Resolution 16-30: HOUSE IT GOING?

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Number	16-30
Description	Update students on housing wait-list appropriately by telling them their wait-list number
Authored by	Himanshu Rapur
Sponsored by	Nawal Joulani Meaghan Harraghy
Date Submitted	Sunday, September 18, 2016
Date Considered	Saturday, April 18, 0201
Committee	Student Affairs
Result	n/a
Remarks	Awaiting comments from President Karbhari.
Whereas	UTAâ€™s population is growing year by year and more students are choosing to live on campus due to convenience and to gain the full college experience; and
Whereas	Due to limited rooms and apartments available on campus, a lot of the students apply for housing and are put on the wait-list for the fall semester; and
Whereas	As classes begin, students often take up accommodation off campus and yet still remain on the wait-list with the hope of finding a room on campus; and
Whereas	This leads to an inflation of students on UTA housingâ€™s waitlist; and
Whereas	Students also do not have an incentive for taking their name off the wait-list when they find housing somewhere else, leaving the wait-list continuously inflated and students are unable to get housing; and
Whereas	Students who are waitlisted are able to contact the housing department inquiring their position on the list, however, due the inflated wait-list, the list is dynamic as other students may have already found housing elsewhere and have not withdrawn their application. Therefore, the housing department is unable to give a clear answer as to whether students on the wait-list will find housing or not until move in day.
Be It Further Resolved That	The UTA housing department begin charging students half of the housing deposit ($75) at the time of application and then when they are offered a room, they pay the remaining $75. Additionally, students who have found housing elsewhere or would like to withdraw their application would be refunded their $75 deposit, giving them an incentive to remove themselves from the wait-list, which will decrease the number of students on the wait-list; and
Be It Further Resolved That	UTA housing department be more transparent when students ask their wait-list position and let them know if they will likely receive housing or not.