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Winter Break and Spring Move-In
December 23, 2012 - January 19, 2013
All University Residence Halls will reopen at 8:00 AM on Saturday, January 19, 2013. For complete information about winter break and spring semester move-in, including parking and dining hours, see our Moving In & Out page.
Planning for Next Year
Does it seem a bit early to be talking about where your student will live next year? We agree. Unfortunately, off-campus housing options in the Madison area begin sending messages to students at this early date. We encourage you and your student to investigate all your options for living next year, including returning to the University Residence Halls.
To this end, our process for returning begins after Winter Break, to give you enough time to consider various options and to allow your student to get to know their potential future roommates better. Above all else, please take your time in making a decision, and be sure to take a look at why thousands of University Housing residents decide to return each year.
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.
Email Updates for Parents
New this year, students have the opportunity to enter an email address for a parent/guardian to receive general updates and information from the University Residence Halls. Students log in to My UW Housing and then click on “Emergency and Other Contacts” on the left side of the screen. For any email addresses entered, be sure the email user adds assignme@housing.wisc.edu to their list of contacts so messages can be received.
University Residence Halls Construction and Renovation
We are improving and expanding housing on the UW-Madison campus in response to demand from first-year students and their families. Current major projects of note include:
- New 32 Residence Hall located south of Kronshage Hall and east of Cole Hall & Holt Commons in the lakeshore neighborhood will open in August 2013 and be the new home for the GreenHouse Learning Community
- Carson Gulley Commons located south of Adams & Tripp Halls and east of Slichter Hall in the lakeshore neighborhood is being renovated and will re-open in August 2013 with new marketplace dining venues, elevators, and common spaces