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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 application and deposit to qualify for an assignment for the 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 a space to live on campus. If you are hired, you will be refunded the $75 housing deposit and you will be reassigned by the Housing Office to an RA room.

The building/room type preferences you indicate within your online housing application or on your Roommate Group Form will indicate the housing contract length you will be locked in for. After you have received a room assignment, you must then submit a Room Change Request, once available, to change your contract term as that would mean you would be changing room assignments.

Options with 12-month Housing Contract (Summer 2026 + 2026-27 Academic Year)

• Aspenson Mogensen Hall
  • Please note that Aspenson Mogensen does not offer a 9-month (academic year) housing contract option.
  • Move in begins on June 1, 2026.

9-month Housing Contract Options (Academic Year)

• Traditional Residence Halls (Towers, Bridgman, etc.).
• Chancellors Hall Apartments
• Haymarket Landing Apartments
• Priory Hall Singles
• The Suites 

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 2026.

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 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.
• If a student is assigned to a hall where a meal plan is required, the student will be defaulted to the Gold Flex meal plan, with the opportunity to change their meal plan assignment in May.

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 when it is your turn to be assigned. As a reminder, room assignments for students are prioritized based on their number of UWEC-earned credits at the time of assignment. 

Single rooms are extremely popular and fill quickly, so it is encouraged for students to diversity their building/room type preferences.

• 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!

While we do our best to match students with their preferences, specific building or room requests are not guaranteed. Assignments are made manually by Housing staff and are based on earned UWEC credits, available space, and the preferences you indicate on your housing application or roommate group form.

If your preferred room type or building is full when assignments are made, we will place you in the next available option that closely matches your preferences. For roommate groups, assignments will be made together whenever possible; however, if a preferred space for your full group isn’t available, we may need to split the group based on the preferences you indicate on your Roommate Group Form.

If you’re unhappy with your placement, you can request a room change later in the process. Housing will communicate details about how and when room change requests can be submitted after initial assignments are complete.

We appreciate your understanding as we work to place every returning student in campus housing fairly and efficiently.

• Yes! Returning students will be able to submit a Room Change Request in February (watch your email in late January for details).
• Students must have an active 2026-27 assignment to submit a Room Change Request form.
• Room Change Requests for students who are assigned to Aspenson Mogensen 2026-27 will be reviewed and processed until May 1, 2026.
• Room Change Requests for students who hold a 9-month contract for 2026-27 (any building but Aspenson Mogensen), will be reviewed and processed until August 1, 2026.
• If there are requested roommates, all roommates must submit a request to verify that this is a mutual request.

If you would like to live with an incoming freshman or transfer student, please follow the steps below.

Incoming Freshmen Student

Freshmen are only eligible to live in Traditional Residence Hall Double rooms. If you are a returning student hoping to room with an incoming freshman, you must plan to live in a traditional hall.

• You, the returning student, should complete a Roommate Group Form (see attachment on your confirmation email you receive after you submit your application), and include the incoming freshman's full name and Blugold ID number (if known).
• The freshman does not need to submit a housing deposit, but they DO need to submit their own 2026-27 Incoming Student housing application in the Housing Portal.
• As part of the assignment process, Housing Assignments Staff will hold the other side of the residence hall room for your incoming roommate. Incoming students are assigned housing in June 2026.

Incoming Transfer Student

Transfer students may live in any available housing type. To request a transfer student as a roommate, the returning student must complete a Roommate Group Form and include their preferred roommate's full name and UWEC ID number (if known). They should also indicate the student is an incoming transfer student on the form.

• The transfer student does not need to submit a housing deposit, but they DO need to submit their own 2026-27 Transfer Student housing application in the Housing Portal.
• Housing will coordinate assignments to place you together whenever possible, based on space availability.

Please note that all roommate requests are based on availability and cannot be guaranteed, but we will work every effort to accommodate your group preferences.

You may set up a roommate group by completing a Roommate Group Form. A copy of this form is attached to the confirmation email you received after submitting your application. You may also email housing@uwec.edu to request a copy.

Only ONE student per group needs to submit the form, but all students in the roommate group must:

• Submit the 2026-27 housing application
• Make the $75 housing deposit in CampS (Incoming freshmen and transfers do not need to make a deposit)
• Complete their own respective piences of the Roommate Group Form (Student Information section & wet signature).

At the time of submission, Housing staff will verify all listed roommates have qualified for an assignment (applied and paid deposit, if applicable). Housing will reject any form in which a listed member has not qualified for an assignment.

Housing will NOT accept late Roommate Group Forms. To be booked as a group during the first round of assignments (December), you must submit the Roommate Group Form by November 14th at 4:00 PM.

How to Submit

• Turn in in-person at the Housing Office (Located on 2nd Floor of the Crest Wellness Center)
• Scan & Email to housing@uwec.edu

NOTE: All forms must be completed by hand -- typed forms will not be accepted.

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 indicate your interest in 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 seeking GENDER INCLUSIVE housing on the Towers Rainbow Floor.”  

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, 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.