Winter quarter housing information for current residents
Room and roommate assignments
- Room and roommate assignments will be sent out Friday, 11/13 and will be based off previous assignments made during Summer 2020. If both roommates agree to the housing assignment, they may begin their move starting Friday, 11/13.
- Residents will move into their new housing assignment or clear one half of their room if they are staying in a current room starting Friday, 11/13 at 8 a.m. and be finished moving by Wednesday, 11/18 at 10 p.m.
- Requests for any changes to the room and roommate assignments must go through the housing dean by emailing your respective residence hall at foreman@wallawalla.edu or sittner@wallawalla.edu . Requests will be accepted until Sunday, 11/15 at 5 p.m. but cannot be guaranteed.
- Every resident is required to have a roommate for Winter Quarter 2021.
- Current housing accommodations confirmed through Disability Support Services (DSS) will remain In place. Deadline for new COVID-19 or medical housing accommodation requests is Sunday, 11/15. To apply for housing accommodations, please visit the DSS webpage. Non-medical room-alones cannot be granted at this time.
Dates and deadlines
Friday, Nov. 13
Current residents receive room and roommate assignments. If both roommates confirm housing assignments they can begin moving (does not include Meske Hall residents).
Sunday, Nov. 15
Deadline for housing assignment change requests.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Moving completion deadline (does not include Meske Hall residents).
Thursday, Nov. 19
Meske Hall residents receive their room and roommate assignments. If both roommates confirm housing assignments they can begin moving.
Sunday, Nov. 22
Moving completion deadline for Meske Hall residents.
Monday, Dec. 14
Make an appointment to move into the residence hall.
Details for making your move
Moving protocols:
- Masks are required for the duration of the move.
- Residents are allotted 48 hours to complete their move starting when the Switching Rooms Checklist and new keys are picked up from the dean on duty office.
- Residents must pick up their keys and checklist before beginning to move to avoid any improper move fines.
- The resident should finish their move by visiting the express check out desk in the lobby (this step must be done within the 48 hours as to not incur an improper check out fine).
Steps for moving rooms:
- Resident picks up Switching Rooms Checklist, new mailbox key, and temp card from the Dean on Duty office.
- Resident completes the steps for moving out of old room.
- Resident returns to lobby to complete the express check out form and returns mail/room keys in drop box.
Before leaving for break
Each roommate is required to complete the Winter Break Resident Checklist before leaving for winter break. Failure to complete this form will result in a minimum of a $50 winter break checklist fine.
- If you have a roommate currently moved in, the roommate group should complete the form Winter Break Resident Checklist: Roommate before Break
- If your roommate does not move in until after winter break, you should complete the form Winter Break Resident Checklist: Roommate after Break
Each resident planning on moving into Village Housing for Winter Quarter should complete the Winter Break Resident Checklist: Village Housing before leaving campus. Failure to complete this form will result in a minimum of a $50.00 improper winter break checklist fine.
- Once the form is completed online, the resident should visit their residence hall lobby to complete their express check out paperwork and turn in their keys. You will not be officially checked out of the residence hall until this step is completed.
- Key replacements:
- Mail key replacement charge: $10
- Meske room key replacement charge: $50
Village Housing assignment:
- If your village housing assignment is not ready for you to move into before winter break, you may store your items in the room over winter break.
- Your items must be completely packed and ready for transport upon your return to the residence hall.
Move out date:
- The resident should communicate their move out with the housing dean via email by Thursday, 11/12.
- Confirmation of move out date should be sent to foreman@wallawalla.edu or sittner@wallawalla.edu.
Move out date:
- The resident should communicate their move out with the housing dean via email by Thursday, 11/12.
- Confirmation of move out date should be sent to foreman@wallawalla.edu or sittner@wallawalla.edu.
Each resident not planning on returning for Winter Quarter should complete the Moving Out Resident Checklist before leaving campus. Failure to complete this form will result in a minimum of a $150.00 improper check out fine.
- Once the form is completed online, the resident should visit their residence hall lobby to complete their express check out paperwork and turn in their keys. You will not be officially checked out of the residence hall until this step is completed.
- Key replacements:
- Mail key replacement charge: $10
- Meske room key replacement charge: $50