Winter Break Housing & Early Winter Return Applications

This is a reminder that Barnard residence halls are CLOSED for Winter Break starting at 9am on Friday, December 23, and do not reopen until 9am on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

Students with valid needs may apply for Early Winter Return, to come back to campus starting at 9am on Sunday, January 8, 2017.  Students may also apply for Winter Break Housing, however approvals for this time period will be extremely limited.

Application forms for both time periods are now available at http://barnard.edu/reslife/winterbreak/.  Forms & supporting documentation are due by 4pm on Monday, December 5, 2016.

Note: Plimpton will be the only residence hall open for approved students during Winter Break.

We hope you have a great rest of the semester!

2016 Summer Housing Applications (due 4/29)

Information about applying for 2016 Summer Housing at Barnard is now available online.

Housing is available for Summer Session 1 (May 22 - July 1) and Session 2 (July 4 - August 12).  May & August Interim Housing is also available for students with Spring and/or Fall room assignments in Barnard housing.

The deadline for Summer Housing applications is 4PM on FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016.  Priority will be determined by date of application.  Late applications cannot be accepted.

Students must pay a $50 non-refundable APPLICATION FEE to the Bursar Office (Milbank 015) before the deadline in order for their application to be considered.  

Students eligible for College-Subsidized or Summer Research Institute (SRI) Housing must additionally submit the required APPROVAL SIGNATURES FORM before 4pm on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.

Students who may need a housing accommodation for a disability or chronic medical condition must submit a Disability Housing Request before 4pm on Friday, April 22.  Students are required to re-apply for accommodations each summer, even if they have received an accommodation in the past (or have already submitted a request for the following academic year).

NOTE: Residential Life & Housing does not grant approvals for College-Subsidized Summer Housing and cannot answer questions regarding the eligibility of specific positions.   If you will be working for/with an office/program that you believe may qualify you for College-Subsidized or SRI Housing, please speak to your supervisor as soon as possible.

December Room Change Requests

DECEMBER ROOM CHANGE REQUEST FORMS are now available to download at http://barnard.edu/reslife/roomchanges/december/.

Completed forms are due to the Res Life office (110 Sulzberger) before 4pm on Monday, December 7, 2015.

If a vacancy opens up in your room / suite for the Spring, you may encourage a friend to request to move in by submitting a December Room Change Request form *OR* by specifying your room/suite on their housing application (i.e. students returning from abroad, readmitted to the College, commuters wanting to move on-campus).  You will also need to submit a ROOMMATE / SUITEMATE REQUEST FORM (http://barnard.edu/reslife/forms) mutually requesting your friend, before 4pm on Monday, December 7, 2015.

NOTE:  It is *NOT* possible to request to "buy out" a double as a single.  If your current roommate is leaving housing or receives a room change, you will receive a new roommate as a result of the December Room Change Request process or through Spring room assignments.

70+ visiting international students are coming to Barnard this Spring from Australia, China, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.  If you have a space opening up in your room / suite and would be interested in living with a visiting student, please email housing@barnard.edu.

For more information about the December Room Change Request process, please visit http://barnard.edu/reslife/roomchanges/december/.

End of the Year Move-Out

As we approach the end of the academic year, please be aware of the following:

• All Barnard residence halls officially close for the summer at 10am on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
  
• Students who are not graduating are expected to move out within 24 hours of their final exam (or by 10am on May 18, whichever is sooner).
  
• Students who are graduating will be required to move out no later than 5pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

Please visit http://barnard.edu/reslife/move-out for information about cleaning your room, check out procedures, requesting extensions, Give-&-Go-Green, summer storage options, returning refrigerators & cable boxes, parking, etc.

If you wish to apply for summer housing, please note that applications are due by 4pm Thursday, May 2, 2013.  More information is available at http://barnard.edu/reslife/summerhousing/.

Applications for Summer 2013 Housing

Information about applying for 2013 Summer Housing at Barnard is now available online at http://barnard.edu/reslife/summerhousing/.

Housing is available for Summer Session 1 (May 27 - 5pm on July 5) and/or Summer Session 2 (July 7 - 5pm on August 9). May & August Interim Housing is available for students with Spring and/or Fall room assignments in Barnard housing.

The deadline for Summer Housing applications is 4pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Late applications will be accepted only if space is available.

Note: Residential Life & Housing does not grant approvals for College-Subsidized Summer Housing and cannot answer questions regarding the eligibility of different positions.   If you will be working for/with an office/program that you believe may qualify you for College-Subsidized Summer Housing, please speak to your employer/supervisor.

Spring Room Change & Buy Out Request Forms

Spring Room Change request forms will be available to download from http://barnard.edu/reslife/roomchanges/ starting Mon, Nov 23.  Request forms will be due no later than 1pm on Thur, Dec 3.  If you are granted a room change, you must be willing to stay until the end of exam week (10am on Thur, Dec 24) to complete your room change before Winter Break starts.

If a vacancy opens up in your double or triple, you may submit a request to "Buy Out" that space (and not get a new roommate).  Buy Out Request forms will be available to download from http://barnard.edu/reslife/roomchanges/ starting Mon, Nov 23. Otherwise, the vacancy will likely be filled through a room change or by a new spring student.

If a vacancy opens up in your room/suite, you may encourage a friend to request the space through a Room Change Request or by specifying your room/suite on their housing application (i.e. students returning from abroad, readmitted, etc). You will need to submit a Roommate/Suitemate Request Form (http://barnard.edu/reslife/roomchanges/Roommate_Suitemate_Request_Form.pdf) mutually requesting your friend, no later than 1pm on Thur, Dec 3.

40+ visiting international students will be coming this Spring from Denmark, Italy, China, South Korea, and Singapore. If you have a space opening up in your room/suite and would like to request one of these students, please email housing@barnard.edu.

Winter Break Housing Requests (due Dec 21)

Barnard College's residence halls will close officially for Winter Break at 10am on Thursday, December 24, 2009 and reopen at 9am on Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Students may not return to or live in the residence halls over Winter Break UNLESS they have received permission from Residential Life & Housing and have a valid 09/10 Winter Break sticker on their ID. Only students living in the residence halls for BOTH the Fall & Spring semesters may request Winter Break Housing.

Winter Break Housing Request Forms will be available to download from the Res Life website (http://barnard.edu/reslife/winterbreak/) on Monday, November 23 and must be submitted no later than 1pm on Monday, December 21.

Students approved to stay over Winter Break will be billed $100 on their student account, regardless of length of stay. The fee will be waived for the following students only: seniors, international students, athletes competing over Winter Break, and/or students participating in approved workshops the last week of break (for the length of the workshop only).

Permission may be granted for the following reasons:

• You are a Senior (Seniors still MUST submit the request form to receive permission & get a WB sticker)
• You are working for a Barnard/Columbia office over winter break
• You are conducting research with a faculty member
• You are working at an internship in the city
• You are an international student or have a conflict with an international flight
• You are an athlete whose team is in practice and/or competition

If you are NOT a Senior or an international student, you will be required to provide documentation w/ your request form (ex. a memo on letterhead from your employer, printout of your international flight itinerary, etc).

The following reasons will NOT be approved:

• You want to attend a fabulous New Year’s Eve party in the city
• You want to bring your friends to the city for vacation
• Your domestic flight home leaves after the check-out deadline
• Your parents can’t come on the scheduled check-out day to pick you up
• Your bedroom at home is now a guest room
• You scheduled a vacation flight out of a NY airport and want to stay over
• You will not be in housing for the Spring semester (or were not in housing for the Fall semester), ex. students going abroad for the Spring or graduating in February

Please note that students with approval to stay over Winter Break are limited to a maximum of one (1) guest at a time during Winter Break (other Barnard students who did not receive permission to stay during Winter Break do count as guests).

For more information, visit http://barnard.edu/reslife/winterbreak/.

Note:  Barnard students living in Columbia residence halls are subject to CU Housing policies relating to Winter Break housing.

Senior Option

In recent years, Barnard has offered a "Senior Option," which allowed Seniors on financial aid to apply those funds toward rent for an off-campus apartment. The Senior Option was created as a response in years in which the College had a shortage of vacancies in campus housing for students on the Wait List after Room Selection and for new students.

After evaluating our current housing stock and the number of projected First-Year and Transfer student enrollments, we have determined that the Senior Option will not be offered for the 2009-2010 academic year.

If you chose a room for the 2009-2010 academic year during this year's Room Selection process and wish to cancel it in order to move off-campus, you have until May 15 to do so without incurring the $1000 cancellation charge. If you do decide to move off-campus, we encourage you to discuss your individual circumstances with the Financial Aid office, as changing to commuter status will affect the amount of financial aid you may be eligible for and/or receive.