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Welcome Penn Parents!
Emergency Contact Information For Students
Room Selection 2008-2009
College House Computing: Everything you need to know about Computing on Campus
Thanksgiving Break Information
Family Weekend 2007 Information
Move-In Charges on Student Accounts
Parent's Listserv: Stay in the loop!
This page has tips, FAQ's and information for parents about living on-campus in the College Houses and Sansom Place. We will update the page frequently througout the year, especially during times where there is critical information that you, the parent, should know including Move-In, Room Selection, Move-Out and other important housing dates.
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
In the event of an emergency where you need to contact your student after hours, please remember that Public Safety is accessible 24 hours per day by calling 215-573-3333. Also, do not hesitate to contact the Information Center of your students building. They will be able to direct your call to the proper staff of your students College House or Sansom Place. Contact information for each House is listed below:
Information Center Contact Information:
DuBois College House - 215-898-5253
Fisher Hassenfeld College House - 215-898-9962
Gregory College House - 215-898-5202
Harnwell College House - 215-8985258
Harrison College House - 215-898-5256
Hill College House - 215-898-5232
King's Court English College House - 215-898-4562
Riepe College House - 215-898-9959
Rodin College House - 215-898-5254
Stouffer College House - 215-898-6827
Ware College House - 215-898-6886
Sansom Place East - 215-898-6873
Sansom Place West - 215-898-6846
ROOM SELECTION 2008-2009
While it seems like your son or daughter just settled into this school year, you may already be hearing from them about housing for next year. We try to provide information early in the year so that students have time to consider the alternatives when making their housing decisions. In this newsletter we hope to provide you with some of the same information so that you can begin to discuss housing options when your son or daughter visits for Thanksgiving or winter break.
In general, there continues to be strong interest in living on campus as the
College Houses continue to offer many benefits, including the convenience of
location. Approximately, 60% of the undergraduates live on campus. While we do
not guarantee housing, there are typically enough beds for students who wish to
return. However, roughly 100-150 students do end up on a waiting list until we
receive cancellations. We simply do not have the room types students want to
accommodate everyone at the time of room selection. If students are openminded
regarding their choices, we are very successful at placing students
through spring and summer.
On-campus room selection for Fall 2008 begins soon after students return from
semester break in January. We begin to host information sessions and send out
information in October and continue through the months that follow until the
process is complete. Penn’s process has 3 phases and favors those students
who return to their College House because we are trying to promote House
community. Those students who apply to change Houses are assigned after
House residents. With this in mind, we offer these tips to your son or daughter
to increase their chances of securing on campus housing:
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Consider returning to the same College House. All Houses allow students to return and current House residents are placed first.
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Be realistic with housing preferences. There are certain room types that are
extremely popular and limited in number. Some examples include apartments
that offer private bedrooms, kitchen and bath such as single apartments, two bedroom
double apartments, three-bedroom triple apartments, and four bedroom
quad apartments. These are filled by students returning to their
same House and who have the most seniority within their House.
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Apply for a wide range of choices; however, students should not list any type
they will not live in. We do not accept room change requests at this time, and
cancellation fees apply from the moment a space is assigned.
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Do not miss any housing deadlines. Information is posted on the Housing web
site, e-mail reminders are sent, information is distributed in the mail. There
are few good excuses for missing a deadline!
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Do not apply for sheer speculation. Again, cancellation fees will be applied, but
more importantly, another student may be waitlisted.
If you have any questions about the room selection process, please contact the
Assignments Office, 215-898-8271, at any time. If your son or daughter is
interested in off campus housing, the Office of Off-Campus Living
(www.upenn.edu/offcampusliving) is an excellent resource for local listings and
provides information on the rental process
COLLEGE HOUSE COMPUTING
Have questions about setting up your students computer? What kind to buy? How does wireless work? College House Computing is the answer to all your questions! Visit the College House Computing Website for more information.
THANKSGIVING BREAK INFORMATION
The latest information about building occupancy, services such as mail, information centers and dining hall hours can be found on our Thanksgiving Break webpage. Please note that Thanksgiving Break begins on Wednesday, November 21, at 10:00 p.m. and ends on Sunday, November 25, at 12:00 noon. At this time all residential access will be restricted to building residents only and their guests.
FAMILY WEEKEND IS HERE!
Welcome Back! Family Weekend is November 2-4, 2007. Have your student log on to Campus Express and print out your family weekend passes in advance! Don't waste time waiting in line when you get here. Your student needs to log on to www.campusexpress.upenn.edu and print passes for your family..
MOVE-IN CHARGES ON STUDENT ACCOUNTS
If your student moved in early and was sponsored by a group or served as a housing volunteer, a charge appears on their account for early move-in that will be credited back to their account. Credits are currently being processed. If you have access via PennPay and the charge still appears on your bill, please ask your student to check Penn-In-Touch for an up-to-date bill. PennPay is updated monthly, and Penn-In-Touch is updated within 24 hours of a change. If the charge appears on their Penn-In-Touch, please ask them to contact our office at 215-898-3547.
PARENT'S LISTSERV: STAY IN THE LOOP!
Want to stay in the loop with the latest from Penn Housing and Penn Dining? Then sign up for the Parent's Listserv, and receive emails from Housing and Dining periodically throughout the year, including information about Move-Out, Move-In, Family Weekend, Meal Plans and more....
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