First-Year Student Room Assignment FAQ
Helpful Information about First-Year Student Room Assignments
In order to select a housing assignment for you, we need to know some things about your lifestyle. It’s very important that all incoming students communicate this information to our office no later than July 1, 2008. So fill out our online form today! Follow the link on this page to take you to the registration form. You will be asked several questions about your lifestyle and the characteristics you prefer in a roommate in addition to which building you would like. You’ll need to input your SU ID number which you can find on your summer preview day registration form.
- Step #1: You tell us what your housing preferences are. This would include which building(s) you’d like and if you have a particular person you want to room with.
- Step #2: Let us know if there have been any changes. Sometimes when students attend their summer preview day, they meet someone they’d like to room with or find out information that changes which building they’d like to live in. If this happens to you, be sure to stop by Residence Life before you leave campus that day to tell us of the change.
- Step #3: During the third week of July, we sit down with all the information we have available. This includes the housing preference information you’ve provided and any other info you’ve given us via email, phone call, etc. We then use a list of all the students in the class ranked according to when the Admissions Office received your deposit. We house the person with the earliest deposit first and then work our way down the list to the last person to deposit.
No. Since there is obviously a limited amount of rooms in each building, if a building or area is full when we get to your name on the list, we won’t be able to give you a space there. However, we can guarantee that you’ll be housed with the roommate of your choice if you’ve both requested to live together.
During the first week of August, you can access your housing assignment and roommate information by the following method:
Go to www.susqu.edu, the university’s home page.
Click on “Current Students” on the left side of the screen.
Click on “WebSU” under Web Services in the right hand column.
Enter your username and password. You will receive this information in your folder at your summer preview day.
Access the Student section of the login screen.
Click on the link to Housing and Roommate Lookup in the Communications section of your screen.
Meet your 2008 Roommate(s)!!
No, however, we still want to hear from you. Transfer students are housed in vacancies in the upperclassmen halls. Given the small number of transfers that need housing and the wider variety of options, we want to have a one-on-one conversation with you about your preferences. So instead of completing the online form, please email us at stephensone@susqu.edu or call 570-372-4133.
First-year students have the option of four Residence Halls across campus:
Number of residents: Approximately 100 first-year students.
Freshmen only? No. Freshmen live in three of the four hallways of the building and upperclassmen live in the remaining hallway
Co-ed: By floor. Women live on the 2nd floor and men live on the 1st.
Size of rooms: Approximately 13’ by 13’.
Atmosphere: Generally a fairly active building.
Location on Campus: Right next to the Degenstein Campus Center.
Number of residents sharing a restroom: Approximately 35 residents share a restroom that has 5 sets of fixtures*.
Elevator: No.
Occupancy of rooms: All rooms are doubles except for one designed triple on the women’s floor.
Other Interesting Facts: Aikens is a somewhat recent addition to the housing stock for freshmen. Prior to the Fall 2007 semester, Aikens has been an upperclassman hall. |
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Number of residents: Approximately 85 first-year students live on three floors.
Freshmen only? Yes, except for the RA staff.
Co-ed: By wing. Men and women live at the opposite ends of hallways.
Size of rooms: The size of rooms varies significantly but is generally somewhat smaller than in the other first-year residence halls.
Atmosphere: Generally a cozier, more subdued building.
Location on Campus: Between the library and the Garrett Sports Complex.
Number of residents sharing a restroom: Approximately 12 residents share a restroom that has 2 sets of fixtures*.
Elevator: Yes.
Occupancy of rooms: All rooms are doubles.
Other Interesting Facts: Due to the varying size and shape of the rooms in Hassinger, you may have to bunk your beds.
The English and Creative Writing Departments are housed in the ground level of the building. |
Number of residents: Approximately 150 first-year students.
Freshmen only? Yes, except for the RA staff.
Co-ed: By floor. Men live on the 1st floor and women live on the 2nd.
Size of rooms: Approximately 13’ by 13’.
Atmosphere? Generally a more active building.
Location on Campus: Between Smith Hall and the Degenstein Campus Center.
Number of residents sharing a restroom: Approximately 35 residents share a restroom that has 5 sets of fixtures*.
Elevator: No.
Occupancy of rooms: All rooms are doubles except for two designed triples on the women's floors.
Other Interesting Facts: Reed Hall is right next to Cunningham Hall so it’s an attractive option for music and art majors. You can roll out of bed and right into class. |
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Number of residents: Approximately 275 first-year students.
Freshmen only? Yes, except for the RA staff.
Co-ed: By room. Men and women live right next door to each other.
Size of rooms: Approximately 13’ by 13’.
Atmosphere: Generally the most active building on campus.
Location on Campus: Just south of the Garrett Sports Complex.
Number of residents sharing a restroom: Approximately 15 residents share a restroom that has 2 sets of fixtures*.
Elevator: Yes.
Occupancy of rooms: All rooms are doubles ex¬cept for five designed triples.
Other Interesting Facts: Smith Hall has two secure storage rooms for student bikes. |
- Traditional-style halls (long corridors with student rooms directly off the hallway)
- Common areas, lounges and/or study rooms
Kitchenette facilities with sinks and microwaves
- Air Conditioning, cable and Internet access in all rooms
- Laundry facilities (coin operated)
- Built-in blinds on all windows
- Four electrical outlets per room
- Each students is supplied with a desk, chair, twin extra-long bed, dresser, and closet space
- There is one over-head light in each room
- You may bring a small refrigerator – no larger than 5 cubic feet
- No microwaves, coffee pots, hot plates, etc. are permitted. There are microwaves in the kitchen areas of each residence hall for everyone’s use
- No bed risers are permitted
*A set of restroom fixtures is comprised of one sink, one shower and one toilet. So, a lower ratio between residents and fixture sets results in greater access to the facilities.
