CLIFF NOTES

Hey DON-FAM,
WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE FALL SEMESTER AND 2022!! The finish line is right there. For those of you who are still here grinding, I’m right there with you. I have 4 papers between me and break. For those who are home, I hope you are enjoying some time away and time with loved ones.
 

RA Higlight of the Week

Hi! I’m Jamie Cashman and I’m a Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Entrepreneurship. My hometown is in Middlesex County, NJ. I’m on Cornell Electric Vehicles and I play for Cornell Club Softball! You can reach me at jsc348@cornell.edu. 
Jamie, will be studying abroad next semester. if you see them, say See you later!!

Plant Boarding Program
Jed, Kim, and Cliff will offer a plant boarding program exclusively over December break. We will do our best to take care of the plants. We ask that you place your name, net id, and watering schedule on blue tape and fix that on the pot of the plant. We do not take responsibility for any of the plants. The tables will be outside the FIR apartment in the lobby. Please reach out to RHD Cliff for more details. 

22 HOUR Quiet Hours are in Effect

 22-Hour Quiet Hours (began Tuesday, December 6th at 7pm) and Courtesy Hours. Courtesy hours are 5:00pm-7:00pm, and prior to the start of 22 hour quiet hours. Reminder that everyone’s final schedule are different and while you may be done with exam, others may still be studying. 

Green Dining Reusable Cointainers

 In the Lobby, we have a Dining Item Return box. Many students have deposited their green dining reusable containers. Those were not meant to be returned here. If you are still here, you can come pick it up. 

Students with Partial Rooms 
Students with partially empty rooms need to make sure they leave room and create space for their potential new roommate to move in. This includes returning furniture to where it was upon move-in.  RAs and RHD/AC will be checking in. 

MOVING OUT

Undergraduate residence halls close for the fall semester at 2pm on Sunday, December 18, 2022.  If you have not yet responded to notify us of your plans for departure or move-out for fall semester, please Log in to the Portal to complete the form.Please read carefully for important check-out process information.

Late Departure Request

• Requests to stay a short time beyond Closing (2-4pm in building lobby) – contact RHD/AC by Monday, December 12 (PAST DUE).  If you need to stay longer than this but not overnight you may wait in Service Centers

• Requests to stay overnight Sunday ONLY – must be submitted via the Housing Portal. The same place where you indicated your departure time.   

• Reviewed and rarely approved; typically only for extreme circumstances. 

• Cost of one night stay is $48.  

Housing Selection!!!

The General Room Selection process for 2023-2024 housing begins in January 2023. Most current undergraduate students select their on-campus rooms – and roommate(s) or blockmates – for the following year through the General Room Selection process that takes place at the beginning of each spring semester. Students sign up online for housing to receive their randomly generated General Room Selection timeslot. During their timeslot, students log in to the Housing Portal to select their room and sign their housing license.
 

2023-2024 General Room Selection Application

All students who are required to or would like to live on campus for 2023-2024 must submit a 2023-2024 General Room Selection Application via the housing portal.

Rising Sophomore and Spring Transfers can fulfill the second year of the residential requirement by living in University-approved qualified second-year housing (sorority, fraternity, and approved affiliated housing). The Office of Housing & Residential Life will receive rosters from the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life to ensure compliance with the residential requirement.

Rising Sophomore and Spring Transfer students who wish to be exempt from the second-year residential requirement for the 2023-2024 academic year must submit and Individual exemption request via the housing portal by 11:59pm on February 28, 2023.

Continued Occupancy on West Campus - Continued Occupancy (CO) is the process by which a select number of current West Campus residents can return to their House the following year. The process looks slightly different in each community. Additionally, each House hosts Active Citizens (Rose Scholars in Rose House) who apply to be engaged returning citizens of the community and are guaranteed housing in their community for the following year.  Except for Rose House, after Active Citizens have been assigned, the remaining beds are available for residents to select through an in-house lottery process.

For answers to other questions, please check out 
https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/housing-details/apply-housing/current-undergrad-application-process/room-selection-faqs 

House Rules Reminders

Decorating Rooms  

·      Resident rooms must be in the same condition upon departure, as they were upon arrival. Room damages or decorating violations will be assessed and charged against the resident(s) responsible. If a responsible party does not come forward, the damage bill will be split among all residents of the room. 

• No more than one 8.5-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper, per resident, is allowed on the outside of a room door.

• Pictures, posters, and other materials must be hung from picture moldings, tack strips, or bulletin boards only. Nails, tacks, screws, tape, glue, and other adhesives may not be used on walls, ceilings, wardrobes, woodwork, doors, or furniture. Note- it does remove paint or damages surface, even products that claim not to.
• Wall paper of any kind is not allowed on walls or doors including contact or “removable” wall paper.
• Decorations including natural evergreen trees, wreaths, or boughs are prohibited. Artificial plants are also not allowed. Metal trees are acceptable, with illumination by spot or reflective lights only. All winter seasonal decorations must be removed prior to leaving for the intersession break. 
• Decorative strands of lights are permitted with an Underwriter's Laboratories label or listing (UL), but should not be adhered to any walls or ceiling.

·      Alterations (including but not limited to painting) to a room/apartment or to any University property within a room/apartment or common area is prohibited.

• Hanging or extending anything outside the windows is prohibited.

• Internal cables may not be spliced and run to individual rooms.
• Maintenance in student rooms and common areas may only be completed by authorized staff.
• Objects may not block the windows.
• Hanging or posting anything on ceilings is prohibited.
• Hanging anything from sprinkler pipes or any part of the fire sprinkler system is prohibited.
• Covering smoke detectors and/or sprinkler heads is a life safety issue and is prohibited (see Fire Safety section for more information). 
• Tapestries, cloths/sheets, plastic signs, and flags may not be hung in student rooms.
• No more than ten percent of the wall can be covered by decorations in compliance with fire code.
• Windows in all student rooms come already equipped with drapes, shades, or blinds. Students may not hang their own window treatments in their rooms, unless material is fire rated and labeled as such (certification must be on file with the SCL Facilities Office). 
• Students may not bring their own upholstered furniture such as, headboards, couches into the halls as they are not properly fire treated for residence hall environments.  Small chairs are allowable within space restrictions

Maintenance Concerns

• If you are experiencing concerns in your space such as, but not limited to: Mold, Heat not working, Outlets not working- please reach out to your RA or RHD
• We will be able to assist you, and even show you how to submit your own maintenance request! Feel free to use the link here: Maintenance Requests Form or ask your RA for questions on how to do so!

Closing Checklist for Residents 

1. Pack essential items, such as prescription medication, laptops, chargers and important documents (passport, ID cards, driver’s license, proof of COVID vaccination, etc.)  Access to your residence hall room after your arranged departure time slot is not permitted.  If you are returning for spring 2023, most items can be left in your room.

2. Remove items not permitted based on the Housing License and/or House Rules.  Fire safety checks are performed by the City of Ithaca and/or State of New York Fire during the break period.

3. Dispose of perishable food items in your MicroFridge or your community refrigerator. If you leave non-perishable items in the community refrigerators, label them with your NetID. Examples:  Ketchup, mustard, etc.  Non-labeled items will be removed and disposed of by Building Care.
4. If there is an empty bed in your room, make sure that part of the room is clean and clear of your belongings.
5. Close and lock all windows and close blinds.
6. Set heat on the minimum setting.
7. Unplug electronics.  If you need to refrigerate non-perishables in your MicroFridge, you may leave that plugged in.  If you have an approved fish tank in your room, that can remain plugged in.
8. Remove all trash from the room.  This includes any perishable foods from your MicroFridge.  Snacks and dry goods should be stored in a sealed container to avoid attracting pests.
9. Return all silverware to the Dining Rooms.  Do not throw them away!
10. Return your reusable container to your Dining Room. Pick up a sanitized container at the beginning of the spring semester! 
11. Turn off lights.
12. Lock your door.
13. Key Return (only if you are NOT planning to return for spring 2023) - Students who are vacating will receive information about returning keys in early December.  If you need to return keys by mail because you took them off campus with you, please mail your key(s) back via FedEx or UPS to ATTN: Service Center Keys, 107 Robert Purcell, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 to have us receive them by January 6, 2023.
14. IF you are staying for winter break and/or returning for spring semester, you do NOT return your keys. Keep them in a safe place with you for when you return to campus in January. 

If you are planning not to return to campus for the spring semester, please log in to the Housing Portal to request a cancellation of your spring housing by December 1, 2022. 

TOP 10 reasons to LOVE MARY DONLON

1. Donlon is ...... AWESOME 
2. We are a Family
3. Donlon is THE place to live during your first year
4. We are always giving away free things
5. We stick together 
6. We have a library, pool room, pool room,  and TV lounge in the builing 
7. we have the best cell phone reception on campus 
8. We love to laugh and have fun (responseibly)
9. We have a Great Faculty-Family- in Residence, the best RAs, and the coolest RHD
10. Maggie, Cupid, and Leela Live here #DonlonPets

On-campus housing guarantees

All first- and second-year undergraduate students who are studying full-time on the Ithaca campus are required to live on campus, or in affiliated housing that has been approved to fulfill the residential requirement, through the spring semester of their second academic year of enrollment. New transfer students starting in spring of 2023 are required to live on campus for the 2023-2024 academic year.

PROGRAM HOUSE APPLICATION

Application opened on 10/12 

https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/campus-housing/first-year-undergraduates/program-houses

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Frequently Asked Questions 

I am Locked out, what do I do?

First, ask yourself what time is it? If the service center is open, go there and get a loaner key, if its closed, call RA on Call. 

Why is there no power in my Room?

The Laundry Machine took my money? What should I do?

Something is broken in my room, What do I do?

Fill out a work order/service request and foward the confirmation to RHD Cliff. https://maximo.fs.cornell.edu/kerb/apps/index.cfm/serviceRequests

Frequently Asked Questions 

I am Locked out, what do I do?

First, ask yourself what time is it? If the service center is open, go there and get a loaner key, if its closed, call RA on Call. 

Why is there no power in my Room?

The Laundry Machine took my money? What should I do?

Something is broken in my room, What do I do?

Fill out a work order/service request and foward the confirmation to RHD Cliff. https://maximo.fs.cornell.edu/kerb/apps/index.cfm/serviceRequests