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Early Arrival Request

 

This form is intended for students who have a J-term/Spring 2012 housing assignment.

(RAs and in-season athletes do NOT need to complete this form to return early)

 

Completed forms must be returned to the Office of Residence Life for approval by Friday, December 9, 2011 if a student desires to arrive prior toTuesday, January 3, 2012. Requests received after December 9, 2011 will be subject to a $10 late fee.

Students approved for early arrival will be informed by email and any applicable charges will be billed to their student account.

Early arrival charges are as follows:

  • Sibling of a sponsored student: $25/day
  • Student Teaching: Students who are required to return early for student teaching as part of a class requirement may do so free of charge. Along with this form, the professor of the class must approve the student's early arrival.
  • Students who live more than 300 miles away may move in January 2, 2012 (1 day early) with no charge. However, a $75/day charge will apply for each day earlier than January 2, 2012..
  • All other approved requests: $75/day (these will be extremely limited)

Additional early arrival guidelines are found below. Please read all the guidelines before submitting an early arrival request.

Early Arrival Request Form

 

* denotes a required field.

Date of request:
*Student ID #:
*Student Last Name: *First Name: MI:
*Email Address:
Phone #:
Employee Sponsor (if applicable) :
*Housing Assignment - Building.: *Room #:
*Date of Arrival:

*Reason for Early Arrival:

Sibling of sponsored Early Arrival student: Please provide sibling's name and sponsor department below.

Student-teaching locally: Please provide your professor's name below.

Long-distance drive (more than 300 mi.): Please provide the address of departure below.

Other: Please explain below.

 

Additional Early Arrival Guidelines

** Students will not be allowed to access their room unless they have prior approval for early arrival. Additionally, Campus Safety will not distribute keys or open doors for students who arrive on-campus without approval or fail to check-in during the scheduled check-in hours.

Students who arrive on campus and are not on the approved list will be charged $100 per night/person. The $100 per night/person fee will be charged retroactively if students are found living on campus without permission.

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Meals

Students who arrive on-campus and are not sponsored by a campus department will have to provide their own meals until the official start of their meal plan. Students can use cash at any of our open food operations.


Meal Plan start dates:
Dinner on Monday, January 5 (for First Year & Transfer Students)
Dinner on Tuesday, January 6 (for Returning Students)

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Non-Sponsored Students who will generally NOT be approved for an early arrival:

  • Local, Non-Campus Responsibilities – Students will not be allowed to return to campus early to pursue off-campus jobs or volunteer duties (rescue squad, fire department, etc) that would bring them back early. It is the student’s responsibility to make plans concerning living arrangements prior to the move-in date.

 

  • Personal Belongings – Students may not move in personal belongings prior to moving in themselves.

 

  • Unauthorized Early Arrivals – Unapproved students will be charged a fee of $100/ night. This daily fee will be charged directly to their student account.

 

  • Roommates on Campus Early – Students whose roommates are approved to be on campus early may not move in with the roommate, then check in on move-in day. If it has been determined that an unauthorized student is living in a residence hall prior to the move-in date, the student will be charged the $100/ night fee.

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Requests submitted after December 9, 2012 are subject to a $10 late fee.

 



 
 

 

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