Office of Residence Life
WELCOME TO YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME
The Office of Residence Life promotes an engaging, safe and inclusive environment for academic success and personal growth through student-centered programs, innovative services and cost-effective facilities. With 10 residential communities, we are home to nearly 6,000 students.
New Student Housing Eligibility Status
Nov. 15 was the first day the new student housing application opened. Students who will be attending BGSU for the first time in Fall 2020 can now complete the housing application and make their $200 initial housing payment. This payment is a portion of the overall housing bill for 2020-2021 and will determine the DAY (not time) the students room selection time will be. EVERYONE who pays on the same day will be randomly assigned a time before the students who paid the following day. Paying earlier in the day does NOT give a student an advantage over the students who pay after them on the same day and is 100% refundable through May 1, 2020.
Returning Student Housing Eligibility Status
The Housing Selection Process is different for returning students compared to the process for new students. There are over 19,000 students who are enrolled in BGSU and around 6,000 beds are available in on-campus residence halls. If you are a returning student, you will be assisgned a housing status for the following academic year. On Oct. 16, a housing status email will be sent to your BGSU email account. It is important you read through this email very carefully. In this email you will find out if your housing status is Guaranteed or Not Guaranteed.
Maintenance Work Order Requests
You should use the following forms based on where you live on campus to have beds lowered or raised (if you did not put in a request at move-in), report maintenance issues in your room or in the building, insect sightings or suspected insects and more. This is the quickest way to report a problem. The forms are sent to the proper departments. We won't know you need assistance if you don't submit a form.
We take any insect reports VERY seriously. Please follow these steps so we can respond quickly to your report.
- Fill out the proper work order.
- Notify your residence hall staff immediately. This can be the front desk, an RA/CA, Graduate Hall Director or Hall Director.
- Greek Village's front desk is located at Conklin Hall.
- University Apartments' front desk is located at Falcon Heights.
- Don't spread rumors. Trained staff will connect with you ASAP to identify the problem and come up with a quick solution.
BGSU STUDENT ADVICE & EXPERIENCES
Curious about what it's like to live on campus? Have you reviewed the packing list but still have questions about what to pack? Maybe you just want to hear what it's like to live in your future home away from home from someone who ACTUALLY lived there this year. If so, check out the blog written by students who were just in your shoes.
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