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University Housing & Campus Dining

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The Office of University Housing and Campus Dining is dedicated to excellence by fostering a healthy, supportive, and sustainable community living-learning experience through encouraging and educating our students and staff to: adapt to an evolving society; grow personally and academically and recognize their impact as inclusive and responsible global citizens.

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On-Campus Living at Western - What will it be like? What does it have to offer to your child specifically?

Use the link above to access a virtual booklet to gain some insight into life in the Residence Halls at Western Oregon University!

PARENTS!

Hopefully, the links on this page will provide you with the information and resources you will need to help you as you mentor your student through the academic year and into their future! If you are still unable to find what you need, see our Housing Basics webpage, or please feel free to contact University Housing & Campus Dining with your request.

Term Ending Information - Winter Term

As we near the end of any term during the academic year, there are deadlines and information specific to that particular term that are important to, and will impact our residents. In the interest of informing parents and family members as well as our residents, we have created the following document for your use. Please feel free to contact University Housing if you have any questions regarding end of term procedures or deadlines.

WANT KNOW THE DETAILS REGARDING THE END OF WINTER TERM? Use the links below.

INSIGHTS - University Housing Newsletter

Whether you are a parent, family member or friend of a current resident looking for information on just exactly what your student or friend and the community that they live and learn in is up to this current year. Or you are a parent or family member of a student who will be attending WOU (and living on campus) in the coming year(s) and are curious about what life in the residence halls might look like for your student. If it is information you are after, Insights, the University Housing newsletter, will be a good place to start.

Insights should do just that - give you some insight into the programs, information, and timelines that will work to shape your student and their experience while living on campus at Western Oregon University. As issues become available, they will be posted quarterly here. In this issue, you will find resources for both you and your student as you tackle this new chapter in life, important dates and information and hopefully learn a bit yourself along the way. Take a look - gain some Insight!

    CURRENT MAILINGS

    Mailings listed directly below are mailings that have gone out to our CURRENT RESIDENTS.

    Re-Contracting Room Sign-Up Night

    Each year we offer our current residents the opportunity to select the room or apartment and roommates of their choice for the following aceademic year. This is the Re-Contracting Process and it HAS BEGUN!

    We began the process this year by mailing (to student RSC boxes), emailing (to student WOU emails) and posting to the WOU Portal the following form. To participate in the Room Sign-Up Night to select the room or apartment and roommates of their choice, students must select one of the above options to get a Room Sign-Up Form, complete and submit to the University Housing office by 5 pm, April 3, 2013.

    IF NO ROOM SIGN-UP FORM IS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY THE APRIL 3rd DEADLINE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ROOM SIGN-UP NIGHT TO MAKE THEIR SELECTION Emergency Contact Information during Winter Break-->

    For detailed information regarding the end of winter term and Spring Break, please see our Vacations and Breaks webpage.

    Detailed Spring Break Information - to be mailed to student mailboxes by Monday, April 12. -->

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT MAILINGS

Once your student has applied for housing, you should receive a confirmation letter from University Housing letting you know that we are in receipt of your completed housing application and housing application fee. After that, you should not expect to receive further information from the housing department until May when we will send out the first of three main mailings that the housing department generates. Please see the "What to Expect" link below to get an idea of what to expect in term's of our mailing schedule for our incoming residents.

  • What to Expect - Use this link to access information regarding the coming summer months and what to expect in terms of contact with the Office of University Housing and Campus Dining leading up to Check In and Fall Term
Network Access Information
  • MOVE IN DAY, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
  • Instructions to log onto the WOU Portal.

  • The Portal contains information regarding student mailing addresses for the academic year, meal plan information, access to order parking permits (if needed), and more.
    Please Note: Mail should NOT be shipped to student addresses until AFTER students arrive on campus. Mail received prior to September 16 will be returned to sender.
  • Leadership Opportunities within the Housing Deparment


  • LINKS FOR PARENTS

    TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

    • WOLF RIDE Wolf Ride is a FREE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE for WOU STUDENTS.
    • Wolf Ride is available Monday - Sunday, from 5:00 pm - 12:00 am. Wolf Ride can be used for transportation needs within the Wolf Ride Service Area (the Monmouth/Independence area.)

    • CARTS See Route 40 Polk County for local transportation needs.

    • Also contact: SMART's Metro (503-682-7790) which can also be caught at the (Salem) Transit Mall and transports to Wilsonville where connections with Tri-Met can be made for service from Salem to Portland.

    • HUT Portland Airport Shuttle

    MAKING PAYMENTS ON STUDENT ACCOUNTS

    USE THE LINK BELOW: The link below will take you to the WOU Portal where you can process payment on your student's account.  Please Note: Payment made here, through the WOU Portal can be made only with Master Card, Discover Card or with an e-check.

    NOTE: WHEN USING THE ONLINE PAYMENT FORM BELOW, TO ENSURE CREDIT OF YOUR PAYMENT TO YOUR STUDENT'S ACCOUNT - PLEASE CONTACT UNIVERSITY HOUSING @ 503-838-8311, OR SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO UNIVERSITY HOUSING WITH YOUR STUDENT'S NAME, WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY "V" NUMBER, AND DATE OF PAYMENT. Thank you!

    Contact

    University Housing 503-838-8311 | or e-mail: housing@wou.edu

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