Housing Deposit & Room Assignments
All residential students maintain a $350 housing deposit, which is paid before your first semester in housing. The deposit will remain on the student’s account until the student no longer resides in campus housing and is returned minus any damages to the housing assignment.
A student may request a refund of the housing deposit after departing the residence halls as a result of graduation, withdrawal or approved commuter status. Housing Questionnaire at the end of the academic year indicating that they will not be returning to campus housing or at the end of the fall semester by indicating that they will not be returning to the university. The deadline for requesting a refund of the deposit is December 1st for spring semesters and May 1st for fall semesters.
The deposit is refundable when a student completes the questionnaire, moves out and it is determined by the Director of Residence Life that:
- there are no charges to be assessed against the deposit and
- the student has fulfilled the residency requirements of the university.
Rooms are assigned by residence life. For new students, Residence Life uses information collected on the new student housing application to pair up roommates. If you know who you would like to room with, please make this note on your housing application.
Students remain in their rooms for the fall and spring semesters (except during breaks). If students wish to move rooms, they contact the Residence Life office to discuss the changes. Once assigned, students may move to another room without prior permission from Residence Life. If an unapproved move is made, the student may be required to move back to the originally assigned room and assessed a fine through the Student Conduct process.
If a student lives in a room with an open bed, Residence Life may place a student into the open bed. Please work with Residence Life if you want a specific person moving into the open bed in your room.
Students will receive an updated bill from the business office after room changes.
Several times per semester, Residence Life conducts health and safety inspections of all living units. The staff will work with residents to complete the inspections.
In the event of suspicious activity in a living unit, the Residence Life staff or Campus Safety may inspect a room without prior notification. These room searches usually occur after suspicion of drugs, alcohol, firearms, explosives, or for the recovery of stolen property. Under certain circumstances, searches may be done in cooperation with the Fort Wayne Police Department and utilizing K9 police units. During searches, students are expected to cooperate with any request to unlock drawers, trunks, or other secured locations within their room. Failure to cooperate with such requests may result in the removal of the lock by a university staff member or the confiscation of the locked item until it can be inspected.