COVID-19 Housing Lottery information

Dear Students:

We understand that everyone is excited about room selection for the next academic year.  We are very excited to have our buildings full again, and working with all of you in the residence halls. These are difficult times, and our staff have been working to provide you with the best possible Housing Lottery experience as possible.

The housing contract will be available via myCU on Thursday, March 12 at 8:00am.  

• To receive your lottery number, you must complete your Housing Contract in myCU.  
• You may access this by logging into your myCU account and selecting the housing link located at the bottom left of the main page. You will need to choose the 2020 – 2021 academic year.

Due to the unforeseen circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the Residence Life staff will be selecting best housing available for all students using the following criteria:

1. Housing Lottery Number (average group number for apartments & mixed cohort or individual number for students without roommate request & same cohort roommate requests).
2. Historical Cohort Placement (historical information on where students from a given cohort have traditionally selected housing).
3. University Policies surrounding student housing.

Apartment Style Housing:

1. All students who have a group who would like to reserve an apartment will need to complete the appropriate Multiple Selection Form on Knight Life.
2. All Multiple Selection Forms are due by April 7, 2020 at 4:30pm through Knight Life (https://knightlife.clarkson.edu/)
3. MULTIPLE SELECTION: Apartment assignments will begin by the Residence Life staff on April 8. Students may sign-up in groups of 2, 3, 4, 6 or 7, regardless of their cohort. Once the group size is decided the group must submit the “Multiple Selection Form” on Knight Life. Students may only apply for two group sizes. Placement is based on an average of the collective lottery numbers. Groups cannot be increased or decreased in size after submitting an application.

Ham/Pow Housing:

1. FIRST YEAR STUDENTS: If you receive a “high lottery number”, you may be interested in the “Ham/Pow Plan” which allows you to choose a double room in Hamlin-Powers without attending the lottery; by doing so you will avoid a long wait. The rooms on the fourth floor and center core of Hamlin Powers are not available for pre-lottery selection. You may sign up for up to 6 blocks of rooms with friends, the form will be available via Knight Life on March 9. 
2. The Ham/Pow Plan Multiple Selection Form can be found on the Residence Life page within Knight Life (https://knightlife.clarkson.edu/).
3. The Ham/Pow Plan Multiple Selection Form will be due on April 7, 2020 at 4:30pm.  

Cohort Housing Lottery:

If a student in any cohort does not get housed by either process listed above then that student will need to complete the COVID-19 Housing Lottery Form through the process below:

1. Sign into Knight Life (https://knightlife.clarkson.edu/)
2. Search Residence Life in the search bar.
3. Click on “View All Forms”
4. Click on COVID-19 Housing Lottery Form
5. Please read all the information on the COVID-19 Housing Lottery Form prior to completing the form.
6. The COVID-19 Housing Lottery Form is due on April 15, 2020 at 4:30pm.

We understand that this is a difficult time for all of us, and the Residence Life team will do it’s best to make sure students are housed in a fair and practical way.  

~The Residence Life Team 

If you have any questions please contact the Residence Life Office at (315)268-6642 or reslife@clarkson.edu