Campus Housing FAQ's
Yes.
No.
When you complete the housing application.
Be honest about your living habits on your questionnaire. This is what other students will see when they are choosing a room space, so they know more about who they are choosing to room with. If you do want to request a specific roommate, make sure to coordinate with them outside of StarRez.
Priority is based on when you submit your housing application. The sooner you submit, the earlier time slot you will receive to choose your room.
No. Each student chooses their own space, but it is up to students to coordinate outside of StarRez if they want to be with specific roommates. You will fill out a questionnaire about your living habits, which other students can view during the room selection process.
We encoruage any student who wishes to live on campus to complete the Housing Spaces Still Available Interest Form to receive a new room assignment.
We will respond to you within 24 hours during the business day with your new room assignment.
No, for the 2020-21 school year, the first-year residency requirement is temporarily suspended.
Yes, the deadline to cancel housing without financial penalty was August 7, 2020.
Yes, please visit this webpage with information regarding the styles of housing.
Yes. Campus Housing will send email communication close to November regarding January and Spring on-campus housing options.
There is Housing still available though housing reassignments have already been made. Campus Housing cannot guarantee housing building type preference, but we will try. Contact 631-4241 to reserve your room.
The classes to be held on campus are still being finalized. Students will be immediately notified once the classes are confirmed.
No, the Lyft program has been temporarily suspended. Please note that the free bus service still remains in effect.
Students are allowed to work on-campus or remotely; however, this is only applicable to students within California.
No visitors or guests are allowed in resident rooms.
The College made the decision for all students moving onto campus to be required to be tested upon their arrival, and then take a second test 7 days after their first test. The tests help create a bubble of students who are beginning at the same point of entry and following same guidelines to remain healthy. Students moving onto campus are required to sequester from the point of their first test until successful completion of their second test 7 days later. During the period of sequester, students are only allowed to engage in essential activities. Essential activities include using a shared restroom (in halls in which have shared restrooms), attending an in-person class, going to & from campus dining facility to pick up food, and going to an off-campus job or internship. Students should plan accordingly before their arrival to remain in sequester. Examples of tasks that should be done before entering sequester include buying items for your room, picking up books or mail, visiting friends or family in the area, and other non-essential activities.
If you currently live on campus, you do not need to do anything in preparation for Jan Term 2021. Your housing contract remains in place and you do not need to move rooms. Be sure to take anything you need with you over Christmas Recess!
You may only arrive at your appointment time. If you arrive too early, you will be asked to leave
and return closer to your appointment time.Have readily available to you (printed is preferred):
a. confirmation of appointment time
b. confirmation of completion of acknowledgement form
c. confirmation of any guests registered to assist
d. confirmation of consent for testing
e. confirmation of completion of Gaels Wellness Pledge
f. confirmation of health screening (green check mark) for your move-in dayUpon arrival to campus, you will be filtered to the front parking lot for the check-in process. No
one will leave their car during the move-in process.Upon entry to the parking lot, you will be checked in by Saint Mary’s staff members who will
ensure all has been properly completed from step #3. Do not open your car window during this
interaction and you and your guests must be wearing facial coverings. Guests not registered or
unsuccessful in their health screening will be denied entrance to Saint Mary’s.Next, you will be required to be tested for COVID-19. There is no cost for the test. A condition of
living on campus is being tested upon arrival.
7) Upon successful completion of the test, your next step will be to pick up your key packet from
the Campus Housing tent and directly head to your residence hall. Students who test positive
will be immediately assisted for further directions.At each residence hall, 15-minute parking spots will be provided as an unloading zone. No help
is available for moving in. Please move your vehicle immediately after unloading to a parking
spot around campus. Guests are required to depart campus within two hours of their entry to
campus.First year move-in will be August 19th and August 20th, 2020 with a predetermined appointment time.
Transfer and returning students will move in between August 21st through August 23rd with a predetermined appointment time. All residential students were emailed by the Campus Housing Office to select their move-in appointment times and to complete all necessary forms prior to their move-in date.Forms that were included: Acknowledgement Policy; Move-In Guest Registration; Testing Consent Form
Yes. Students will be tested on move-in day with a Rapid COVID test. The results will be delivered in 15 mins. Another test will be administered 1 week later. Testing is free. The Health and Wellness Center will be available to provide additional testing for any students experiencing symptoms.
Yes. Download the LiveSafe App and be sure to take the screening daily before you leave your room.. You will need a thermometer to take your own temperature. Learn more about Daily Health Screenings.
As of August 3, 2020, Campus Housing will provide single-occupancy rooms to promote physical distancing.
Yes, please visit the COVID resources webpage for details.
Yes. Students will be tested on move-in day with a Rapid COVID test. Results will be delivered in 15 mins. Upon clearance, the student(s) will be allowed to proceed with their move. Another test will be administered one week later. Testing is free. The Health and Wellness center will be available to provide additional testing for any students experiencing symptoms.
Yes. We will isolate or quarantine residents who become ill with COVID-19 and are unable to travel home. This will include procedures for health checks, emotional support, meal delivery and other support services. Quarantine and isolated living areas are available on campus should any student test positive.
Masks must be worn at all times on campus, with the exception of when students are inside their own room and eating and drinking.
Some buildings share laundry facilities. Please observe maximum capacity modifications in all laundry rooms. All laundry costs are included with housing, so no coins or swipe cards are needed. Bring your own detergent (no pods, please).
Yes, but coordinate with your roommates to make sure you aren’t bringing duplicates. We also have microwave-mini-fridge combos to rent for the school year.
There is no standard wattage or bed lift measurements because these vary from building to building. Some beds can be lofted (which could accommodate a desk underneath) and some beds can only be lifted (which will accommodate under-bed storage). You can request these changes via a Work Order after you move in.
Only in sophomore, junior and senior residence halls, with the exception of De La Salle and Assumption Halls.
First year residence halls only have heating. Townhouses have A/C and heating.
Only two residence halls have elevators (Augustine and Aquinas).
As of August 3, 2020, most on-campus housing will be single-occupancy accommodations.
Yes.
Only for students living (all first years and students in the suite style housing) on campus. If you don’t live on campus, you can purchase an optional meal plan.
Flex dollars are loaded to your student ID card and can be used to purchase food on campus at the dining hall or cafe louis, and off-campus at certain restaurants and stores in town.
Click here to learn more about flex dollars and where to use it!
The supercharged flex dollars plan purchased with your meal plan will roll over from fall to spring semesters but not year-to-year. Supercharged flex dollars not used by the end of spring are lost. Any additional flex dollars you add yourself during the school year do rollover year-to-year.
No. The only difference is some meal plans provide more Flex Dollars than meals in Oliver Hall.
Visit the Covid resources page for more information.
Yes, you must meet the delivery service outside the front gate and complete your health quiz to re-enter campus.
Per state guidelines, all lounges have been closed or taped off. There are many spots outside on campus to sit and dine as long as 6ft of physical distance is followed.
Yes. Residential staff will continue to engage and connect with residents through virtual and unique programming. Safe and socially distanced activities are being planned. Activities including on site food trucks, outdoor movie nights, free ice cream pint pick up nights are in the works.
Residential staff including RAs, RDs and the RHA will continue to provide programming for residential students.
Yes, students living on campus are free to enjoy the beauty of the campus; however, the strict guidelines of physical distancing and the mandatory wearing of a mask must be followed.