CONFERENCE HOUSING (On Campus)
If your REU program chooses to enroll students as conference participants instead of admitting them to the university, on-campus housing for your students may be arranged by Conference and Guest Services within the Department of Residence Life. Basic conference housing costs approximately the same as summer school housing, yet can cost more depending on the type of dormitory and whether or not students choose a linens/towel package. Summer 2008 conference housing rates are as follows:
- No Linens, Towels or Custodial Service
- Modular - $17.00/$26.00 per person per night, double/single occupancy
- Commons - $16.00/$25.00
- Legett/Corridor/Corps - $12.00/$17.00
- Linen Packet/ Towels Twice Weekly
o Modular - $20.00/$30.00 per person per night, double/single occupancy
o Commons - $18.00/$27.00
o Legett/Corridor/Corps - $15.00/$22.00
- Linen Packet/ Towels Daily
o Modular - $23.00/$35.00 per person per night, double/single occupancy
o Commons - $21.00/$33.00
o Legett/Corridor/Corps - $17.00/$25.00
Conference housing is based on a per diem cost and is billed to a sponsor (such as your department) instead of to the students. Sponsors are required to provide keys and cards to their students and also to collect the keys and cards at the end of the session. Conference rooms and bathrooms are cleaned on a weekly basis, whereas only bathrooms are cleaned and trash disposed on a weekly basis in summer school housing.
The contact with Conference and Guest Services is:
Rick Turnbough or Mary Ellen Ford
Conference and Guest Services
Phone: (979) 845-1279
Fax: (979)862-3122
E-mail: conf-services@tamu.edu
Website: http://reslife.tamu.edu/how/conted/
SUMMER SCHOOL HOUSING (On Campus)
If your REU program chooses to admit students to the university, on-campus housing may be arranged by the Housing Assignments Office within the Department of Residence Life. It is important to keep in mind that summer school housing cannot be arranged until students are admitted to the university.
The rental rates for summer school housing in 2008 are:
- Double Rooms in a Modular Hall: $825 for one session
- Double Rooms in a Modular Hall: $1650 for both summer sessions
- Daily Rate of $21.15 if program does not require the whole summer
- Fee includes 1 Cool Wave (formerly microfridge) per room
To check rental rates, visit http://reslife.tamu.edu/how/sschool/rates.asp
The Housing Assignments Office will work to house all REU students in the same cluster of dorms. If you are interested in housing your students with REU students from other programs, you will need to send an approximate number of your students to the Office of Undergraduate Research by May 1st. The Office of Undergraduate Research will collect an approximate head count of all REU students needing on-campus housing and will give this number to the Housing Assignments Office so that they can plan for REU students wanting to be housed together. Once all of your students have been admitted to the university, you will need to make housing arrangements directly with Housing Assignments. In order to make these arrangements, you will need the students’ UIN numbers, which can be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records.
Residence halls typically open two to five days prior to the first day of classes. One or two on-campus locations provide check-in services for students. Be sure to check these schedules and locations with the Housing Assignments Office.
The contact within Housing Assignments is:
Sherry Scott
Customer Service Associate
Phone: (979) 845-4744 or 888-451-3896 (toll free)
Fax: (979) 862-3122
E-mail: slscott@housing.tamu.edu
Website: http://reslife.tamu.edu/
THE TRADITION AT NORTHGATE (Off campus)
As an alternative to on-campus housing, you may also choose to house your students at The Tradition at Northgate located at 301 Church Avenue.
For a group of 0-99 the rate per night for summer 2008 will be $19.25. For groups of 100-200 the rate per night will be $17.90. Though each will have an independent contract, all Research Institutes recognized by the Office of the Vice President of Research will be "clumped together" for purposes of pricing. For instance, if there are 10 Research Institutes (each organized by a different department) and each has 10 participates, then the collective group of 100 will receive the 100-200 per night rate.
To view detailed information on dining services, parking, amenities, linen/housekeeping services, click here.
Jennifer Schmidt
Assistant General Manager
Phone: (979) 268-9000
Fax: (979) 691-2949
Email: jschmidt@livethetradition.com
Website: http://www.livethetradition.com/
