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contract guide bookRoom assignments will be based upon room availability at the time assignments are processedand all new residents are assigned as part of a randomized assignment process which factors inyour preferences. Application to a Living Learning Community (LLC) is considered a primarypreference and supersedes all other preferences. University Housing reserves the right to assignstudents as needed to ensure required occupancy levels within the buildings. The inability ofUniversity Housing to honor assignment preferences DOES NOT void the Contract.At the discretion of University Housing, some rooms may be assigned over their stated occupancy.University Housing reserves the right to consolidate room assignments based on vacancies.Roommate preferences must be mutual requests, must have identical room choices (includingLLC), and must be submitted to University Housing by June 10 for Semester I and by January 2for Semester II. Requests after those dates may not be honored.Failure to rate any preferences will result in a room assignment based on availability.You are expected to abide by the rules of the facility to which you are assigned, regardless of youroriginal request. Failure to abide by these polices may result in contract or behavioral action.The room assignment process begins in May and continues through August for Fall Semesterand December through January for Spring Semester. Information will be available on the My-Housing website as assignments are processed.Room changes are permitted, subject to approval of University Housing Staff and the availabilityof space. Room changes may occur throughout the semester except during the following times:1. First three weeks of the fall semester2. First two weeks of the spring semesterYou may change rooms only with prior written authorization from the University Housing office.Unauthorized room changes or failure to move out of a room at a designated time may resultin being required to move back to your authorized assignment, a service charge of $75, and/ordisciplinary action. Changes between residence halls are granted only in limited/special circumstancesand are at the discretion of the Assistant Director for Business Administration.Q. VACATINGYou will vacate the premises within 24 hours after termination of this contract, discontinuanceas a student, or your last summary instructional period of the semester, whichever occurs earliest.If you are graduating from the University, you may remain in your room until 12:00pm onCommencement Day but are required to notify University Housing staff of your late departure.Under no circumstances may you remain in your room later than building closing time on thelast day of the contract term.R. CHECK-OUTWhen vacating the room, you must follow written instructions provided to you during the ContractTermination process (if you are moving out during the semester), or if you are leaving at theend of the semester, follow the written instructions provided to you by your Resident Assistant(RA). This includes returning your keys to the designated staff member, removing personallyowned or rented furniture and equipment, waste and debris, and leaving the room in an acceptable,clean condition with all furnishings (including loft materials) intact. A room inspection byUniversity Housing staff will serve as the basis for check-out charges or refunds. Should extracleaning by Department personnel be required because of poor housekeeping by you and/orabandoned property require storage until disposal, a service charge will be assessed.14
universityhousing.uwm.eduS. ABANDONED PROPERTYAny property left at the end of this contract term shall be removed from the room by UniversityHousing staff. If not claimed within 15 days, it will be considered abandoned and will bedisposed of accordingly. During such 15-day period, <strong>UW</strong>-<strong>Milwaukee</strong>, its officers, employees andagents will not be responsible for damage to or theft of the property.T. ROOM ENTRYAuthorized personnel may enter your room for serious life- or health-threatening emergencies atany time including over break periods. Authorized personnel may enter your room to performrequested, preventive, prescheduled, or emergency maintenance, to assess for any damages afterresident has vacated, or, in the absence of occupants of the room, to silence a disruptive noise.When possible, advance notice of room entry will be given. University Housing employees are requiredto report any violations of the terms of this contract they may observe when in your room.Property can be seized and removed from your room when it constitutes an imminent dangeror law violation, when it is University-owned property, or when staff have evidence that an unauthorizedpet is in the room.U. DINING SERVICEEvery resident living in University Housing is required to participate in the meal program withthe exception of residents in Purin Hall, Cambridge Commons upgraded suites, and Sandburg’sEast Tower. If you question whether the various menus can meet any specialized dietary needs,contact Restaurant Operations staff (RiverView or Cambridge residents, email Thea Wells,tcwells@uwm.edu. Sandburg or Purin residents, email Matt Powers, powers2@uwm.edu.)Any resident not required to participate in a meal plan may still choose to do so. CambridgeCommons upgraded suite and East Tower residents are required to pay an administrative fee tocover facility use regardless of whether they have a meal plan.1. HOW DOES THE PLAN WORK?The Resident Account includes an administrative fee to cover basic costs such as rent,utilities, basic staff levels, and services required to provide a full cafeteria operation inCambridge Commons, RiverView, and Sandburg. Every dollar above that amount isadded to the resident’s Panther Card to be spent at Restaurant Operations units acrosscampus. You will realize the greatest value from account dollars when eating in ResidenceHalls Dining Units. You are entitled to purchase as much as you wish at those units at a50% discount from cash or gold card prices (due to food cost variability, selected itemson the menu may not be priced at the 50% discount).Meals are a la carte and you may purchase as much or as little as you wish, paying only forthe items you select at each meal. Points on your card may be used at other campusRestaurant Operations locations at regular prices. As a Resident Account card holder, youdo not pay sales tax on your purchases.2. UNUSED POINTSWhen you select your level of participation at the beginning of the year, you areselecting for the entire academic year. Your account will be credited half of the annualamount each semester. This helps most residents budget their meal plan dollars. Anypoints not used Semester I will automatically be carried over to Semester II. Residentsmay monitor their usage by logging on to www.ManageMyID.com. If you feel this higheramount is too much for you to use, you may reduce plans by submitting a ContractPreference Change form.15
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