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I am applying to be an RA, should I go through the Room Selection Process?

We are excited that you are interested in the awesome opportunity to be an RA to enhance your leadership skills, assist fellow students, network on campus, and build your resume.

• Academic year RA hiring process starts in the beginning of each spring term for the next academic year. Look on Handshake for job announcement and apply in My Housing Portal.
• Spring term RA hiring process starts in the middle of fall term for the next spring.  Look on Handshake for job announcement and apply in My Housing Portal.

ANSWER: Yes, if you want to live on campus next academic year regardless of the RA position, then you should submit your housing contract and deposit and ultimately select your room assignment for next academic year. The RA process is very competitive and since you are not 100% sure if you will have the job or not, make sure to lock in your space on campus that you are happy with. If you are hired, you will be refunded the $75 housing deposit and you will be assigned to an RA room.

Before room selection, you can update your housing application prior to the application submission deadline and change your selected contract length (9 months or 12 months). If you have already secured a room assignment, you must then submit for a room change in order to change your contract term as that would mean you would be changing room assignments.

I will be study abroad spring term or graduating in December, thus I do not need housing for spring term. What are my options?

• You will sign an full academic year contract for two semesters.
• Then during fall term, you will need to request cancellation of your spring portion of the contract based on graduation or study abroad. Housing will verify with the appropriate University office and cancel your contract if verified.

I will be studying abroad for fall and only need spring term housing. Do I go through this room selection process in December?

• No, you will need to sign the contract only for spring term. This will be available in September 2025.

Only requests with supporting medical documentation will be reviewed. Contact the Services for Students with Disabilities Office at ssd@uwec.edu or 715-836-5800.

All requests will be reviewed by SSD and the Director of Housing. You will be notified on your request status via email. All requests should be submitted by November 1st for the next academic year. All approved requests will receive specific sign up instructions upon approval. All students who have approved accommodation for the current academic year do need to go through the process to renew their accommodation for for the next academic year.

• Meal plans are required in any residence hall doubles/singles and the Suites.
• Meal plans are optional at Chancellors, Aspenson Mogensen, Haymarket, and Priory.
• Student may select a meal plan at My Housing Portal beginning in May.
• If a meal plan is required and a meal plan is not selected, students will be defaulted to the Gold Flex meal plan.

Parking is purchased online. Watch during spring term for information from Blugold Central on information to purchase R for central campus residence hall students, W or Aspenson Mogensen underground for Aspenson Mogensen student or Haymarket underground or City of Eau Claire parking for Haymarket Residents.

All single options are available on a first come, first served basis and is dependent on what is available during your room selection sign up time.

• Haymarket offers studio and 1 bedroom single options
• Aspenson Mogensen offers 1 bedroom singles
• Residence Hall singles only offered in Towers
• Priory Hall offer residence hall singles.  A car is recommended to live here!

Room availability will be based on your room selection pick date/time. What you see during your sign up time will be the options you have to choose from.  Your roommate group and/or you should have a first, second, and third option as you go into the room selection process.

• The returning student waitlist will be available beginning in early February at My Housing Portal (students should watch their UWEC emails in late January for info and dates!)
• Students must have an assignment to qualify for the waitlist which will be accessible at My Housing Portal > Room and Meal Plan Bookings > Room Change. There is no guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your request, but Housing staff work diligently to fulfill as many requests as possible as room changes and cancellation occur.
• 9 month academic term contract waitlist requests will be processed until August 1st. 12 month yearly contracts waitlist requests will be processed until May 1st.
• If there are requested roommates, all roommates must submit a request to verify that this is a mutual request.

Freshman are only eligible for residence hall double spaces. If you are able to select a residence hall double space during your room selection time, immediately after you select the room, email housing@uwec.edu to notify us that you have selected a room and want to hold the other half for an incoming freshman student. Include name of building and room number as well as requested roommate’s first name, last name, and birthdate.

Transfer students are eligible for any campus living location. Immediately after you select your room, please email housing@uwec.edu to notify us that you want to hold a space within your assignment for an incoming transfer student. Include the building name and room number as well as the requested roommate first name, last name, and birthdate.

You may request a roommate preference within your housing application by creating a roommate group. Your preferred roommate must also respond to the roommate group invitation AND have qualified for room selection (submitted application by November 22 and paid $75 housing deposit). 

Prior to December and March selection processes, you can utilize the Roommate Finder in My Housing Portal to see current enrolled students looking to live on campus and also searching for roommate. View a tutorial on how to use the roommate finder or access the finder at My Housing Portal- under "Submit and Manage Applications".

Please review the information on the spring semester application page here.

Rainbow Floor (Towers South 7th & 8th Floors)

As a student selecting Gender Inclusive Housing, you recognize and understand that this community has been designed to meet the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual community members and allies. This is an inclusive community committed to social justice and the celebration of people of diverse sexualities and genders.
You may select this community as an individual or as part of a roommate group.
On the housing contract, you will be asked to identify your gender inclusive housing preference. You (as well as any roommates) should answer ‘I am interested in the Rainbow Floor.”  

Make sure to determine if looking to live on the general rainbow floors or if you are looking to live within the designated Trans and Gender Non-Conforming wing. You will be able to see these room designations during room selection.

Gender Inclusive units in apartments or suites

The purpose of gender inclusive is to allow for a comfortable and safe living environment for students across the gender spectrum.  Student interested in gender inclusive housing will be required to exhibit their ability to support suitemates of all forms of gender expression.  In gender inclusive areas, the living space is not designated by a person’s sex or gender.
To qualify for an all gender unit, students must establish a roommate group that can fill all available spaces within the unit.

Aspenson Mogensen (2, 3, 4 individuals)
Haymarket (2 or 4 individuals) 
Suites (4 individuals)
Chancellors (4 individuals)

I understand that if I live in a gender inclusive unit that my assigned roommates and I are responsible for finding a replacement in the event one of the original assigned individuals leaves the unit. If no one is found, Housing reserves the right to move individuals and return my unit to a single gender space.

To indicate interest in this area and see available spaces during room selection, on the housing application, you will answer a question about your Housing Type preference. You will need to indicate ‘I am seeking gender inclusive housing in the apartments or Suites.” All individuals in the roommate group must also answer the question the same way.

No subleasing is allowed in any University Sponsored Housing including Aspenson Mogensen and Haymarket Landing.