House and Room Selection will be in emails you receive from R&DE Student Housing Assignments beginning this week. Be sure to read these emails carefully. On Wednesday, you can review instructions and other information about neighborhood housing on the R&DE website.

Why do we have neighborhoods?

The neighborhood system grew out of Stanford’s Long-Range Planning Process , in which faculty, students, staff and postdocs were invited to submit proposals “to advance frontiers, strengthen foundations, stimulate synergies, and anticipate change in one or more of the following key areas: Education, Research, Our Community and Beyond Our University.”

There were a number of proposals that suggested ways Stanford could do more to realize the full potential of the residential experience for our students. This need led Provost Persis Drell to commission the ResX Task Force. The Task Force submitted recommendations to the President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell in December 2018 and they were shared with the campus community in spring 2019.

What were the key concerns the recommendations address?

The Task Force heard from many students that they wanted a housing selection process that makes it easier to keep friend groups together. Students shared how important the friendships were in their frosh year on campus and the neighborhoods allow students to build on that year.

In addition, students will be able to develop supportive relationships with the residence staff (Resident Fellows, Resident Director, Community Coordinators, Neighborhood Program Directors, Undergraduate Advising Directors, Student Housing Building Managers and Housing Service Center staff, Stanford Dining Managers and Nutritionists, custodians and food service workers), who will be with them during their years in the neighborhood.

Was there student input in developing the ResX Task Force Recommendations?

Yes. Over the course of six months, the task force met with more than 500 students, alumni, faculty, and staff and it received some 600 pieces of unique feedback through an online portal in addition to reviewing 493 long-range planning proposals. The group also visited peer campuses (Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Rice) and reviewed prior Stanford studies and presentations on the residences.

Why can’t the neighborhoods be contiguous? How will they work as neighborhoods?

One goal in creating the neighborhoods was to offer a similar quality and diversity of housing in every neighborhood, so each neighborhood includes a mix of housing options – all-frosh houses, upperclass houses (for sophomores, juniors, and seniors), a mix of independent living environments (Row houses, suites, and/ or apartments), and University Theme Houses, which can include academic and ethnic theme houses, co-operative houses, and Greek houses.

To accomplish this, each neighborhood also includes residences that are not immediately adjacent to the rest of their neighborhoods.

Stanford’s undergraduate neighborhoods are not only about physical proximity; as important, they are about being able to easily stay with the same group of friends and acquaintances throughout your time at Stanford. Some people have called this “community continuity.” While some parts of your neighborhood are next door, and a few might be a jaunt across campus, they’ll all be filled with students and staff that you know.

How will the neighborhoods build and support community and belonging?

Now that neighborhood councils have been formed, students can expect to see more community activity in spring. The neighborhood councils bring together a group of students with professional staff from Residential & Dining Enterprises, Residential Education, and Undergraduate Advising to promote community and belonging within the residential neighborhoods at Stanford.

Each neighborhood has emerged with its own unique identity that reflects the interests of the students and houses through programming and swag. Some exciting events planned for spring quarter include concerts, festivals, a drag show, an outdoor film series across neighborhoods, and much more!

Neighborhood dining is an essential part of supporting undergraduate communities. R&DE Stanford Dining’s neighborhood meal plans make it easier for students living on the Row, in Suites and Co-ops to engage with their neighbors. Dining also hosts a number of community cultural celebrations throughout the year.

Important dates to remember

Some parts of the assignments process are already underway or completed.

Placements for most student staff positions – Resident Assistant (RA) or Ethnic Theme Associates (ETA) – have been determined and communicated with students. Congratulations to the new RAs and ETAs who will be staffing next year in these critical leadership positions.

On March 28, students who applied to change neighborhoods were notified of their new neighborhoods.

March 28 was also the first day to submit applications for assignment to University Theme Houses. Find details on the application process and check out your options here !

R&DE Housing Assignments and Room Selection

• Wednesday, March 30 Undergraduate housing application portal opens
• Monday, April 11 Deadline to submit Housing Accommodation Request Form (HARF) to the Office of Accessible Education (OAE) if applying for 2022-23 housing medical accommodation
• Monday, April 18 Undergraduate housing applications portal closes
• Thursday, May 19 Gate times sent to students participating in House and Room Selection
• Monday, May 23 – Friday, May 27 House and Room Selection at assigned gate times

Pre-Assignments to University Theme Houses (UTH)

• Monday, March 28 Pre-Assignment applications for UTHs open
• Sunday, April 10 Pre-Assignment Applications close at 11:59 PM PDT
• Wednesday, May 11 UTH Pre-assignments announced to students

Housing Exceptions

In the fall of 2021, the on-campus housing requirement was extended to include a second year. This means that first-year students who start at Michigan State University after fall 2021 must live in on-campus housing for the first four semesters they are enrolled, summer term excluded. 

The list below outlines the reasons students MAY be granted an exception to live off campus. Students who qualify for an exception but want to live on campus do not have to submit an exception. Exceptions are only for required students with a desire to live off campus. 

By completing this form, you are requesting an exception to be released from the live-on requirement, meaning you will no longer be obligated to reside on campus and may not be eligible to sign up for on-campus housing in future years, depending on available space.

Before proceeding with the submission, please ensure that you have thoroughly discussed this decision with your family and supporters. Once approved, you will no longer be required to live on campus. 

The on-campus housing requirement is subject to pre-determined exceptions:  

Married and/or established partnered students. 

Students who will be at least twenty years of age by December 31, 2024. 

Veterans with one or more years of active service (Must submit service record). 

Students living with a family member (Must submit a signed document from the family member). 

Students taking six or fewer credits during the semester in question. 

Current first-year students who have earned 30 credits by the close of their first semester at MSU.

If you qualify for an exception, visit your My Housing account and click “Submit a Housing Exception.” Once you submit your exception, you will be emailed with further instructions if you are required to provide additional documentation.  

Extenuating Circumstances

If you have verifiable medical needs, extreme financial need, or other extenuating circumstances for a housing exception, please complete the exception form and you will be emailed further instructions. For medical needs, you’ll need to work with your licensed treating physician to submit required documentation.

Transfer Students 

For the 2024-25 academic year, transfer students are exempt from the two-year live-on requirement and are not required to reside on campus.  

If you are a transfer student and interested in on-campus housing, a housing request form is now open in your My Housing account. We will house as many students as space allows and begin offering spaces in spring 2024. Please note that completing the request form does not guarantee housing. 

Group Housing 

Do not submit this form if you are attempting to live in a group housing environment like a fraternity or sorority . That is a separate approval process led by Student and Community Relations .

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