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Returning Student Residence Hall Room Selection

Sign Up Online Starting October 19


When is my time to sign up? 
 

Minnesota State Mankato on-campus room sign-up for the 2010-2011 academic year will take place from Monday, October 19 to Friday, April 2. There are many new and exciting options available for next year. The recently opened Julia A. Sears Residence Hall offers semi-suites for two and four students. Newly renovated spaces in Crawford A, B and D Halls and McElroy H and I Halls have contemporary closets, great lighting, and the ability to control your heat, among many other updates to the rooms and public areas.

Hurry, Quantities are Limited!

A limited number of each room type is available. A maximum of 800 students may apply for housing through this process. Don't miss your chance to hand-pick your space for next year!

New This Year - Choose Your Room Online

Make your $250 prepayment, agree to the housing contract terms, and choose your space for next year online.

You'll need:

  • Your TechID and PIN
  • A credit or debit card

If you want to make your prepayment by cash, check or money order, please come to the Residential Life Office, 111 Carkoski Commons, to make your payment prior to choosing your room online.

Remember to carefully read the 2010-2011 Residence Hall Contract before you agree to it. You are entering into a legal agreement in effect for the entire academic year. Once Residential Life has accepted your contract, the terms both within the contract and the Residence Hall Student Guide apply.

Having Problems Signing Up Online?

Visit our office at 111 Carkoski Commons weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and we'll be happy to help get you signed up!

Single Rooms

For the 2010-2011 academic year, approximately 130 specific rooms will be designated as single rooms throughout Crawford, Gage, and McElroy. Most floors will have two single rooms, and each room will have one set of furniture. Plus, 30 residents are able to sign up for a two-person semi-suite in Julia Sears. All rooms, including single rooms, are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Room Types Available

In Crawford, Gage, and McElroy

  • Doubles
  • Suites
  • Super Doubles
  • Singles
  • Economy Singles
  • Renovated Doubles
  • Renovated Suites
  • Renovated Singles
  • Renovated Economy Singles
  • Renovated Super Doubles

In Julia Sears

  • Four-Person Semi-Suites
  • Two-Person Semi-Suites

Opportunities to Live in Newly Renovated Space in Crawford and McElroy

Choose a room in Crawford A, B, or D Hall or McElroy H or I Hall.
While the room charges are slightly higher, the renovated space is definitely worth it!

Julia A. Sears Residence Hall Community

Projected 2010-2011 Room and Board Rates

The $250 Prepayment

To secure your space for next year, you will need to make a $250 prepayment when you sign up. We will apply this payment to your 2010-2011 fall semester room and board charges. You can pay online with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover). You may make your prepayment by cash, check, or money order at the Residential Life Office, 111 Carksoki Commons, in advance of choosing a room.

Cancellation Deadlines

If your plans change after you sign up for a room next year, you may cancel your housing contract through August 18, 2010. If the contract is canceled on or before July 1, 2010, $200 of the $250 prepayment is refunded. None of the prepayment will be refunded after July 1. Cancellations will not be accepted after August 18.

All cancellations must be in writing, completed online, or sent through e-mail. Cancellation forms are also available at the Residential Life Office, 111 Carkoski Commons.

Live With Your Friends

When you sign up online, you may hold the other space in your room for another current student who has not yet signed up. You will need the other student's name and TechID to enter into the application. When the other student logs in to the housing application, they will see that they have "an invitation" from you. If you do not request a specific roommate, the other space in the room you have chosen will be available to other students signing up online.

You may hold spaces for current Minnesota State Mankato students only. We will release a held space on Friday, December 11 if the student has not yet signed up.

We encourage you to sign up with a roommate or suite-mates of your choice. After the Room Selection process, Residential Life staff will assign students to rooms and suites with empty spaces.

Can't Sign Up When You First Become Eligible?

One student may also sign up for another by proxy if necessary. The proxy must have the other student's prepayment, TechID, and a signed letter giving permission to sign the student up.

Special Accommodations

Applying for special on-campus housing accommodations based on medical need: In compliance with Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Minnesota State University, Mankato students with documented disabilities may request special housing accommodations. These requests will be evaluated within the context of current housing policies, students' needs, and available facilities.

In order for such housing accommodation requests to be considered, students must first be registered with the Minnesota State Mankato Office of Disability Services. To register with ODS, submit your own brief written explanation of your particular disability and why it requires some form of specialized housing consideration to the Office of Disability Services, 132 Memorial Library, Mankato, MN 56001. The Disability Services staff will then instruct you on the documentation process and determine what accommodations you are eligible to receive. For full consideration, requests for special accommodations based on medical need must be received by:

  • May 15 for housing beginning fall semester,
  • December 1 for housing beginning spring semester,
  • April 1 for Summer Session housing.

Shopping For Housing? Compare the Costs!

Included:

  • Heat
  • Electricity
  • Cable TV Installation
  • Cable TV Service
  • Telephone Installation
  • Local Phone Service
  • Internet Installation
  • High Speed Internet Service
  • Wireless Internet Service in Public Areas
  • Trash Removal
  • Video Rental (at each front desk)
  • Furnishings
  • Meals
  • Flex Dollars
  • Red-Eye Shuttle
  • Access to Ice Machines
  • Laundry
  • Newspapers
  • Residence Hall Computer Labs
  • Cleaning of Public Areas
  • Planned Social Opportunities
  • Trained Staff to Help You
  • Security Deposit (None)

All Residence Halls Are Smoke-Free

All floors in the Minnesota State Mankato Residence Halls are smoke-free. Residents will still have the opportunity to indicate if they are smokers or if they object to rooming with a smoker. Every attempt will be made to room smokers with other smokers and grant objection requests.