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Room Selection A Department of Resident Life Training Session

Introduction.

So..you’re thinking about living on campus again? First of all, it would be a great choice. But I don’t have to convince you, just ask all of the leaders, scholars, and others just like you returning to our halls. Anyway, you’re here because you want to learn about your housing options and how to pick your place to live. And if you’re worried all of this will be complicated and confusing, don’t worry, we’ll give you the basics of what you’ll need to know. While you’re here, you can even learn about the mixed gender and gender inclusive housing options. Let’s get started.

Phase 1: Pre-March Deadline

You’ll have a little homework to do prior to Room Selection.

Go through the Room Selection Website. This site has all of the details about room selection. We know there’s a lot of information there, so we’ll give you the important highlights in this training.

There are two basic questions you’ll want to ask yourself: Where do I want to live? Who do I want to live with?

• What do I know about the building? Have I ever been there? Do I know anybody who does live there and do I know what rooms in these buildings are preferable?
• Where is it in relation to important buildings: my classes? The Dining Hall? Parking? The Shuttle-UM stop?
• What would be my second, third or fourth choice? Have I been there
• What type of room do I want (single, double, triple, quad, semi-suite, suite, apartment)?
• Which side of the building do I want to be on (facing the street, or facing the quad)?
• Where on the floor and in the building do I want to be (lower floor, higher floor, near elevator or near stairs, next to the bathroom or far away from it, do I want two windows)?
• Do I know how much the different housing types cost? What is the cost of where I’d like to live?

The "Where": Our Communities

Our campus has 2 distinct areas: North Campus and South Campus. North Campus is comprised of Denton, Cambridge, and Ellicott Communities. South Campus is comprised of North Hill, South Hill and Leonardtown Communities. (label naming each community appears as voiceover lists them).

The South Hill Community offers suite and apartment-style housing with different room configurations. Special note should be made of Cecil Hall, which is an all-female traditional residence hall.

Although it’s across Route 1, the Leonardtown Community is part of South Campus. This community offers apartment-style living.

The North Hill Community is home to several living-learning programs, but there are rooms available to everyone. It offers co-ed, traditional, low-rise housing with rooms ranging from singles, doubles, triples and quadruples. Prince Frederick Hall also offers 2-bedroom semi-suites.

The Denton Community offers co-ed, traditional, multi-story housing with rooms ranging from singles, doubles, triples and quadruples. Oakland Hall also offers 2-bedroom semi-suites.

The Ellicott Community is home to programs in the Honors College. It offers co-ed, traditional, multi-story housing with rooms ranging from singles, doubles, triples and quadruples.

The Cambridge Community is home to College Park Scholars. It offers co-ed, traditional, multi-story housing with rooms ranging from singles, doubles, triples and quadruples.

• Who do I want to live with? Just because the person is a good friend, does that mean they’ll be a good roommate?
• How many roommates do I want to live with?
• If someone I want to live with isn’t available or eligible, or if they cancel this summer, is there anyone else?
• Am I, or someone I want to live with, interested in Mixed Gender or Gender Inclusive Housing?

Everything we’ve covered so far is a lot to think about, but this next step is one of the MOST important: You will need to submit your Returning Student Agreement by March 30 at 4:00 pm. Don't be late; this is your best chance to receive priority for campus housing for next year.

On your Returning Student Agreement, you will be able to indicate your interest in Mixed Gender or Gender Inclusive Housing. You will also make your first decision about whether to return to your current assignment or to shop around campus to select a new location.

Remember how we mentioned Mixed Gender and Gender Inclusive Housing earlier? If you decide on this option, you’re required to take the Mixed Gender and Gender Inclusive Housing Training right after this one.

One more thing, be sure you are in good financial standing with the campus. In other words, PAY YOUR BILLS . Any student with a Financial Block on their registration when it’s time to submit a Returning Student Agreement will not be eligible to participate in Room Selection and, if they submit a Housing Agreement, will be placed on the campus housing waitlist.

Once you submit your Returning Student Agreement, all you have to do is wait for your priority number.

Phase 2 Post-Deadline

Once you get your priority number, you will probably wonder what it even means. Think of your priority number as your place in line. When it’s your turn, we’ll match you up with your best available housing preference.

Depending on what you choose on your Returning Student Agreement, your next steps will vary.

• Stay in your exact same space
• Pull-in an eligible friend to live with you

But keep in mind your actual choice will be confirmed through personalized instructions from the Assignments Office.

• If you choose to stay in your exact same location, congratulations! You’re pretty much done with the process.
• If you elect to return to your current bedroom for next year, and a vacancy exists in that room at the start of Room Selection, you may name a "pull-in" of another eligible on-campus resident. Basically, if there’s an open space you can “pull-in” someone to live with you.
• If you elect to return to your current semi-suite, suite, or apartment, and a vacancy exists in any of the bedrooms at the start of Room Selection, you may name a "pull-in" of another eligible on-campus resident.
• Please be sure to read the details about Pull-ins on the Room Selection website.
• Remember when you had to think about who you would like to live with and where? Now it’s time to put that to use.
• Please be flexible and list many preferences. This way, our system can find the best match for you. Refer to the homework you did when exploring the different communities and housing options.
• Please be sure to talk to your group before the Preference Based Shopping period and throughout. It is extremely important everyone communicates with each other when you or your group mates’ plans change.
• You can be in more than one group! While you’re limited to one group of each size, you can actually be in a group of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and list preferences for each size group.
• Please be flexible and list many preferences for each group you are a part of. This way, our system can find your best match. Refer to the homework you did when exploring the different communities and housing options.

Wait for your assignment. Our system will work behind the scenes to best accommodate everyone’s preferences. Now, if you’re not happy with your new assignment, there’s something called Room Exchange. We won’t get into it here, but you can visit the Resident Life website later for more information.

Unless you’re interested in the Mixed Gender and Gender Inclusive housing options, you’re finished with our Room Selection training and you can scroll down to see a list of resource links for all the information we covered here. If you’re interested in learning more about Mixed Gender and Gender Inclusive housing options, please continue on with the training.

Interested in Mixed Gender/Gender Inclusive Housing? Click Here and Log In

•  Go to Department of Resident Life Website
•  Go to Room Selection Website
•   Go to Priority #'s
•   Go to Priority Numbers Breakdown
•   Go to Pull-ins & Group Moves
•   Go to Room Exchange
•   Go to Mixed Gender/Gender Inclusive Housing Training and Log In

Have questions? Please contact the Resident Life Assignments Office by email at [email protected] or by calling our office at (301) 314-2100.

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Most Residence Hall Students to Live in Single Rooms in Fall

Room Assignments Expected to Be Released After Aug. 3

By Maryland Today Staff Jul 24, 2020

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The Department of Resident Life, based in Annapolis Hall, announced in an email today that most students living on campus this fall will be in singles, but pay the double-room rate, based on housing style.

The Department of Resident Life sent the following email today to students planning to live on campus:

We are glad you have decided to live on-campus for the fall semester. We look forward to welcoming you or welcoming you back soon. We are writing with important and updated information about residence hall room assignments for fall. In consultation with our campus and local public health experts and upon review of our updated occupancy projections, we will assign most students to single-room occupancy for the fall semester. This action is in line with our goal to prioritize the health and well-being of our students and to support physical distancing guidelines. As such, all traditional-style residence halls will be single occupancy. 

Room Assignments for Incoming Residents All incoming residents will be assigned to their own room for the fall semester. We recognize that many new Terps submitted roommate requests—please know that this move to single occupancy in our traditional halls will allow us to further de-densify our residence halls and provide more opportunity for physical distancing, while also accommodating those students who want and need to live in our residence halls this fall. Our team will do our best to assign students who submitted roommate requests to rooms near each other.

Room Assignments for Returning Residents Returning students assigned to traditional-style residence halls will be assigned to their own room. Returning residents who selected a suite or apartment during room selection may request to remain together in the suite/apartment like a “family unit,” provided that all residents of the unit agree. If current vacancies exist within a suite/apartment, residents will be reassigned within the unit into private bedrooms, where possible, to support physical distancing. Due to the need to finalize and communicate room assignments to all residents before move-in, we are unable to accept pull-in requests for suites and apartments. Details regarding the suite/apartment request process for returning students will be released late next week.

Semi-Suites in Prince Frederick and Oakland Halls For students assigned to semi-suites, we will assign one student per bedroom within each semi-suite.

Room Assignment Notifications Our assignments team is assessing and reviewing our returning student room assignments and available vacancies so we can make the appropriate modifications to fall room assignments.  Our goal is still to provide notification of assignments for incoming students in early August, but later than Aug. 3 as we adjust our room assignments. We will provide a revised date for assignments notification as soon as possible.

Housing Fees As we finalize our fees for the fall semester, we are committed to keeping our rates affordable for our residents. Our move to single occupancy will result in fall semester rate adjustments where students will be provided a single room at the double-room rate, based on housing style.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for our campus community. Through it all, our students’ health and safety remain paramount in our decision-making.   Please know that our staff is here to help you transition to campus and to support you while you live in the residence halls.  

Our goal is to keep you informed, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we respond to evolving circumstances. Please continue to monitor your email and our website . 

We will provide you with more information late next week. Again, we cannot wait to see you soon!

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The 2024-25 Housing Application Process marks an important period for our first-time freshman students to apply for housing for the upcoming academic year. The application process ensures that students can explore their options for on-campus living.

2024-25 First-Time Freshman Housing Application Process

Nov. 28 – application opens.

• Application: The housing application is available to first-time freshman students who have been admitted to the University of Idaho. Beginning Nov. 28, students can update personal information and emergency contacts, complete the student profile, pay the $100 non-refundable application fee and sign the Residence Hall and Dining Services License Agreement.
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Feb. 28 – Priority Application Deadline and Room Selection

Complete the housing application by the Feb. 28 deadline to receive a priority room selection timeslot. Students who apply before Feb. 28 will receive an assigned room selection timeslot based on the month they completed the application. Room selection timeslots will be emailed to Vandal Student email addresses.

Feb. 28 – Specialized Community Room Assignments

Students who applied for and were approved for a Specialized Community will be emailed their specific housing assignment to their Vandal Student email address. Students can log back into their housing application Feb. 28 to March 14 to view their room assignment, select a meal plan, select a check-in timeslot, review housing assignment information and finalize their application.

• Students will have five days to decline their Specialized Community room assignment. If a student declines their room assignment, they will be given a timeslot for room selection based on the month they completed the housing application.
• Students do not need to email Housing and Residence Life to accept their room assignment.

March 5 – Priority Room Selection Timeslot Notifications

Students who completed their housing application by Feb. 28 will be emailed their specific room selection timeslot on March 5 to their Vandal Student email address.

Students who complete the application between:

• Nov. 28 and Dec. 28 will be assigned a timeslot on Tuesday March 19.
• Dec. 29 and Jan. 28 will be assigned a timeslot on Wednesday March 20.
• Jan. 29 and Feb. 28 will be assigned a timeslot on Thursday March 21.

March 15-21 – Housing Portal Temporarily Closed

The housing application will be closed to all. Students will priority room selection timeslots will be able to access their application during their assigned timeslot. The application will re-open to all students on March 22.

March 19–21 – Priority Room Selection Begins; Check Your Timeslot!

Students can only log into the application during their assigned timeslot. Logging in before or after their timeslot will result in the student not seeing anything other than the homepage. During their assigned timeslot, students can log into their housing application, view available rooms and select the room they would like to live in. Students will only be able to select a room during their assigned timeslot. Students should log out after selecting a room and submitting their application.

March 22 – Housing Portal Re-Opens to All First Year Freshman

All students who have not completed the application and students who have not selected a room are able to log into the housing portal to select a room and submit their finalized application.

May 1 – ADA Housing Accommodations Priority Deadline

If an ADA Accommodation is needed, students should contact and complete all necessary documentation with the Center for Disability Access and Resources (CDAR)  by May 1. Failure to do so may result in a significant delay in housing being able to provide requested accommodation.

June 1 – Room Selection Closes, Housing Application Remains Open

On June 1, the option to self-select a specific room on campus will end . Any student who applies for housing but misses the June 1 room selection deadline will have their room assigned by the Housing and Residence Life Office according to room availability.

July 1 – Last Day to Cancel Without a Cancellation Fee

Students who decide to cancel their housing application or housing assignment must do so by July 1. If a student cancels their housing application or room assignment after July 1, they will receive a $350 cancelation fee. Any student who cancels their room assignment after picking up their room key will be subject to all fees outlined in the Residence Hall and Dining Services License Agreement and Residence Hall Handbook.

How to cancel:

Canceling your housing application is simple. We would certainly like you to live with us but understand that this may not be the best option for you. Complete the  cancel application form  to cancel your application before move in. If you have any questions, contact us at 208-885-6571 or  [email protected] .

Aug. 14, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – New Student Move-In

New student move in begins at 8 a.m. Pacific time, Wednesday, Aug. 14. You can select a thirty-minute check-in window through the housing portal . Checking into the room includes picking up a room key, getting directions to their room, picking up a VandalCard, getting a parking permit, etc. Once students are checked in, they may begin moving their belongings into their new room. The move-in process does not need to be completed during the thirty-minute check-in time.

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Court rejects parents’ attempt to opt kids out of LGBTQ-inclusive reading assignments

A federal appeals court rejected a bid from a group of Maryland parents to require Montgomery County Public Schools to allow them to opt their children out of lessons that involve LGBTQ-inclusive material.

A divided three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a  lower court decision  denying a preliminary injunction on the basis that the parents had not yet demonstrated how the county’s board of education book policy would infringe on their right to free expression of religion.

Three sets of parents – who are Muslim, Jewish and Christian – along with a parental rights organization, sued the Maryland school district after it said it would no longer allow parents to opt their children out of lessons that used a slate of newly approved LGBTQ-inclusive books.

The parents argued that the books “contradict their sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage, human sexuality, and gender” and that the lack of an opt-out policy violates their children’s First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.

U.S. Circuit Judge G. Steven Agee, writing for the majority in the opinion, said there was not enough evidence on the record to assess how the books were being used in the classroom and, therefore, to assess the likelihood of the case succeeding.

“We take no view on whether the Parents will be able to present evidence sufficient to support any of their various theories once they have the opportunity to develop a record as to the circumstances surrounding the Board’s decision and how the challenged texts are actually being used in schools,” Agee, appointed by former President George W. Bush, wrote.

“At this early stage, however, given the Parents’ broad claims, the very high burden required to obtain a preliminary injunction, and the scant record before us, we are constrained to affirm the district court’s order denying a preliminary injunction,” he continued, in the opinion, which was joined by U.S. Circuit Judge DeAndrea Benjamin, an appointee of President Biden’s.

U.S. Circuit Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., an appointee of former President Trump’s, dissented, arguing the board violated parents’ right to influence their children’s religious upbringing.

Eric Baxter – vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing the parents – pledged to appeal the ruling on Wednesday, in an emailed statement to The Hill.

“The court just told thousands of Maryland parents they have no say in what their children are taught in public schools,” Baxter said in his statement. “That runs contrary to the First Amendment, Maryland law, the School Board’s own policies, and basic human decency.”

“Parents should have the right to receive notice and opt their children out of classroom material that violates their faith. We will appeal this ruling,” he added.

In August 2023, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman found that the parents were unlikely to succeed on the merits and denied their request to keep the policy in place while the case proceeds. She found that they failed to show that the lack of an opt-out policy would result in the “indoctrination of their children” or “coerce their children to violate or change their religious beliefs.”

“The parents still may instruct their children on their religious beliefs regarding sexuality, marriage, and gender, and each family may place contrary views in its religious context,” Boardman wrote in the order last year.

“No government action prevents the parents from freely discussing the topics raised in the storybooks with their children or teaching their children as they wish,” she added.

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Maryland State Police Aviation Command Rescues Injured Hiker In St. Mary’s County

(LEONARDTOWN, MD) – The Maryland State Police Aviation Command on Monday rescued an injured hiker at St. Mary’s River State Park.

At approximately noon on Monday the Maryland State Police Aviation Command was requested to assist St. Mary’s County fire personnel with the extrication of an injured hiker, who was located three miles into St. Mary’s River State Park in Leonardtown, Maryland.

Trooper-7, based out of St. Mary’s Regional Airport, responded to the scene and maneuvered the AW-139 helicopter into a 120-foot hover. Once in place, a state trooper/flight paramedic was deployed from the helicopter to assess and prepare the patient to be hoisted into the helicopter.

Under direction and coordination between the flight paramedic and ground personnel, the hiker was placed into a patient extrication platform and successfully hoisted into the helicopter. Once the patient was brought into the helicopter, the flight crew transitioned into a medevac role and transported the hiker to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center in Largo, Maryland, for treatment of their injuries.

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command has served the Maryland since 1970 and operates a fleet of 10 AW-139 helicopters from seven bases throughout the state. Each aircraft provides round-the-clock coverage to Maryland residents and visitors. The agency’s missions include medevac, law enforcement, search and rescue, homeland security and disaster assessment. The success of the missions relies heavily on the cooperative efforts of local fire, rescue, EMS, law enforcement agencies and our partners at the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Park Police.

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Your emtala rights: how to file a complaint about a hospital emergency department.

If you believe your EMTALA rights have been violated by a hospital emergency department, you can file a complaint under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Filing an EMTALA complaint isn’t a legal action. You’re helping to make sure hospitals stabilize emergency medical conditions and follow the law.

Prepare before you file a complaint

• Learn about your rights on the main EMTALA page .
• You’ll need to give details about what happened. For example, the hospital name, patient name (if you choose to), and what happened, including the date. You can file a complaint anonymously.
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• Contact the State Survey Agency in the state where the hospital is located. 
• Use the online form linked here. The federal government will review your complaint and might share it with the state.

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If you already filed a complaint and have more information or want to contact us, please file another complaint.

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If you use the online form and provide your email, you'll get an email confirming that the federal government got your complaint.

The federal government and the states work together to review and investigate EMTALA complaints. Often a State Survey Agency conducts the investigation, if there is one. After an investigation, the federal government reviews the case and determines if a hospital violated EMTALA. The process can take weeks or months, depending on the nature of the complaint.

Whether you file a complaint anonymously or provide your contact information, note that investigators might reach out to patients and other people they identify in hospital records.

If you provide your contact information, you’ll get a summary of the investigation.

If your complaint is about a situation EMTALA doesn’t cover, it will be sent to the right office, or closed.

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Protecting your privacy is very important to us.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intend to collect information from anyone who wishes to file a complaint under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). 42 U.S.C. §1395dd and 42 CFR §489.24 allow us to collect this information about a potential EMTALA violation.    It’s voluntary to provide your information on the EMTALA complaint form; however, if you don’t provide information about a potential EMTALA violation, it might limit our ability to investigate and help resolve the situation.    As permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974 and all applicable routine uses, CMS may use or share your information to determine if an EMTALA violation has occurred.    Details about the use of your information are in the  System of Records Notice  “Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN) Complaints/Incidents Tracking System (ACTS),” System No. 09-70-0565.

OMB control number and time to complete form

OMB Control Number:  0938-1185 
This form expires on:  March 31, 2026 According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0938-1185. This information collection is to allow individuals to submit complaints of their experiences within Hospital Emergency Departments.   The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average less than 5 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and review and complete the information collection.  This information collection is voluntary, and if you choose, confidential.   If you have comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Attn: PRA Reports Clearance Officer Mail Stop C4-26-05 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

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Charger News: NaVorro Bowman Details How He Was Able to Join Jim Harbaugh's Staff

James brizuela | may 22, 2024.

The Los Angeles Chargers rehauled their coaching staff when Jim Harbaugh arrived in town. Many of the additions that Harbaugh made were understood. Adding his defensive right-hand man from Michigan, Jesse Minter, made total sense. Also, bringing back former Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman was necessary for rebuilding the run attack for the team.

Most additions were of coaches who have had a ton of experience at the collegiate and professional levels. However, one coach that was added did not have that same experience: NoVorro Bowman.

Bowman is a former All-Pro linebacker who has plenty of experience with Harbaugh, as he was coached by the man during his time with the San Francisco 49ers. Still, even with a familiarity with Harbaugh, that does not equate to being offered a high position on the Chargers coaching staff.

Bowman details how this came about, as he spoke to Omar Navarro of Chargers.com .

"I think I really just wanted to be around my kids and give them some time, take some weight off my wife and things like that," Bowman said. "I enjoyed it. As I was watching football, I literally wanted to give information to people that were doing things wrong.

"I called [Maryland Head Coach] [Mike] Locksley and he invited me up there with no hesitation," Bowman added. "I'm blessed to have had that opportunity."

Bowman figured out that his mindset on the game of football was leading to calling out errors in the team's fundamentals. He was then given a chance to be a defensive analyst for the University of Maryland Terrapins football program.

It didn't take long for Bowman to then hop from the collegiate level to the pros, as he met with Harbaugh and asked for a chance to join his staff.

"We had some showings in San Fran where Jim showed up," Bowman said. "I would throw it across his ear and see what he says. He was like, 'Yeah.' No hesitation.

"I got myself prepared and started in that year-and-a-half at Maryland, just started really understanding the coaching side and being prepared for when the opportunity presented itself," Bowman added. "I'm just blessed, man. Blessed to be here. Blessed for him to believe in me to do this job. I'm attacking it like I should."

Bowman was immediately vetted and added to the coaching staff under Harbaugh and is now coaching the position that he was so dominant at. Bowman should do wonders for Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, Denzel Perryman, and newly acquired Junior Colson.

Bowman understands what it means to be a former player who has now transitioned to being a coach.

"You see the other side. As a player, you realize how much goes into it from a coaching perspective," Bowman said. "It just allowed me to understand that coaching is really all about servicing the players and being available to give them what they need so that they can go out there and mirror you, as a coach."

The Chargers' defense was underwhelming in the 2023 season, but with Bowman coaching up the pass rush — the team could return to proper form in 2024.

JAMES BRIZUELA

James Brizuela has been a professional writer since 2019. After covering entertainment and the NFL for Sportskeeda, he now works as an Assignment Desk Editor for the LA Sports Report Network which has partnered with the Sports Illustrated FanNation Network, focusing on his expertise in LA sports at the college and professional level.

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