Dear Parents,
Residence Life and Student Housing has provided important information for your students to help them as they transition from the Fall 2009 to the Spring 2010 semester. We have placed this information in your student’s mailbox. We advise that you read and discuss the information below with your student — specific dates and deadlines are important for you to review.

Spring Room Change Option:
• You may request a spring room change by filling out a room change request form, no later than Monday, November 30, 2009.
• You will be assigned a new space prior to the in‐coming spring residents.
• You can choose to wait until January to request a room change; however you will be assigned to available space after all new spring residents are assigned.

Spring Room Change Option Process:
• Fill‐out a room change request form.
• Submit your signed form to your front desk, any time from
Monday, Nov. 9, through Monday, Nov. 30.
• No spring change request forms will be accepted after Monday, Nov. 30. You will have to wait until January to submit your request.
• Residence Life will notify residents, concerning your room change request status, by placing a letter in your SRC mailbox.
• If you are granted a room change, please be aware that you must completely remove all belongings from your current room by noon on Sunday, Dec. 20.
• You will be notified of your new assignment by Monday, Dec. 7.
• You may begin moving into your new spring assignment on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.

Move Outs for Spring 2010:
• Your contract is for the full academic year.
• Checking out does not release you from your contractual obligation.
• You will find approved reasons and specific instructions on how to petition for spring release on the housing website at housing.unm.edu.
• Click on “Current Residents” tab and select “Petition for Spring Release” in the upper left hand navigation.
• All “spring portion” contract release petitions must be processed in person at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office, 2^nd floor La Posada Hall, no later than Monday, November 30^th.
• All housing contract release verifications will be considered on a case by case basis according to the “Terms and Conditions.”
• “Terms and Conditions” can be located on the housing website at housing.unm.edu.
• Click on the “Current Residents” tab and select “Terms and Conditions” in the top left navigation.

Winter Recess Housing:
• If you are a non‐apartment resident who needs housing during UNM winter break, you are required to fill out an “Intersession Agreement Form” by Wednesday, December 16^th.
• You can fill‐out and submit the form from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office, 2^nd Floor La Posada Hall.
• Your UNM Bursar’s Account will automatically be billed for $375 for winter recess housing.

Meal Plan Changes:
• Spring 2010, meal plan change forms will be accepted at the Residence Life and Student Housing Office in the last week of January.
• Meal changes can be made between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, Jan. 25 through Friday, Jan. 29.
• All meal plan changes become effective Monday, Feb. 1.

Update your Payment Plan on Loboweb:
• Don’t forget to update your payment plan on LoboWeb or you may get dropped from UNM classes due to spring 2010 housing charges.
• You can easily update your payment plan on LoboWeb beginning
Dec. 14, 2009.
• Go to my.unm.edu and log‐in.
• Select “Student Life” tab – click on LoboWeb.
• From the “Student” tab in LoboWeb, click on “Make Payments.”
• Click on “UNM Account Suite” button.

Maintenance:
• If you have maintenance issues go to housing.unm.edu.
• Click on “place a work order for Housekeeping and Maintenance” on our website home page in the bottom left navigation.

Renewal Process for 2010 – 2011:
• Students will be able to sign‐up to live on campus for 2010 – 2011 in February.
• More information will be shared when residents return in January.
• Please be thinking about living on campus next year. 

Contact Information:
• Please contact Residence Life and Student Housing customer service at (505)277‑2606 if you have questions or need additional information.

Parents, our goal has been to share important housing information with you and your student. We highly recommend that you keep this information in a safe place for future reference. If you or your student needs additional help with any of our processes, please contact our Residence Life and Student Housing customer service number listed above.

Now that many students are headed home for summer, UNM Residence Life/Student Housing is busy making positive changes to student housing on campus.

“We are continuing our efforts to make visible changes in our residence halls to better serve our students,” said Director of Residence Life and Student Housing Patrick Call.

Residence Life plans to spend $4.8 million to expand the quality and visual appeal of various residence hall facilities for students living on campus.

The department plans to focus spending on building renovations, upgrades, and landscaping initiatives specifically selected to enhance life‐safety and increase student satisfaction. (more…)

Since 2001, UNM’s University College has offered the Living & Learning Communities (LLC) to the freshman class.

Each LLC consists of 18 students living in apartment style residence halls. The groups also share an interest in a specific academic area and attend some classes together. Living in this type of atmosphere provides academic and social opportunities to better help students succeed.

“In the LLC, I met people with the same interests as me, people who wanted to study business
and share ideas. By living every day together in the same apartment, we have created friendships for life,” said Esteban Raul Jirón Vaca, a student from the 2007 Business & Management LLC.

LLC focus areas are the Fine Arts, Engineering, Business Management, Architecture and Planning, Humanities and Liberal Arts, Health Sciences, International Studies and Careers, and Biology Studies. (more…)

Students who would like to increase or decrease campus meal plans will have an opportunity to do so during Meal Plan Change Week, Monday, Jan. 26 through Friday, Jan. 30. 

Students should go to Student Housing office on the 2^nd floor of the La Posada Dining Hall to request the change.

Is your student living on campus? It’s time to update housing contracts and meal plans for Spring Semester 2009 by no later than Sunday, Nov. 30.

Although UNM housing contracts are for the full academic year, students have the option to update meal plans if needs have changed. Students can also apply to move to a different hall or room for the spring semester by completing a spring option room change request at the residence hall front desk. 

Residence Life at UNM has several programs to ring in the holiday season.  Encourage your son or daughter to attend the following events:  

• Thanksgiving Buffet
  • Tuesday, Nov. 25, 4‐9pm at La Posada Dinning Hall — Thanksgiving Dinner! Ham and Turkey, Sweet and Mashed Potatoes, Green beans with Almonds, Stuffing, Fresh Cranberry Sauce and Salad!  
    Hey Vegetarians! They didn’t forget about you. Enjoy Hubbard Squash Stew w/ tofu, Wild Rice Stuffing, Fresh Cranberry Sauce and Vegan Chocolate Tofu Moose. 
    Not to Mention… Black Forest Cake, Caramel Apple Pie, Pumpkin Bread Pudding, Egg Nog, Cider, Tres Leche and so much more!
• Hanging of the Greens
  • Friday, Dec. 5, – Join in on Lighting Residence Hall Luminarias and Sing Christmas Carols across Campus!
• Late Night Breakfast Fiesta
  • Monday, Dec. 15, 9-11pm – Get a late night boost while studying for finals — enjoy a tasty breakfast in La Posada Dinning Hall