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Sep 08, 2023

Residential Living and Learning

While you are on campus, we want you to feel like you are home! Find the right

While you are on campus, we want you to feel like you are home! Find the right housing option and enjoy a safe, supportive and inclusive community that fosters personal and academic growth.

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Residential Living and Learning is committed to creating environments that intentionally focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every member of our community is a valued part of our Pride with a unique set of identities that will be respected and celebrated. We will not tolerate any form of hate, bigotry, harassment, threat or abuse.

Residential Living and Learning will send out important notices to a student's myLeo email address regarding the application process, room selection, halls availability, the waitlist, move-in, etc. Students should get into the habit of checking their myLeo email on a regular basis.

Once you have been fully admitted to A&M-Commerce you may apply for housing. The application opens on November 1 for the following academic year.

If you are a new student needing housing for Spring 2023, email the housing office at [email protected] for more information.

November 1

Application Opens

April 3

Housing & Meal Plan Contracts Open/ Form Roommate Groups

May 12

Priority deadline for students to sign housing & meal plan contracts to get a priority timeslot for room selection

May 15

Students check myLeo Housing Portal for random, computer-generated room selection timeslot

May 16-26

Students with priority room selection timeslots log-in to myLeo Housing Portal to select a room

May 31

Students who missed priority deadline continue to apply for housing and select room immediately

August 10

Room Selection Ends/Room Swap Ends/Waitlist Opens

Important Notes:

If you are a current resident living on campus, you will apply for housing November 1-May 12. You do not have to pay the $100 fee again as long as you apply by the May 12th deadline.

November 1

Application opens

April 3

Housing and meal plan contracts open/Form roommate groups

May 12

Priority deadline for students to sign housing & meal plan contracts to get a priority timeslot for room selection & not have to pay $100 Fee

May 15

Students check myLeo Housing Portal for random, lottery-generated room selection timeslot

May 16-26

Students with priority room selection timeslots log-in to myLeo Housing Portal to select a room

August 10

Room Selection Ends/Room Swap Ends/Waitlist Opens

Important Notes:

The Summer Housing Application opens on April 3. The summer housing contract covers the following terms: May Mini, Summer I and Summer II.

May Mini 2023 Rate: $350

Summer I and Summer II 2023 Rates:

Important Notes:

Residential Living and Learning provides housing for an additional charge during the winter break, May mini and August mini terms. Students who sign up for mini/break housing may be required to move to a specific hall that will remain open during that break time. Not all residence halls are open during each break. There are no meal plans available during the mini/break terms.

Who can stay: All residents staying in on-campus housing for the fall termApplication: No ApplicationFee: No Fee

Who can stay: All residents with a fall AND spring contract on fileApplication: Opens November 1, Deadline December 8thFee: TBDHow to apply: MyLeo > Apps> Other Apps > Winter Break Housing

Who can stay: All residents staying in on-campus housing for the spring termApplication: No ApplicationFee: No Additional Fee

Who can stay: All resident with a current spring and summer I housing contract on file.Application: Opens April 3, interested students will complete the Summer Application.Note: More detailed information will be emailed to residents who qualify to stay.

Who can stay: Any Fall 2023 residentApplication: Residents may use the Appointments button in myLeo housing portal to select a day/time for arrival.

Fee: $17 per day if deadline on application is met, $25 per day if past deadline.Note: More detailed information will be emailed to residents who qualify to stay.

All full-time, first-year undergraduate students, who enroll in face-to-face classes at the main campus in Commerce, within one year of high school graduation, are required to live on campus or live with their parents/legal guardians within 50 miles (or a one-hour drive) of the Commerce campus.

A Commuter Request will be honored for the following situations:

Exemption requests for first-year students who are recent high school graduates and are married, have children, are over 21, or who have other extenuating circumstances can be made through the Contract Release Request. Please do not sign an off-campus lease until you have submitted your request and received approval.

The Commuter Authorization Request and Contract Release Request are in the housing portal found in myLeo under Other Applications.

2/1 suite, private bedroom, shared bathroom

$3,525

Double room, private centralized bathroom

$3,025

Private room, private centralized bathroom

$3,450

Double room, shared bathroom

$2,475

Private room, shared bathroom

$2,950

Double room, community bathroom

$2,175

Private room, community bathroom

$2,725

2/1 suite, private bedroom, shared bathroom

$3,525

Double room, shared bathroom

$2,475

Private room, shared bathroom

$2,950

Double bedroom, community bathroom

$2,175

Private bedroom, community bathroom

$2,725

2/1 suite, private bedroom, shared bathroom

$3,525

Double room, shared bathroom

$2,475

Private room, shared bathroom

$2,950

Double bedroom, community bathroom

$2,175

Private bedroom, community bathroom

$2,725

Two Bedroom, Two Bathroom

$3,350

Four Bedroom, Two Bathroom

$3,000

One bedroom, private bath

$3,675

Two Bedroom, Two Bathroom

$3,350

Two Bedroom, One Bathroom

$3,175

Four Bedroom, Two Bathroom

$3,000

SUMMER I: JUNE 2 – JULY 6

Summer I Housing Move-in:Report to your assigned hall desk to complete your check in and receive your key. You will be required to have your university ID during the check-in process.

Front Desk Hours for Opening:Friday, June 2 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, June 3 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sunday, June 4 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

SUMMER II: JULY 9 – AUGUST 10

Summer II Housing Move-in:Report to your assigned hall desk to complete your check in and receive your key. You will be required to have your university ID during the check-in process.

Front Desk Hours for Opening:Sunday, July 9 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

RLL will be utilizing a central check-In process for all students and guests on August 23 and 24. Doing so allows us to streamline our process and ensure all requirements (e.g. meningitis vaccination submitted) are met, questions are answered, and bottlenecks are limited at the residence halls and apartments. After checking in at the central location, students will be directed to their residence hall/apartment. Upon arrival, the student will be greeted by RLL staff and volunteers and directed where to park. Plan to arrive 15-30 minutes before your time slot to get through the check-in process.

Exact times will be available on the welcome page of the student's myLeo housing portal.

To aid in the flow of traffic and the extensive parking demands, please follow the outlined process and assigned parking areas. Please note that students will need to promptly purchase parking decals to avoid receiving tickets starting the first day of classes.

Whitley Hall, Pride Rock, Phase 2 and Phase 3 parking lot(s) will be used for unloading purposes only. Staff will be present to guide vehicles in the lot to unload belongings. After your move-in time slot has elapsed, your vehicle must be moved to Lot 19 on Walnut and Bois D'Arc Street.

F-Hall residents may park directly in front of their building or in Lot 6 or Lot 7. Please remember to purchase the designated F-Hall parking decal to avoid receiving tickets. The general resident decal is not valid for F-Hall parking.

New Pride residents may park directly in front of their building. Please remember to purchase the designated New Pride parking decal to avoid receiving tickets. The general resident decal is not valid for New Pride parking.

Prairie Crossing Apartments residents will use the adjacent parking garage. Vans, U-Hauls, and other large moving vehicles will not fit in the parking garage. For unloading these vehicles, you will need to utilize the back entrance on Mayo Street. Please remember to purchase the designated Prairie Crossing parking decal to avoid receiving tickets. The general resident decal is not valid for Prairie Crossing parking.

Twenty-four hour desk operations in the residence halls will begin on Wednesday, August 23 at 8 a.m. All residents must have their student ID. Apartment desk hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Residents should bring their own moving supplies. RLL is not able to provide carts and dollies at this time.

All residents must be registered for classes in order to reside in the hall. The only exceptions for move-in are students participating in the International Orientation the week of opening.

To receive mail, residents must obtain a U.S. Post Office Box. Mail is not delivered to the residence halls. The U.S. Post Office has a branch on campus, located south of the football stadium. They require a letter of residency from the Office of Residential Living and Learning that can be obtained from the front desk of your residence hall during move-in and in the main RLL office, located in Halladay Student Services, once classes have started.

Spring 2023 Housing Move-in:January 12-15Step 1: Sign in to your myLeo housing portal and select a Spring 2023 check in time under Appointments

Step 2: Report to your assigned hall desk to complete your check in. You will be required to have your university ID during the check-in process.

Front Desk Hours for Check-in: January 12-15 8am-8pm

F-Halls (Greek and Women's Hall): 903.468.3010New Pride Apartments: 903.468.4422Phase II New Residence Hall: 903.468.3072Phase III: 903.468.4413Prairie Crossing Apartments: 903.468.3010Pride Rock: 903.468.4078Whitley Hall: 903.886.5790Residential Living and Learning: 903.886.5797

Contact IT at [email protected] or 903.468.6000.

Apogee 24 HR support:Text "resnet" to 84700Email: [email protected]Phone: 855.377.4160

Contact your hall office to submit a work order.

Unplug appliances when not in use or move some appliances to another electrical socket.

If you need to report a facilities or custodial issue, please sign on to your MyLeo.

Your work order has now been submitted. Check your myLeo email for updates on your request.

A guest is defined as any person who does not live within the same assigned space. This includes other students/residents or non-students. Residents are permitted to host guests within their assigned space,and should follow the guidelines listed below:

1. Hosts are responsible for the behavior of their guest(s) at all times and are obligated to inform their guest(s) of all university and Residential Living and Learning Community Standards. Violation of any policy/procedure by a guest may result in disciplinary action against both the guest and host.

2. Guests must be escorted by their host at all times. This includes but is not limited to entering and exiting the building and using bathrooms (buildings with common -area restrooms). Hosts must not leave guests alone within residence halls. Guests found without their host will be escorted out of the building.

3. Overnight guests must secure the permission of the roommate within 72 hours prior to arrival. Guests are only permitted to stay two consecutive or non-consecutive days within a 15-day period.

4. Guests are not permitted to cohabitate. This includes but is not limited to keeping clothing and other personal effects within a host's room; sleeping overnight in a host's assigned space on a regular basis; and using a host's restroom facilities as if the guest resided within the room.

Extension or suspension of visitation privileges for an individual, a floor or an entire residence hall may be issued by RLL with just cause.

Residents are encouraged to personalize and make their room a "home away from home." Please keep in mind that you will be rooming with another student and space is limited. Suggested items to bring are:

Any resident of campus housing who is a handgun license holder and wants to store a handgun in his/her assigned room must provide their own safe, intended and manufactured for handgun storage.

The resident may not provide access to their safe to any other individual.

Failure to comply with this rule may result in removal from campus housing and participation in the university conduct process.

The housing and meal plan contract is binding for the entire academic year (fall and spring semesters) or any remaining portion of the contract if signed after the start of the fall semester.

If a student has an extreme extenuating circumstance, they may complete the Contract Release Request form to request a contract cancellation. Please note that the following situations are not considered extreme or extenuating and are therefore rarely approved:

If a student withdraws or graduates from the university, a Contract Release Request will be approved.

For students who signed the academic year contract for fall and spring terms:

For students who signed the academic year contract for spring only:

Any residential student who enrolls at A&M-Commerce within one (1) and two (2) years of high school graduation is required to have the 17 Meal Plan w/ $750 FLEX or 19 Meal Plan w/$750 FLEX plan.

Any residential student who enrolls at A&M-Commerce three (3) or more years post high school graduation may select any meal plan offered.

Non-residential students are not required to have a meal plan, but may select from any meal plan option below. If a non-residential student would like a meal plan, they may sign up through the myLeo housing portal.MyLeo > Apps > Residential Living and Learning > Other Apps > Meal Plan Add/Change Form

19 Meal Plan w/$750 FLEX: 19 meals a week in the Lion's Mane Café or exchange for $7 credit to be used in the Lion's Lair retail venues or concessions at Memorial Stadium and the Field House during sporting events. Includes $750 FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus, per semester.17 Meal Plan w/$750 FLEX: 17 meals a week in the Lion's Mane Café or exchange for $7 credit to be used in the Lion's Lair retail venue or concessions at Memorial Stadium and the Field House during sporting events. Includes $750 FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus, per semester.14 Meal Plan w/$750 FLEX: 14 meals a week in the Lion's Mane Café or exchange for $7 credit to be used in the Lion's Lair retail venue or concessions at Memorial Stadium and the Field House during sporting events. Includes $750 FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus, per semester.7 Meal Plan w/$750 FLEX: 7 meals a week in the Lion's Mane Café includes $750 FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus.$1,265 FLEX Plan: Includes $1,150 value in FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus, per semester.$605 FLEX Plan: Includes $550 value in FLEX to be used at any dining location on campus, per semester.

19 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 FLEX

$2,700

17 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 FLEX

$2,500

19 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 FLEX

$2,700

17 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 FLEX

$2,500

14 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 FLEX

$2,250

7 MEAL PLAN w/ $750 Flex

$1,550

$1265 FLEX

$1,150

$605 FLEX

$550

Non-affiliated off-campus housing is only available for students who are not required to live in University-owned on-campus housing. TAMUC does not endorse any specific property. The non-affiliated properties may also provide accommodations to the greater Commerce community.

Students wishing to receive mail/packages can purchase a PO Box from the A&M-Commerce Post Office located across from the Music Building and Memorial Stadium. Before going to the Post Office, the student will need to pick up a post office box residential verification form from their hall front desk. The cost is $60 per year or $30 for 6 months

Your hall is more than just a place to store your things; it's a vibrant community of your peers where you will form friendships that could last a lifetime! Visit campus virtually or in person to explore our residence halls and find out which one is right for you..

Whitley Hall is a twelve-story high-rise building with private rooms and suite-style restrooms.

Pride Rock is a three-story, suite style residence hall.

Phase II is a four story, suite-style residence hall.

Phase III is a four-story residence hall and offers private and double rooms with privatized, community restrooms.

New Pride Apartments has 2bed/2bath apartments and 4bedr/2-bath apartments and a community center.

Prairie Crossing Apartments contain 4 bed/2 bath, 2 bed/2 bath, 2 bed/1 bath, and 1 bed/1 bath units.

Sorority Housing is available for members of Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Kappa Alpha. These two-story houses are made up of private rooms , community restrooms, a lounge, and a large kitchen.

The African American Male Mentorship Program, Latino American Mentorship Program, Sista 2 Sista and ¡Mujeres de Accion! are housed in the F-Halls. These two-story halls have private rooms, double rooms, community restrooms, a lounge and a large kitchen.

LLCs are initiatives that combine academic learning communities with a residential component, allowing students to live and learn in a residence hall environment. This provides opportunities for learning to continue outside of the classroom. They are often partnerships between campus housing and academic or student services departments.

Academic LLCs offer students with the same academic interest and or specific topic areas to live together in a designated residence hall on campus. Academic LLCs are sponsored by an academic department and will have faculty and staff that will provide additional academic and or extra-curricular programming for participants.

The STEM LLC provides an opportunity to live, study, and participate with a group of like-minded individuals who have similar educational and career goals. The STEM LLC is open to first year freshmen majoring in a degree within the College of Science & Engineering. This community is sponsored by the College of Science & Engineering.

To be part of the STEM Community:

Location: Phase III

Contact: [email protected]

The Pre-Nursing LLC is designed for students who want to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Students who are part of the Pre-Nursing LLC will enroll in select science and math classes together and will participate in tutor-led study sessions for these courses. The LLC is open to first-year freshmen with a Pre-Nursing Public Health or Pre-Nursing Human Services major. Students in the LLC will also have the opportunity to interact with the two nursing student organizations: the Student Nurses Association and the Fellowship of Christian Student Nurses. The community is sponsored by the School of Nursing and Health Sciences (Departments of Nursing and Health and Human Performance).

To be part of the Pre-Nursing Community:

Contact: [email protected]

Interest or themed based LLCs offer students with the same interest such as community service or leadership to live together in a designated residence hall on campus. Interest or themed LLC provide participants with additional programing centered on their area of interest, and provide various opportunities to grow in those areas. These LLC are also sponsored by various departments including RLL.

Gender Inclusive housing gives students the option of living together in a room/suite/apartment regardless of their biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Gender Inclusive housing would be a great option for those students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, transgender, and or intersex, as well as committed allies. This community is sponsored by the department of Residential Living & Learning.*Gender inclusive housing is not a LLC, but an option that students can opt into.

To be part of Gender Inclusive housing:

Contact: [email protected]

Affinity Groups are communities that are intended to meet a specific identity development. These groups provide students the opportunity to grow and develop an understating on how identity shapes their and others experiences.

The African-American Male Mentorship Program strives to help young African American Males captivate their powers, understand their strengths, enhance their leadership skills, and inspire other young men on campus and in their community, while being consciously aware of whom they are as African American men and the knowledge they possess. This is accomplished through innovative and impactful programming that will assist in the overall academic, personal, and social development of participants, while encouraging them to develop leadership skills that will permit them the opportunity to become actively engaged and involved with their student experience contributing to their persistence and graduation to become make leaders of tomorrow. This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement & Leadership (IEL).

To be part of the AAMMP Community:

Contact: [email protected]

The Latino American Mentorship Program is an organization established in 2015 in an effort to motivate Hispanic male students to graduate and provide service to the university and the community. This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership (IEL).

To be part of the LAMP Community:

Contact: [email protected]

The mission of the ¡Mujeres de Accion! LLC is to assist Latina women in reaching their personal and professional goals through education, leadership and mentorship. There is power in a name. Naming in the Hispanic culture is intentional and purposeful. The reason the community is named ¡Mujeres de Accion! Is because it means women of action. The women in this community will be action oriented to help their families, themselves and the A&M-Commerce community. The purpose of this community is to empower and strengthen Latina female participants by building healthy relationships, engaging in community service, building career experiences, and accepting every woman for who they are. !Mujeres de Accion! participants will actively engage in activities to aide in their successful transition to the Texas A & M University-Commerce environment, academic excellence, and become productive citizens within their community. Participants will understand the importance of character development, community engagement, relationship building, professional and academic networking, and global engagement. This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership (IEL).

To be part of the MDA Community:

Contact: [email protected]

The purpose of the Sista 2 Sista LLC community is to empower and strengthen black female participants by building healthy relationships, engaging in community service, building career experiences, and accepting every woman for who they are. Sista 2 Sista participants will actively engage in activities to aide in their successful transition to the TAMUC environment, academic excellence, and become productive citizens within their community. Participants will understand the importance of character development, community engagement, relationship building, professional and academic networking, and global engagement. This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership (IEL).

To be part of the S2S Community:

Contact: [email protected]

As a student worker, you can have an impact on your peers’ on-campus experience in a variety of roles.

Resident Assistant (RA) – Use your creative and leadership skills to support your residents in their academic success and overall wellness as an RA.

Desk Assistant (DA) and Desk Manager (DM) – Be the go-to person to connect residents with staff, solve problems, and help ensure residents have a great campus experience.

Summer Conference Assistant (CA) – Use your organizational skills to support the various summer camp and conference programs happening on campus.

Customer Service Assistant- Create a welcoming environment and assist students, parents and staff with questions and concerns.

Residents are encouraged to personalize and make their room a "home away from home." Please keep in mind that you will be rooming with another student and space is limited. Suggested items to bring are:

Pride Rock-XL TwinWhitley-XL TwinPhase III-XL TwinPhase II-XL TwinNew Pride- TwinWest-TwinF-Halls-TwinPrairie Crossing-Full

Personal responsibility is one of the most important lessons that can be learned at college. All students are considered adults and will be treated accordingly by all University staff. Residential Living and Learning will strive to connect students to the many resources available for a student to accomplish their goals. Students must take an active part in their academic and personal success by letting our staff know if they need assistance in a particular area.

If a resident is interested in living in another room or building on campus, they are welcome to use the Room Swap function in the housing application until mid-August. After that, the Waitlist opens in the myLeo housing portal and residents can put their name on one waitlist. If a spot becomes available in the desired hall, we will contact the student on the waitlist.

If students have a roommate or facility concern, they should contact their hall staff for assistance instead of using the waitlist to move.

Security Precautions:

All housing and meal plans contracts are for both Fall and Spring terms, therefore students must submit a Contract Release Request if they wish to cancel the contract. Due to the nature of the contracts, a majority of requests are denied, therefore, students should not make alternate plans to live off campus until they have received an approved request. The Contract Release Request can be found under Other Apps in the myLeo housing portal.

Guests are defined as any person who does not live within the same assigned space. This includes other students/residents, or non- students. Residents are permitted to host guests within their assigned space, and should follow the guides listed below:

1. Hosts are responsible for the behavior of their guest(s) at all times and are obligated to inform their guest(s) of all University and Residential Living and Learning Community Standards. Violation of any policy/procedure by a guest may result in disciplinary action being taken against both the guest and host

2. Guests must be escorted by their host at all times. This includes but is not limited to: entering and exiting the building; the usage of bathrooms (buildings with common area restrooms); as well as leaving guests along within residence hall. Guests found without their host will be escorted out of the building;

3. Overnight guests must secure the permission of the roommate within 72 hours prior to the guests’ arrival, and are only permitted to stay two consecutive or nonconsecutive days within a 15 day period.

4. Cohabitation is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: keeping clothing and other personal effects within the room, sleeping overnight in the assigned space on a regular basis and usage of the restroom facilities as if they resided within the room.

Extension or suspension of visitation privileges for an individual, a floor or an entire residence hall may be issued by RLL with just cause.

Yes, because A&M-Commerce is committed to its students and believes that it is responsible for the physical, mental, and emotional well being of every student, the University requires all single, beginning undergraduate students living on campus are required to purchase a designated meal plan for first-year students for the full academic year. However, this policy only applies to students who are starting college the same year as their date of graduation from high school, and are choosing to live on campus. Second year students who live on campus are also required to choose from one of the two designated meal plans. Meal plans are optional for other classifications. Meal plans are sold for the entire academic year (fall and spring), and are not transferable to another student.

Although precautions are taken to maintain adequate security, the University cannot assume responsibility for the loss of or damage (due to water leaks, fire, theft, etc.) to student possessions. Students or their parents are encouraged to carry appropriate insurance to cover such losses. Residents are encouraged to keep doors closed and locked with the room key in their possession. Other suggestions for protecting valuables include having a lock box, engraving name, etc., on items of value, not leaving money or jewelry out in the open, and promptly reporting maintenance concerns.

A Commuter Authorization Request will be honored if a first year student is living with a parent or legal guardian within a 50 mile or less than one hour drive time from campus. The Commuter Authorization Request is located on the myLeo housing portal under Other Applications.

Students with a service animal or emotional support animal are required to contact Student Disability Services to get the animal approved before the animal is brought into the residence halls. Students may start the process by emailing [email protected].

The use of routers are not allowed in the residence halls.

View channel listing as well as show times available within our residence halls.