Priority Numbers
Pull-ins & Homesteading
Specific Halls
Quarry & Spinner
Miscellaneous
100
How many Priority Numbers are there?
Numbers range from 001 (the first to choose) to around 750, depending on how many students meet the Housing Deposit Deadline.
100
What is "Homesteading"?
"Homesteading" is the process of claiming your same apartment for the next year. Students in Spinner Place or Quarry Hill have this option, IF they can fill all the spacers in their apartment.
100
Are there any substance free housing options?
"We are excited to offer the 14 beds at 308 Maple Street as substance-free living arrangement for the coming year. All students signing up for these spaces will be required to sign a contract agreeing to live a substance-free lifestyle, and violations to this contract will result in a student being required to move from the building into another hall."
100
What is Housing Selection?
"The process by which current Champlain College students sign up for spaces to live for the 2013 – 2014 academic year."
100
What is a proxy form?
The proxy form is a way to attend housing selection if you can't physically be there. (Example) Students may send a trusted friend to choose a living situation for them.
200
When and how will you receive your Priority Number?
Priority Number Cards will be in mailboxes in Cushing Hall on March 26th.
200
What does it mean to "pull-in" a friend?
"During the 2013 Housing Selection process, students signing up for spaces will be allowed to fill the room, suite or apartment they are signing up for with pull-ins." Example: a student signing up to live in a triple has the option of "pulling-in" 2 other friends. Students should attend the selection night for the lowest (best) priority number in their group. All students must be present or have a proxy form.
200
Are there any residence halls that do not close for school breaks?
"Spinner Place, Quarry Hill and Summit Hall will be staffed during breaks so that students may stay. All students wanting to remain in their spaces during these breaks must sign up for one of these housing options. No other halls on campus will remain open during these times." This does not include over the summer housing.
200
Who gets to participate in Housing Selection?
Anyone who submits their Housing Deposit by March 15th, 2013, and receives their Priority Number gets to participate. Students MUST bring their Student ID and Priority Number Card.
200
What happens Wednesday, May 1, 2013?
May 1 is the last day to cancel your housing arrangement and have your housing deposit refunded to you.
300
How is your Priority Number determined?
Priority Numbers are determined based on the number of Priority Points you have. Priority Points will be determined based on the number of credits you have towards graduation.
300
What if I require specific accommodations based on my special needs?
"Students who have documented needs requiring specific accommodations, even if they currently have housing for these accommodations, need to contact the Office of Student Disability Services located in Skiff Hall by March 15."
300
Are there spaces where persons of different genders may live together?
"Students wanting to live with someone of another gender may sign up for the same apartment at Spinner Place. This is permitted ONLY in cases where students can completely fill the apartment with pull-ins, and everyone must agree to the multi-gender arrangement." It is also recommended that the group speak to Melody Brook in Skiff Hall with any questions or concerns.
300
Which one, Quarry or Spinner, offers single rooms?
Spinner has four single bedrooms to one apartment, where as Quarry has two doubles.
300
What if I am currently abroad or am going abroad for Fall?
"Students who are abroad for the 2013 Spring semester and cannot attend Housing Selection should send a proxy that they trust to choose a space. Students who do not have a person that they can send in their place should contact Melody Brook at mbrook@champlain.edu." "Students who will be going abroad in the Fall of 2013 should NOT attend Housing Selection as spaces abroad are assigned through the Study Abroad Office. We strongly encourage students going abroad in the Fall to return to live on campus for the Spring semester. We give students coming back from abroad first choice of spaces prior to assigning incoming Spring students or transfers. In November, students abroad will be emailed and asked to give their preferences for housing upon their return via an online form. Assignments will be made based on these preferences and students should check their assignments on December 30, 2013."
400
How many Priority Points do you get for each earned credit?
Priority Points will be based on the following: 1. Each student will get 2 Priority Points for every 5 credits completed at Champlain College. 2. Each student will receive 1 Priority Point for every 5 credits transferred from other institutions. 3. Credits less than 5 in either category will not receive points. 4. Credits in either category will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5. For example, if you have earned 17 credits here at Champlain, it will be rounded down to 15, meaning you will have a total of 6 Priority Points.
400
What if the room, suite or apartment I sign up for is not a single, but I am the only person in it? Hint: What is Consolidation Policy?
The "Consolidation Policy" kicks in. "During the 2013 Housing Selection process, a student who signs up for a room where one or more spaces remain open is subject to consolidation within the same building to a room with the same or fewer occupancy." "For example, if a double room in a building only has one resident, and a triple down the hall only has one resident, the Department of Residential Life reserves the right to move the lone student in the triple to the double room. In the case where both rooms in question have the same potential occupancy (i.e. 2 quads with 2 people each) then the room of the resident holding the highest priority number will be where all 4 students are consolidated. Additionally, if fewer students sign up for a larger occupancy room (i.e. 2 students in a triple) they may be moved to a smaller occupancy room in the same building in order to make spaces for student groups of larger sizes. Residential Life will not move students from their building or to a room with higher occupancy in order to consolidate."
400
I identify as transgender, gender queer or something other than the standard gender binary. How do I go about selecting housing?
"Students identifying as something other than male or female are asked to contact Melody Brook in the Residential Life Office. Melody will work with you to identify the best housing situation."
400
Which night of Housing Selection should you attend to live in Quarry or Spinner?
Housing selection will happen April 1,2,& 4th. The 1st will be dedicated to Spinner and Quarry.
400
Who needs to have the meal plan?
Carte Blanche (Unlimited meals) – $5,250 per year. All residential students, including those in Juniper and Main Street Suites, must purchase the Carte Blanche Meal plan.
500
Why do my friend and I, who have the same exact number of earned credits, have such different Priority Numbers?
When calculating earned credits toward Priority Points, and ultimately Priority Numbers, it is quite common for several ties to occur. Ties are broken through a random order based on computer system.
500
What if I am not happy with the space I selected?
"Students who are not happy with the space they choose at Housing Selection will have the opportunity to fill out a Reassignment Request form. These forms will be available at the Housing Selection meetings and in the Residential Life Office once Housing Selection is complete." "Please note that these requests will be filled over the summer as spaces become available. Please make sure to only request options you are willing to accept as completing the Reassignment Request authorizes the Department of Residential Life to move you based on the form you completed."
500
What are the Housing Costs for the 2013-2014 year?
All traditional residence halls and Quarry Hill – $8,250 per year Juniper- $8,750 per year Spinner Place and Main Street Suites – $9,250 per year
500
If I can't get a single and all the spaces are filled where can I live?
When the spaces in these buildings are full, students with less than 24 credits will need to return to Housing Selection on the last night, April 4th, to choose from remaining all remaining housing spaces.
500
What if I submit the housing deposit AFTER the March 15 deadline?
"Students depositing after the March 15 deadline will not be able to take part in the housing selection process and may not be pulled-in via proxy. Students that decide to live in campus housing but missed the deadline will be placed on a waiting list and assigned to spaces that become available over the summer based on the date they submitted their deposits." "Please note that there will be no exceptions made for late deposits but students can still work with Residential Life to find housing. Please visit the office of Student Accounts for any concerns or questions you may have regarding deposit submittal."
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