When Caitlin Welsch and a friend decided they’d like to room together in Currier Residence Hall next year, they went to their computers and signed up.
This is the first year for Self-Assignment System (SAS) on ISIS, which allows students to choose a particular room in a residence hall and choose a food plan. Welsch, a first-year student from Winfield, Iowa, says, “It was very easy to do, very simple. You type in what kind of room you want and a list comes up showing all the rooms that meet the description.”
SAS
is being used for the first time this year. Dicta Schoenfelder, manager
of the Housing Office, says the transition has gone smoothly. Some students
won’t get the room they wanted since some rooms are not available
because they’re being used for learning communities, are already
reserved for the coming year, or are undergoing renovations. But most
have found a room without problems.
Students are assigned times to access the self-assignment system. If they’ve completed 60 semester hours of courses, they receive top priority. Within each priority level, a lottery is held in each category to assign specific times.