Residential Living
Parents’ Pal
A newsletter for the families of residence hall students—fall 2015
Dates to
know
November 25, 6 p.m.
Residence halls close for
Thanksgiving break
All residents must vacate their residence
hall (unless they have preregistered to
stay as a break resident).
November 29, noon
All residence halls re-open at noon.
December 1-10
Room changes for spring semester
Residents may submit room changes for
the spring semester via our online
process during these days. Residents
receive information about this process via
their UWSP email account. Information is
also available at www.uwsp.edu/resliving.
December 15
Contract termination deadline
This is the last day a resident can
terminate their spring 2016 housing
contract and be eligible for a credit of
their $125 housing prepayment. This is
an online process for all residents except
individuals living in the Suites@201.
Residents of the Suites@201 must
complete their termination request in the
Residential Living office during regular
business hours.
December 22, 8 p.m.
Halls close for fall 2015
Residents must vacate their room within
24 hours of their last final or by 8 p.m. on
this date, whichever comes first.
January 24
Halls re-open
Residence halls re-open for spring
semester at 10 a.m.
Working for Res Living
Residential Living provides employment to
hundreds of students every year?
We employ students as in-hall
paraprofessionals (desk managers,
community advisers), desk receptionists,
student custodians, upholstery assistants
and central office staff.
In-hall student staff receive a double room
as part of their pay package in addition to
a semester stipend. Some of our in-hall
staff also receive a meal plan as part of
their compensation.
We also hire students for positions such
as snow crew removal, hall custodial
assistants, summer conference crew and
summer hall staff.
Recruitment for academic year positions
occurs early in the spring semester before
the next school year. Application
information is available online
(www.uwsp.edu/resliving/pages/
employment/student.aspx.)
In addition to our website, we share
information about application timelines
via our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Live on
Living in residence halls is an important
and dynamic part of students’ lives. In
addition to supporting students in their
academic pursuits, residence hall staff
help create a sense of community in each
of the halls.
Learning how to communicate with
roommates, set expectations for their
community and connecting with campus
resources are just some of the
advantages of living in residence halls.
As students move into their second year
at UW-Stevens Point, they can put into
practice the skills they learned during
their first year. Most students become
involved in student organizations and
many choose to become leaders within
our halls or their student groups.
All first-year and sophomore students are
required to live in residence halls at
four-year UW schools. This is a UW Board
of Regents policy; you can read more
about the policy and how we interpret that
policy at www.uwsp.edu/resliving/pages/
faqspolicies/bor.aspx.
This policy was put in place because
numerous studies have documented that
students who live in residence halls are
more successful academically than
students living in off-campus venues
(particularly for the first two years).
Success was measured using grade point
averages, whether a student stayed in
school, and whether they graduated.
Please remind your student that
residence hall staff are available to assist
or direct them to resources available
on campus.
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Phone #s
Did you know
Below are the telephone numbers for a
variety of university offices parents often
wish to contact.
•
each residence hall basement has a
24-hour study room with tables and
couches? Some halls also have
individual study carrels and private
group study rooms.
•
a Study Buddy list is created each
semester and is available online to
residents? The list is created on a
hall basis and lists the names (and
phone numbers) of other hall
residents in each course.
•
free notecards are available to all
residents? Students should contact
their community adviser if they are
interested in this program.
•
many halls have incentives for
students to get “caught” studying?
Campus Information Desk
715-346-4242
Dean of Students Office
715-346-2611
Enrollment Services Center
715-346-3300
Financial Aid Office
715-346-4771
Parking Services
715-346-3900
Point Card Office (meal plans)
715-346-2012
Student Billing
715-346-2118
Student Health Services
715-346-4646
State funds were not used
to print this document.
UW-Stevens Point is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Institution.
UW-Stevens Point is
a tobacco-free campus.
Incentives in the past have included
“Smarties” candy, “Study Bucks” that
could be redeemed for prize
drawings, freshly baked cookies and
recognition through special door
decorations.
•
each spring semester Residential
Living offers Achieving Career
Exploration through Service (ACES)?
A one-credit class offered exclusively
to residence hall students, ACES
focuses on career planning and
service learning. Topics include
personal etiquette, resume writing
and critiquing, interview preparation
and how to include service projects
into their educational experience.
In your student’s newsletter (Let’s Talk Housing), articles include
information about Thanksgiving accommodations, winter break housing and spring room
changes. If you would like to see a copy of the resident newsletter, please visit
www.uwsp.edu/resliving/documents/newsletters/Talk1510.pdf (you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view this document).
Residential Living can be reached
• By phone:
• By email:
• By mail:
• Website:
715-346-3511
resliv@uwsp.edu
Residential Living
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
www.uwsp.edu/resliving
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