1. Residence Life/ Housing New Student Enrollment 2017
Parent Orientation
Residence Life/ Housing
New Student Enrollment
2017

2. Parent Orientation @UNKResLife @UNKResLife Welcome Staff Amenities
Roommates
Safety
Policies
Dates & Rates
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Upcoming Mailers
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Parent Orientation
Introduction
Where are you from?
Hi I’m ________________ from Residence Life
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3. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities
Roommates
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Parent Orientation
Residence Hall Coordinators & Graduate Hall Directors
Resident Advisors
Desk Assistants
Central Staff
RHA/ CAN- Great leadership opportunities
RHCs& GHDs=
Live in the Residence Halls with the students & available 24-7 for campus emergencies.
Main responsibilities =
Work with the Resident Advisors to establish community standards for the buildings
Create a learning environment that assists in the development of your child
Assist with the operation of the hall- such as move –in/ move- out/ room changes
Counsel and Advise students on campus resources… Note: Partners such as Counseling Services and Advising take it over at certain points.
Resident Advisors:
Live on the floors with the students and are there to get to know your student.
Encourage your student to interact with these students, they are the campus leaders that are there to help guide and talk to your student.
Make referrals to campus resources
Help guide your student and serve as a resource for them
Plan socials for the floor & interact with students individually
Desk Assistants
Check out games/ sort mail/ help with random things in the halls
Can apply online
Central Staff:
Resolve issues and concerns beyond the floor
Campus Partners:
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4. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates Campus Partners:
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Campus Partners:
Facilities
Students do own work request
Dining Services
Go on to the site and check out the menu options
Use dining app to see calorie of dishes
DSS
Room Accommodations
Facilities:
Students can do their own work requests. Light bulb goes out, cable issues, laundry machines not up to par, internet isn’t working… Have your student visit this site.
Work requests are prioritized based on urgency and while work requests are heavy the first few weeks of school, our facilities teams work fast to ensure we are handling requests in a timely manner.
They are not waiting on an RA to do a request, they can communicate directly with facilities.
Dining
Students can go to this site and see what is on the menu at our various dining locations
They can also use the dining app to see how many calories they are consuming in each of the dishes being served
They can use their dining dollars for catering or any of the dining locations.
Dining is talking with you later about the various plans offered along with business services.
Business Services:
Unique entity that sets up contracts for the institution such as the dining contract, dining plans & laundry services contract to name a few.
While we take most of the complaints and pass them along, they are very receptive to feedback and always looking to make sure our service providers are doing the best work possible.
They will be joining dining services at the dining presentation later today.

5. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates ASI Laundry
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ASI Laundry
Wireless Internet in each room
Digital Cable 140 channels (70 HD)
Microfridge rental (provided in some areas)
Loft rental (provided in some areas)
Recreation space & multiple study areas
Equipment available for checkout at desks
Recycling
Amenities:
Our laundry facilities do not need quarters or money to use. They pay a fee at the beginning of the year and the facilities are free for them to use as much or as little as possible.

6. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates
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Roommate conflicts
Bullying vs Roommate Conflict
Roompact to help minimize roommate conflicts before they happen
Roommates
Does your child have their own room? Do they get along with their siblings?
Opportunity for students to advocate for self.
You student, while fantastic, may have one side of the story, and could not be telling you the conflicts they are bringing to the table.
In the event of Roommate conflict:
Let your student vent…. They don’t necessarily need you to fix it, as much as they just want to talk
Give suggestions for the student to help them with the conflict
Its not always helpful for you to jump in, mainly because there are 2 sides to each story.
Bullying:
Roommate leaves the window open when they sleep = not bullying
Roommates don’t like each other and talk smack = not bullying
Roommate punched me because we disagreed = bullying
Roompact:
This is a digital roommate agreement that helps our staff find the conflicts before they get ridiculous.
Encourage your student to fill out the roommate agreement online & talk to the RA about any concerns
Roommate conflicts are easier to solve in the first 6 weeks rather than the last 6 months

7. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates
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Safety #1 Priority
UNK Alerts- Students Opt-In My Blue
Limited points of entry
Desk Assistants 10a – 10p
Lock doors
Don’t share keys/ IDs
Don’t prop doors
Renters Insurance (may be part of your home owner’s policy, check with your insurance agent)
CARE
Safety is the number one priority for us.
We communicate as a campus through our UNK Alerts system. Most recently, we had a mountain lion siting in the area, but other uses include severe weather or campus emergencies.

8. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates Guests Safety
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Guests
Alcohol, smoking, controlled substance
Sprinklers/ Fire Safety
Damage to Community: METS
Our guest policy allows for a guest to be in the residence hall for no more than 3 consecutive days. If you hear of something different happening, please let us know.
Alcohol is not allowed in halls
Smoking is not allowed, only allowed in parking lots or designated areas
Don’t tamper with fire equipment which includes sprinkler heads/ fire detectors. Its an attractive coat hangar, but if you pull the head up…. 1,000 gallons per second are poured over the building. That is a hefty damage bill.
We collect a METS damage fee to cover possible community damage. If none occurs, we buy embellishments to the residence halls/ pool tables, etc… If one person is damaging/ trashing things, we bill them.

9. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates Dates open:
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Dates open:
Aug 18th 2017 – May 4th 2018 (URS/N & Mens close over winter break)
Housing Costs per semester:
$ $3144
Meal Plan Rates per semester:
$ $2363
Meal plan details:
Non break housing double rooms for URS/N & Mens are the $2416 range.
Traditional halls for Mantor/Randall/CTE/CTW = $2544
Upperclass 2-4 bedroom suites are $2964
Singles = $3144
The dining plans are:
PLAN- 220 Block Meals, 580 Dining Dollars$2,363
GOLD PLAN- 160 Block Meals, 460 Dining Dollars$2,317
BLUE PLAN- 120 Block Meals, 340 Dining Dollars$2,202

10. Parent Orientation Welcome Staff Amenities Roommates Safety
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Parent Orientation
August 18th :00 – 11:00 a.m. is the best time frame to move in.
Early Move In- arrange through your sponsoring office (athletics, OFSL)
Aug 18th 11:00 a.m.- Parent session to greet RHC
Encourage your student to attend all orientation events

11. Parent Orientation August Mailer includes:
Welcome
Staff
Amenities
Roommates
Safety
Policies
Dates & Rates
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Upcoming Mailers
Benefits
Parent Orientation
August Mailer includes:
Where your student is living!
Where the building is located!
Drop off zone for the building!
Where to park after dropping off belongings!
RHC contact information
Do Not Bring
‘ Television wall mount brackets
` Refrigerators exceeding 4.5 cubic feet
` Microwaves other than university approved MicroFridge combo (refrigerator, freezer, microwave oven unit)
` Pets, other than fish (aquariums not exceeding 10 gallons)
` Any appliance with an open heating element
` Halogen lamps
` Candles or incense
` Routers
` Alcohol
` Illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia
` Weapons or hunting equipment

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Living Learning Communities
Academic Success
Involvement Opportunities
Greater Access to Resources
Residential Curriculum
LLC: Offering 3 traditional with an addition of 3 this fall.
First Floor meeting: 1st time they felt welcomed to campus!
Academic Success- How many of you care about your GPA?
GPA
Sophomore
Off Campus student average as Sophomore Term 2.8/ Cum 2.9
On Campus student average as Sophomore Term 3.2 / Cum 3.3
Distance only classes average as Sophomore Term 2.6/ Cum2.5
Junior
Off Campus student average as Jr Term 3.0/ Cum 3.0
On Campus student average as Jr Term 3.3 / Cum 3.4
Distance only classes average as Jr Term 2.9/ Cum 3.0
Access
Looking for five people to make up the executive board of RHA
Looking for people to join our Welcome Team/ CAN for the upcoming year
Looking for upperclass students to mentor our new LLCs
Looking for Desk Assistants
Just finished the RA hiring process, but next year is another opportunity
Residential Curriculum:
Secure UNK
Explore Identity
Achieve Success Academically
Thrive on Interactions
Making Meaning of Inclusion
Include and Engage with All

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Safety
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Move- In
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Parent Orientation
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