ties for the Fall 2015-Spring 2016

academic year.

Additional apartment facilities

might be used to accommodate

returning students based on

enrollment trends.

As Tarleton’s incoming class

continues to grow, Residential

Living & Learning continues to

adjust hall assignments to accom-

modate our returning student’s

second year residential require-

ment. Students who graduated

from high school in Spring 2014

will live on campus again for the

Fall 2015-Spring 2016 academic

year.

Residential Living & Learning

offers a wide variety of space

options to meet returning

student needs. We are excited

to offer a range of spaces. Re-

turning students will continue to

have the low cost option of a

shared bedroom type in Bosque

Crossing among other apartment

types. We are also continuing

our partnership with the Grove

Apartments while evaluating

additional apartment needs.

Returning students will assign

themselves to the following facili-

Available Spaces for Returning Students

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

February

Calendar

2

Reapplication

Timeline

2

GPA and Off

Campus

2

The Self-

Assignment

Process

3

On Campus

Benefits

3

The New

Integrity Hall

4

Residential Report

The Housing Intent

Form opens Octo-

ber 13, 2014

Students will begin

to self-assign for

the Fall 2015—

Spring 2016 aca-

demic year as ear-

ly as February 10,

2015

F A L L 2 0 1 5 - S P R I N G 2 0 1 6

Tarleton State University Core Values Integrity|Leadership|Tradition|Civility|Excellence|Service

Some students have taken advantage of advertised lease spe-cials that seem too good to be true. Students with a residential

requirement will not be released from their second year residential requirement to accommodate off campus leases. Students will not know if they have been released from their

second year requirement for their overall, cumulative GPA until the beginning of June 2015. To avoid the cost of dual leases,

we recommend seeking a release from any current agreements off campus.

What’s important to

you?

P A G E 2

Private

Bedrooms

with

Full Sized Beds

Integrity Hall will be a co-ed

facility that primarily houses

second year students. It is a

fully air-conditioned hall that

features a popular private

bedroom layout and all the

amenities our residential

students enjoy.

Integrity Hall will have secure

card swipe hall and room ac-

cess with two and four bed-

room options. It features large

bedrooms with full size beds in

an apartment style suite with a

living room and kitchenette.

This new hall will also

encourage community building

with great lobbies, study space

and full kitchens on each floor.

The activity courtyard will

have a recreation space with

an outdoor television to enjoy

events and activities together.

In addition, there is an active

Residential Leader staff and

Hall Leadership Team that

work together to build

community and create an

environment where residents

experience social and

academic success.

R E S I D E N T I A L R E P O R T

2 Bedroom

Unit with Bath-

room, Kitchen-

ette and Living

room.

4 Bedroom

Unit with

2 Bathrooms,

Kitchenette

and Living

room.

P A G E 4

cumulative, overall GPA. Only

a small percentage of these

requests are granted.

Space will be evaluated in May

utilizing the overall GPA, that

includes both the fall and

spring semesters at Tarleton.

Students will be notified in

June 2015.

Requesting to be considered

for release based on

cumulative GPA does not

Returning and transfer

students who wish to be

considered for release from

their second year residential

requirement must still

complete the self-assignment

process as early as February

10, 2015.

During the self-assignment

process, students will have the

opportunity to request a

release from their second year

requirement based on

guarantee a student off

campus. We strongly discour-

age students from pursuing an

off campus lease until they

have received confirmation of

release from their on campus

requirement. All students will

be evaluated on an individual

basis.

R E S I D E N T I A L R E P O R T

Reassignment

February 10, 2015 Students can begin

to self-assign to their same space for Fall (if available) with the

exception of stu-dents that were pre-viously assigned to

first year halls.

February

February 19, 2015 Seniors and Jun-

iors can self-assign to any

available space for Fall.

February February 23,

2015 The first 700 stu-dents who com-pleted an Intent Form can begin to self-assign

February

February 25, 2015 All remaining stu-

dents who complet-ed an Intent Form can begin to self-

assign

February February 27, 2015

All students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher may begin to self-assign for

Fall

February

GPA and

Off Campus

Requests

FEBRUARY 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 Students self-

assign to

same space

11 12 13 14

15 16 Self-assign to

same build-

ing

17 18 19 Seniors and

Juniors self-

assign

20 21

22 23 First 700 stu-

dents to com-

plete the Intent

24 25 All remaining

students to

complete intent

26 27 All students

with a GPA of

2.5 or higher

28

1 2 3 All students

self-assign

4 5 6 7

February 16, 2015 Students can begin to

self-assign to their same building for Fall with the exception of students that were

previously assigned to first year halls.

February

Housing events

throughout

February!

How to Self-Assign Log in to myGateway, click on the

“DuckTrax” folder & select the student

housing link. Next, select the returning

student portal.

Click the Self-Assignment & Roommate

Selection link.

Step One: add any roommate(s) that

you will be assigning to your roommate

group using their roommate PIN. If you

do not have a roommate preference

you will skip this step (Note: only one

person needs to assign the group)

Step Two: search for a “room type”

using the drop down box. A list of

available rooms will populate in the

“search results” window.

Step Three: Click on the grey ar-

row next to the room you want.

(You can view the personal prefer-

ences of a student already assigned in

a space by clicking the grey arrow

next to the room and clicking the

students name).

Step Four: Click on the yellow

lock icon next to the specific bed

space you wish to reside in

(A,B,C,D). You will then be di-

rected to confirm and finish your

assignment.

Timeline

Tarleton State University

implemented a two year

residential requirement in

order to increase student

success. Research shows that

students who live on campus

have higher satisfaction with

their educational experience,

perform better academically

and persist with their

education.

We have started to see positive

results as our first and second

year students become

immersed in a residential

experience that enhances their

development.

March 9, 2015 Summer hous-ing applications

open.

March

March 3,2015 All students are eligible to self-assign for Fall

March

May 15, 2015 Last day to can-cel housing for Fall 2015 and receive a full refund of the

housing deposit.

May

Final date, August 1, 2015, for

students to notify Residential Living & Learning if they are

accepting their second year

requirement re-lease based on

overall, cumulative GPA.

August

Students move in to their assigned

space on August 23 2015.

August July 1, 2015

Last day to apply and be guaranteed housing for student who are no longer required to reside

on campus.

July

P A G E 5

Decisions . Decisions . Decisions

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nished apart-

ment the

right option

for me?

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There is a distinct advantage to living

on campus. Proximity increases the

probability that students will access

the numerous resources on campus.

Class and study group attendance is

also more likely when students have

peers knocking on doors and encour-

aging attendance.

Tarleton’s goal is to increase academ-

ic success and encourage students to

persist so that they graduate on time.

Residing on campus allows students

an immersion into real world experi-

ences that prove invaluable to each

student’s development and Tarleton

supports an on campus requirement

to create that environment. The resi-

dency requirement is four long se-

mesters (2 full academic years) for:

First year students who are un-

der 21 years of age prior to the

start of his/her registered semes-

ter. Students who graduated

from High School in Spring 2014

will live on campus during the

Fall 2015-Spring 2017 academic

year.

Transfer students who are under

21 years of age with less than 12

credit hours prior to the start of

his/her registered semester.

Tarleton State University

T-0280

Stephenville, TX 76402

Phone: 254-968-9083

Fax: 254-968-9954

Email: housing@tarleton.edu

Every moment a student spends both inside and

outside the classroom has the potential to encour-

age personal growth. Our goal is to

enhance the time spent outside the classroom by

intentionally designing opportunities for

involvement that include:

Lifelong relationships

Convenient access to campus resources and

services

Interaction with faculty outside the classroom

Connections with student groups and

organizations

Leadership development skills

Close-knit communities

The On Campus Advantage

www.tarleton.edu/

housing

The first year equips our

students for subsequent years

at Tarleton.