UNM Housing Contract Options for Spring 2010

Dear Parents,
Residence Life and Student Housing staff is providing important information for your students to help them transition to the spring 2010 semester at UNM.

We placed the timely news below in your student's mailbox. Our staff recommends that you read and discuss the information with your student. We have included specific dates that may be important for your family to review. We hope you find this information helpful.

Our goal is to share important housing information with both you and your student. We advise that you keep this information in a safe place for future reference. If you or your student needs additional help with any of our processes, please contact our Residence Life and Student Housing customer service number, (505)277-2606 or visit us online at housing.unm.edu.

Spring Room Change Option:

• You may request a spring room change by filling out a room change request form, no later than Monday, November 30, 2009.
• You will be assigned a new space prior to the in-coming spring residents.
• You can choose to wait until January to request a room change; however you will be assigned to available space after all new spring residents are assigned.

Spring Room Change Option Process:

• Fill-out a room change request form.
• Submit your signed form to your front desk, any time from
  Monday, November 9th through Monday, November 30th.
• No spring change request forms will be accepted after Monday, November 30th. You will have to wait until January to submit your request.
• Residence Life will notify residents, concerning your room change request status, by placing a letter in your SRC mailbox.
• If you are granted a room change, please be aware that you must completely remove all belongings from your current room by noon on Sunday, December 20th.
• You will be notified of your new assignment by Monday, December 7th.
• You may begin moving into your new spring assignment on Thursday,
• January 14, 2010.

Move Outs for Spring 2010:

• Your contract is for the full academic year.
• Checking out does not release you from your contractual obligation.
• You will find approved reasons and specific instructions on how to petition for spring release on the housing website at housing.unm.edu.
• Click on "Current Residents" tab and select "Petition for Spring Release" in the upper left hand navigation.
• All "spring portion" contract release petitions must be processed in person at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office, 2nd floor La Posada Hall, no later than Monday, November 30th.
• All housing contract release verifications will be considered on a case by case basis according to the"Terms and Conditions."
• "Terms and Conditions" can be located on the housing website at housing.unm.edu.
• Click on the "Current Residents" tab and select "Terms and Conditions" in the top left navigation.

Winter Recess Housing:

• If you are a non-apartment resident who needs housing during UNM winter break, you are required to fill out an "Intersession Agreement Form" by Wednesday, December 16th.
• You can fill-out and submit the form from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office, 2nd Floor La Posada Hall.
• Your UNM Bursar's Account will automatically be billed for $375 for
• winter recess housing.

Meal Plan Changes:

• Spring 2010, meal plan change forms will be accepted at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office in the last week of January.
• Meal changes can be made between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, January 25th through Friday, January 29th.
• All meal plan changes become effective Monday, February 1st.

Update your Payment Plan on Loboweb:

• Don't forget to update your payment plan on LoboWeb or you may get dropped from UNM classes due to spring 2010 housing charges.
• You can easily update your payment plan on LoboWeb beginning
  December 14th, 2009.
• Go to my.unm.edu and log-in.
• Select "Student Life" tab - click on LoboWeb.
• From the "Student" tab in LoboWeb, click on "Make Payments."
• Click on "UNM Account Suite" button.

Maintenance:

• If you have maintenance issues go to housing.unm.edu.
• Click on "place a work order for Housekeeping and Maintenance" on our website home page in the bottom left navigation.

Renewal Process for 2010-2011:

• Students will be able to sign-up to live on campus for 2010-2011 in February.
• More information will be shared when residents return in January.
• Please be thinking about living on campus next year.