Good afternoon,

We hope you had a restful break and welcome you to Spring 2023! While we are just starting this semester, the staff in Residential Life are working on the Housing Selection and Assignment process for Fall 2023. This email contains important information about living on campus next year and action steps required. Please read carefully.

The following timeline outlines the Application/Housing Agreement and Selection process occurring in the Spring for the upcoming year. Please pay close attention to the dates and required actions as failure to take action may result in being placed without input and ineligibility for participation in housing processes (Students required to live on campus who do not have an application on file prior to April 4 will be assigned a room on campus after the Housing Selection Process concludes, over the summer):

• January 24-31 - Greek, Program & Theme (GPT), Special Interest Application, and Non-Resident Intent Launch
  • STUDENTS HOPING TO LIVE IN A GREEK HOUSE, A PROGRAM HOUSE, BROWN RISD DUAL DEGREE, THEME or a SPECIAL INTEREST ALLOTMENT MUST APPLY FOR HOUSING BY JANUARY 31.
  • Students who are eligible for non-resident status (commuters, seniors, married students, RUE students, rising Brown-RISD Dual Degree third year students, and students 23 years or older) may accept non-resident status via the Non-Resident Intent Form, available via the Forms process.
• February 1-15 – Greek, Program & Theme(GPT) & Special Interest Placement
  • Greek and Program leadership will submit applicant approvals and housing assignments with our office.. Students accepted into these areas are placed by leadership into spaces and do not select their own housing.

• Sustainability, Interfaith, and Civic Engagement Themed Community Leadership will share accepted community members and their assignments with our office. Students accepted into these areas are placed by leadership into spaces and do not select their own housing.
• Wellness Community Leadership will share accepted students with our office for processing. Students accepted into Wellness will select their own housing during the General Selection Days.
• Special Interest applicants are notified of acceptance. Students accepted into Special Interest housing will be selecting their own housing during the General Selection Days.
• Brown RISD Dual Degree applicants will be contacted by our office regarding their roommate preferences and will be assigned accordingly based on availability.

• February 13-17 - ResLife Information Sessions & Open Office Hours
  • ResLife will host information sessions (in-person & Zoom) & drop-in hours, explaining the modifications and changes to the housing selection process and address any questions students may have. 
• February 15-17 – Office of Residence Life notifies students of placement into GPT & Special Interest Communities 
  • Students are notified of their acceptance into the communities for which they applied. Students are notified that they must accept or decline these placements by February 23.
• February 23 - Decision Day Deadline
  • Students offered placement in any Greek, Program, Theme, or Special Interest community, the Brown-RISD Dual Degree Community, or an assignment through the SAS accommodation or religious request process MUST accept or decline their assignment or placement by this date. 
  • Failure to respond with acceptance or decline will result in the removal from the pre-assigned community. Students who fail to respond will still have an opportunity to participate in the General Selection process in April. 
• February 22-28 – Junior Selection/Off-Campus Interest Application Launch
  • Rising juniors wishing to live off campus will submit both their Housing Application for on-campus housing as well as express interest to live off-campus (this is an application to be exempt from the On-Campus Housing Requirement Policy).The Office of Residential Life strongly discourages students or their families from signing any lease without confirmation from our office that the exemption has been granted. The signing of a lease for off-campus housing is not justification for receiving off-campus approval, and the signing of a lease - and any resulting financial difficulties - will not result in non-resident status. Those released from this residency requirement will be selected through a randomized lottery process.  
• March 15-22 –Junior Off-Campus Permission/Release
  • Rising juniors who expressed interest to live off-campus and were approved will be contacted on a rolling basis by the Office of Residential Life.
• March 22 -April 4 – General Selection Application Launch
  • Rising juniors and sophomores (who did not previously apply or accept placement through the GPT & SI process) will submit their application for on-campus housing for 2023-2024.
  • All students living on campus for Academic Year 2023-2024 must have a Completed Housing Application submitted prior to April 4 in order to select housing through the General Selection process. Students required to live on campus who do not have an application on file prior to April 4 will be assigned a room on campus after the Housing Selection Process concludes, over the summer.

• April 6-11 – Roommate Group Pairing & Timeslots
  • All students with completed applications that do not already have an assignment for Fall 2023 will be given a timeslot for selection.
  • Students going through General Selection may form roommate group pairings. Students should be prepared to change their groupings based on room availability at their assigned timeslot. 

• April 11-12 – General Selection Days
  • Rising seniors, juniors, and sophomores who applied for on-campus housing will select their room(s) for 2023-2024.
  • All students living on campus that were not previously given an assignment through a previous process will select their on-campus assignment for the following academic year.
• April - August - Late Assignment & Contract Agreement
  • Once General Selection has concluded, any student that did not select their own room or accept a placement into a community will be assigned by the Office of Residential Life.
  • Prior to moving onto campus in the Fall, all students will be required to digitally sign the Housing Contract.