Greetings Residential Retrievers--
We are almost to the end of the semester! Please take the time to review this email with important reminders and update for this month.
Important Dates
- March 31, 2023- Residential Life Housing Selection Application Available
- April 1, 2023- Fall Residential Life Scholarship Applications Available
- April 14, 2023 at 5PM- Residential Life Housing Selection Application Deadline
- Week of April 23- Health & Safety Inspections
- April 30, 2023- Fall Residential Life Scholarship Deadline
Residential Life Housing Selection
Residential Life Housing Selection will take place this month for eligible students who complete the Residential Life Housing Application by the deadline. To learn more about eligibility please visit https://reslife.umbc.edu/apply/currentstudents/ and explore the following resources:
- Housing Selection Assistant Tool
- 2023-2024 Housing Selection Guide
- Housing Selection FAQs
- How to Complete the Housing Selection Application Video
- How to Find Roommates & Form a Roommate Group Video
- How to Select a Room Video
Residential Life Information Session
- February 15 at Noon- General Housing Selection Information Session Video
- April 3 at Noon- Cookies & Connection Drop-In in Chesapeake & Susquehanna Lobbies
- April 4 at Noon- Cookies & Connection Drop-In in Patapsco West & Potomac Lobbies
- April 5 at Noon– Residential Life Housing Selection: Application & Group Formation (Virtual)
- April 19 at Noon– Residential Life Housing Selection: How to Search For & Select a Room (Virtual)
Residential Life Scholarship Opportunities
Student Success Scholarship
The purpose of the Student Success Scholarship is to assist current residential life students who demonstrate significant financial need to remain in on-campus residents, who may otherwise be unable to afford housing during the academic year. The scholarship is supported by Residential Life. Award funds are for the following semester. If the application is submitted and accepted in spring, the funds would be for the subsequent fall. Several scholarships may be awarded each semester. Funds will vary based on eligibility and will range from full semester housing costs to partial semester housing costs, not to exceed the cost of a double room. You must be licensed for Residential Life Housing (not Walker Avenue Apartments) for the upcoming academic year to be eligible for this award.
Robinson Scholarship
Named for the former director of Residential Life, The Robinson Scholarship is awarded annually to a student with a good academic record who is also in need of financial aid. You must be licensed for Residential Life Housing (not Walker Avenue Apartments) for the upcoming academic year to be eligible for this award.
Health & Safety Inspections
Residential Life values the co-creation of a safe environment in every residential community.
It is the responsibility of every resident to ensure that they are contributing to a safe and healthy environment in their residence by:
- committing to community standards set at the beginning of each year with their floor
- reviewing and adhering to the Residential Life Rights and Responsibilities Guide,
- submitting requests for facility maintenance
It is the responsibility of Residential Life staff to educate residents through positive, personal contact, maintain the residential facilities and conduct health and safety checks in residential rooms intermittently throughout the semester to identify health and safety issues in a timely way. These issues could include facility issues, fire safety, and the presence of prohibited items.
This semester, Residential Life staff will be conducting these health and safety inspections the week of April 23, 2023. Residents are not expected to be present during the inspection, but if you would like to be please contact your RA to schedule a time.
If concerns or issues are found in your room, you will receive notification via email. Please review the email and follow the instructions for correcting the issues in advance of a reinspection. Failure to correct the issues by the reinspection date, outlined in the email, may result in Student Conduct Action.
If you have questions about these inspections, please contact your RA or Community Director.
End of Semester Preparations
All residential communities close on May 24, 2023 at 8PM. Students are expected to vacate 24 hours after their last exam, or by the closing deadline, whichever comes first. To learn more about Move-Out please visit https://reslife.umbc.edu/important-dates/move-out/
Students interested in Summer Housing should visit https://reslife.umbc.edu/apply/summer/ for more information.