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Why Return to the University Residence Halls?

Each year, many students choose to return to the University Residence Halls. It's easy to see why:

• Choice: Our 18 residence halls in two distinct neighborhoods (lakeshore and southeast) offer a variety of living options for students
• Connections: Students from 50 states and 54 countries/regions live in our residence halls, allowing students to form new perspectives and craft lifelong friendships
• Activities: Last year alone residents planned over 3,500 activities, including trips to Chicago, campfires at Picnic Point, and sailing at the Memorial Union
• Learning: Our residents get better grades because popular classes and convenient advising are offered right in residence halls; free tutoring is available, and our nine learning communities present unique academic opportunities
• Stability: Students can count on predictable costs in University Residence Halls; they are only responsible for their own charges; if a roommate chooses not to return, charges for a remaining roommate remain the same
• Privacy: As returning residents, students can choose to live in a single room by themselves
• Friends: Groups of students can choose their room before signing a contract, allowing friends to be neighbors/roommates in our residence halls
• Location: University Residence Halls are close to classes and/or work, so our residents can sleep in, eat lunch at home, and walk or bike to destinations
• Convenience: Our residents save time and have healthy options at our marketplace-style dining locations where they can dine-in or order carry-out/delivery online at reasonable prices
• Service: Students living in residence halls appreciate their amenities, including on-site laundry facilities that can be monitored online, knowledgeable hall desk staff, 24-hour security systems, responsive cleaning & maintenance staff, cable HDTV, and high-speed wireless Internet 

Click here to learn how to reapply for 2013-14!​

Returning Resident Social

Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall Lounge

This social at Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall will serve as a great way for potential returning residents to explore a variety of hall communities, leadership/involvement roles, and University Housing jobs. Staff will be available from the Assignments Office, Human Resources, and each hall community. Returning residents will also have an opportunity to chat with peers in hopes of finding a roommate or clustermate. There will also be a variety of food and goodies on hand to give away, including a free water bottle for residents who have agreed to return in 2013-14.

New Facilities Opening

Want to start new programs & traditions or enjoy a delicious meal in spacious new marketplace dining facilties? The only way is to return to University Residence Halls in Academic Year 2013-14.

• New Residence Hall: Opening in August 2013 next to Kronshage, Cole, and Sullivan Halls in the lakeshore neighborhood, a brand new residence hall will offer a home for 172 residents. It will include specialized spaces for the GreenHouse Learning Community, including a plant greenhouse on the 4th floor and solar panels on the roof.
• New Dining Options: Renovations to nearby Carson Gulley Commons will also be completed in August 2013, offering new marketplace dining venues, elevators, and common spaces located south of Adams & Tripp Halls and east of Slichter Hall in the lakeshore neighborhood.
• New Programs: Leadership and involvement opportunities will increase next year as well, including a new Peer Mentor Program in Ogg Hall and a Gender Learning Community in Phillips Hall.

Summer Session

The University Residence Halls offer convenient and affordable living for students enrolled in summer session classes at UW-Madison. Typically, halls such as Susan Davis and Merit are open and available for summer campus living.