Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Scenes from the Annual Pie in the Face for the Human Race

Several years ago, University Housing and Residence Life held its first annual Pie in the Face for the Human Race event. Students were given the opportunity to put a pie in the face of the Residence Life Coordinator staff. Our recent event was held on Thursday, April 15 on the JSU Quad. Students paid $1 per pie and all proceeds benefited Relay for Life. This year, over $85 was raised for Relay for Life. This event was also held as apart of the annual Resident Appreciation Week. Please take the time to enjoy the scenes from this year's event.



















It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Scenes from the Red Flag Rally

If you've been on campus recently, you probably saw lots of little red flags. You probably wondered what they were for, right? Counseling Services partnered with many departments on campus to launch the Red Flag Campaign for the month of April. This blog post explains the reasoning for the campaign. Check out scenes from the Rally and the Clothesline Project!










It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Monday, April 26, 2010

Scenes from the Leadership House Retreat

On April 10, residents of the Leadership House for Men and Women attended a day retreat at World Song Camp in Cook Springs, Alabama. Those who attended participated in team building exercises and low ropes initiatives. Check out the photos below!










It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Housing Rates

The new housing rates for fall 2010 - spring 2011 are available!

Freshman Female Housing:
  • Curtiss Hall: $1,540/semester
  • Fitzpatrick Hall: $1,540/semester
  • Logan Hall: $ 1,760/semester
Freshman Male Housing:
  • Crow Hall: $1,540/semester
  • Dixon Hall: $1,540/semester
  • Patterson Hall: $ 1,760/semester
Upperclassman Housing:
  • Daugette Hall: $1,540/semester
  • Sparkman Hall: $1,980/semester
Living Learning Communities:
  • International House: $1,320/semester
  • Leadership House for Men: $2,200/semester (per person)
  • Leadership House for Women: $1,980/semester
On-Campus Apartments:
  • Campus Inn - Efficiency: $1,790/semester
  • Campus Inn - One Bedroom: $2,200/semester
  • College: $2,200/semester
  • Colonial Arms - One Bedroom: $2,200/semester
  • Colonial Arms - Two Bedroom: $2,200/semester (per person)
  • Jax - One Bedroom: $2,200/semester
  • Jax - Two Bedroom:$2,420/semester
  • Pannell - Efficiency: $2,090/semester
  • Penn House: $2,200/semester
  • Stadium Housing - Efficiency: $2,600/semester
  • Stadium Housing - Four Bedroom Concourse: $2,500/semester
  • Stadium Housing - Four Bedroom Pod: $2,600/semester

For additional questions, please contact our office at 256-782-5122 or jsuhousing@jsu.edu.


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Important Summer Dates

As spring classes wind down, we're getting ready for the summer terms to begin. Make sure you know when the move in and move out dates are for each term.

  • May 4/6/8/12 Week Terms Move In: Friday, April 30, 2010, 10am-4pm.
  • May 4/6/8/12 Week Classes Begin: Monday, May 3, 2010.
  • May 4 Week Term Classes End/Move Out: Thursday, May 27, 2010.
  • June 4/8 Week Terms Move In: Friday, May 28, 2010, 10am-4pm.
  • June 4/8 Week Classes Begin: Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
  • May 6 Week Term Classes End/Move Out: Thursday, June 10, 2010.
  • June 6 Week Term Move In: Friday, June 11, 2010, 10am-4pm.
  • June 6 Week Term Classes Begin: Monday, June 14, 2010.
  • May 8/June 4 Week Terms Classes End/Move Out: Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
  • July 4 Week Term Move In: Friday, July 2, 2010, 10am-4pm.
  • July 4 Week Term Classes Begin: Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
  • May 12 Week/June 6 Week/June 8 Week/July 4 Week Terms Classes End/Move Out: July 29, 2010.

For more information, please visit the JSU Academic Calendar.


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Summer RA Staff

Congratulations to our newly hired Summer RA Staff!

Logan Hall Resident Assistants:
  • Katrina White
  • Ninma Sheshi
  • Erin Humphrey
  • Candace Abrom
  • Dorothy Forsyth

Patterson Hall Resident Assistants:
  • Paul Weathers
  • Shalon Montgomery
  • Matthew McKay
  • Bernard Feelings
  • Jamelle Jones

Congratulations again! Good luck this summer!

It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

And the Winners Are.....

The Department University Housing and Residence Life held the 6th Annual End of the Year Banquet on Sunday, April 11. Staff members dressed up in their best "luau" attire and enjoyed a wonderful meal. Awards were presented to outstanding staff members and our graduating students were recognized.

The winners of our annual awards are listed below:
  • Bulletin Board of the Year: Lebya Simpson; Fitzpatrick Hall
  • Group Program of the Year: “From G’s to Gents,” presented by Bernard Feelings, Bart Tapp, Shalon Montgomery; Patterson Hall
  • Rookie of the Year: Jamelle Jones; Daugette Hall
  • Female RA of the Year: Christian Doerter; Leadership House for Women
  • Male RA of the Year: Kendrick Davis; Daugette Hall
  • Scholar Award (Highest GPA): Christina Doerter; Leadership House for Women
  • Community Service Award: “Haiti Relief Project” by Shalon Montgomery; Patterson Hall
  • People’s Choice Award: Scott Johnson; Crow Hall
  • ARLC of the Year: Niccole Larnell; Crow and Dixon Halls
  • RLC of the Year: Allison McInnis; Daugette and Sparkman Halls

Our graduating staff members:
  • Heather Barber; Logan Hall
  • Antwan Dixon; Apartment Area
  • Christina Doerter; Leadership House for Women
  • Hernan Gambertoglio; Apartment Area
  • Crystal Maleckas; Apartment Area
  • Ashley Mann; Curtiss Hall
  • Jessi Noel; Apartment Area
  • Martha Wako; Curtiss Hall
  • Niccole Larnell; Crow and Dixon Halls
  • Sharree Tuck; Apartment Area

Congratulations to our winners and our graduating staff! We will miss you and wish you all the best! Thank you to each one of out staff members for making this another great year! See you in August for RA Training!


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Monday, April 12, 2010

You've Seen Them....Now What?

Last week, small red flags were placed in different locations on campus. They were seen on the Quad, in front of Bibb Graves, the Library, the Alumni House and the TMB. If you drove down Highway 21 any day last week, you probably saw them. And we're sure you were wondering what they meant.

JSU will launch the Red Flag Campaign this week in conjunction with the Clothesline Project and April's National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to their website, The Red Flag Campaign is the first statewide public awareness campaign to address dating violence and promote the prevention of dating violence on Virginia’s college campuses, and is now being offered to and launched on campuses nationally.

The Campaign is a project of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, and was created by college students, college personnel, and community victim advocates. The Campaign is funded by a generous grant from the Verizon Foundation.

Also from the Red Flag website, Dating violence is defined as controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in a romantic relationship. It occurs among people who are heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered, and can include verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, or a combination of these. College students are at extremely high risk of either acting as perpetrator or being a victim of dating physical or sexual violence during their college years.

Consider the following:
• 32% of college students report dating violence by a previous partner, and 21% report violence by a current partner. *1

• 12% of completed rapes, 35% of attempted rapes, and 22% of threatened rapes occur on a date. *2

• 51% of college males admit perpetrating one or more sexual assault incidents during college. *3

• Females ages 16 to 24 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence—at a rate almost triple the national average. *4

* 1 C. Sellers and M. Bromley, “Violent Behavior in College Student Dating Relationships,” Journal of Contemporary Justice, (1996).

* 2 B. Fisher, F. Cullen, and M. Turner, “The Sexual Victimization of College Women,” (Washington: NIJ/BJS, 2000).

* 3 A. Berkowitz, “College Men as Perpetrators of Acquaintance Rape and Sexual Assault,” College Health, (1992).

* 4 U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special Report: Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99 (Oct. 2001, rev. 11/28/01).

Join us on Wednesday, April 14 from 10am-5pm on the TMB Lawn for the Red Flag Event! Design a t-shirt for the Clothesline Project, listen to speakers on relationship violence, and participate in a rally for RED FLAG awareness! The Red Flag Event is sponsored by: Counseling Services, JSU Peer Educators, University Housing and Residence Life, Greek Life, WISE, AMI, NE AL Crisis Center (formerly Daybreak), and 2nd Chance.

For more information, contact Counseling Services at 256-782-5475.

Visit theRedFlagCampaign.org


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
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JSU Housing Staff

Friday, April 9, 2010

JSU Housing Goes One Day Without Shoes

On April 8, 2010, the Department of University Housing and Residence Life went without shoes for one day in support of TOMS Shoes, "One Day Without Shoes" event. The event, which was sponsored by the Office of Student Life, began with a rally and then a barefoot walk around campus. This was a great way of raising awareness for those who experience life, daily, without shoes.

According to the One Day Without Shoes website,

  • In some developing nations, children must walk for miles to school, clean water and to seek medical help.
  • Cuts and sores on feet can lead to serious infection.
  • Often, children cannot attend school barefoot.
  • In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from Podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil.
  • Podoconiosis is 100% preventable with basic foot hygiene and wearing shoes.

TOMS Shoes states that with every pair of shoes purchased, one pair will be given to a child in need. For more information please visit, www.toms.com




It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Housing Rates

We realize many parents and students have questions about our rates for 2010-2011. The information provided on our website refers to this year's rates (2009-2010). However, the Board of Trustees will approve our rates sometime later this month. We will provide the new rates when they become available. Please continue to check our website and the blog for more information.

And as always, if you have questions, please feel free to contact our office at 256-782-5122 or email us at jsuhousing@jsu.edu.


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Want to know your room assignment?

Students who submit their application and $150 nonrefundable application fee before our May 1 priority deadline will receive their housing assignment on May 15. You will receive an email to your JSU student email account. This email will contain your hall and room number, along with your roommate's name and JSU email address. We encourage students to communicate with each other before arriving to campus, that way you know who's bringing what. Students who apply before May 1 are usually able to get their first and sometimes, second choice. We do our best to honor all roommate requests before May 1 also.

What if I apply after May 1? Don't worry...we're still accepting applications after our May 1 priority deadline. We will continue to make assignments all summer long. We'll be sending out assignment emails every two weeks beginning June 1 for students who apply after May 1. Your email will contain the same information as well...hall and room number with roommate information.

If you have additional questions, just give us a call at 256-782-5122 or email us at jsuhousing@jsu.edu.


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Friday, April 2, 2010

Have You Seen the Red Flags?

They're coming....watch for them Monday, April 5....


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

Stadium Housing Photos

We are very excited about our newest facility, opening fall 2010. The Stadium Housing project is in conjunction with the Stadium Expansion. Stadium Housing offers a state of the art option for our upperclassmen. Students who have achieved sophomore status are eligible to live in Stadium Housing. Our upperclassmen participating in the following programs will also be housed here: academic honors program, Panhellenic sorority women and the Marching Southerners .

Every apartment contains four private bedrooms, two bathroom
s, a kitchenette and common area. Each bedroom is are available, with WiFi provided throughout the building. With convenient access to Paul Snow Stadium, residents are sure to enjoy Gamecock Football events!

Please view our showroom pictures below!










It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff


Thursday, April 1, 2010

Congratulations to our newly hired RA staff!

CONGRATULATIONS! The following students have been selected as Resident Assistants for 2010-2011:


Apartment Area: Marcus Shepherd, Residence Life Coordinator; Assistant Residence Life Coordinator TBA

  • Bart Tapp, Pannell Hall
  • Lebya Simpson, Pannell Hall
  • Candice Young, Campus Inn
  • Martez Packer, Campus Inn
  • Shae Mann, College
  • Hernan Gambertoglio, Penn House
  • Tim Wyatt, Jax
  • Antwan Dixon, Colonial Arms
  • Natasha Williams, Leadership House for Women

Logan and Patterson Halls: Niccole Larnell, Residence Life Coordinator; Assistant Residence Life Coordinator TBA

  • Jeremy Watley, Patterson
  • Matthew McKay, Patterson
  • Billy Bonner, Patterson
  • John Morton, Patterson
  • Scott Johnson, Patterson
  • Katrina White, Logan
  • Keyonna McCrary, Logan
  • Erin Humphrey, Logan
  • Candace Abrom, Logan
  • Dorothy Forsyth, Logan

Daugette and Sparkman Halls: Allison McInnis, Residence Life Coordinator; Mark Jones, Assistant Residence Life Coordinator

  • Isabel Virgile, Sparkman
  • Brittany Gaskin, Sparkman
  • Viviann Walston, Sparkman
  • Ninma Sheshi, Sparkman
  • Sherita Fredricks, Sparkman
  • Aaron Rudolph, Sparkman
  • Michael Melton, Sparkman
  • James Molette, Sparkman
  • Vernoris Carter, Daugette
  • Christopher Carnley, Daugette
  • Carl Robinson, Daugette
  • Chris Calvin, Daugette
  • Courtney Thrash, Daugette

Crow and Dixon Halls: TBA, Residence Life Coordinator; Assistant Residence Life Coordinator TBA

  • Marcuss Barnes, Crow
  • Logan Greenwood, Crow
  • Darryl Andrews, Crow
  • Dalton Parris, Crow
  • Gwinyai Murhawa, Crow
  • Michael Donahoo, Crow
  • Ky Nguyen, Dixon
  • Chadrick Jones, Dixon
  • Seath Hardin, Dixon
  • Jamelle Jones, Dixon
  • Daniel Covington, Dixon
  • Lavonne Horn, Dixon

Curtiss and Fitzpatrick Halls: Shavonn Nowlin, Residence Life Coordinator; Jasmine Sessom, Assistant Residence Life Coordinator

  • Jaques Morris, Fitzpatrick
  • Hallie Evatt, Fitzpatrick
  • Bianca Jemison, Fitzpatrick
  • Misha Whatley, Fitzpatrick
  • Amy Colley, Fitzpatrick
  • Aolean Richardson, Fitzpatrick
  • Megan Williams, Fitzpatrick
  • Hope Williams, Fitzpatrick
  • Valencia Williams, Curtiss
  • Kerry Hoffman, Curtiss
  • La'Neldra Brown, Curtiss
  • Whitney Wells, Curtiss
  • Virginia Mihalko, Curtiss

Stadium Housing: Wesley Todd, Residence Life Coordinator; Melissa Scott, Assistant Residence Life Coordinator

  • Bernard Feelings
  • Heather Minor
  • Paul Weathers
  • Clairbel Aguilar
  • Jessica Thomas
  • Christina Carl
  • Shalon Montgomery
  • Heather Barber

Applicants were required to submit an application online. Those who met the minimum requirements of sophomore status and 2.25 GPA then attended Group Process. During Group Process, applicants participated in problem solving and team building activities. The third phase consisted of an interview with the Residence Life Coordinator staff. Resident Assistants receive a housing scholarship for a private room and a monthly stipend. They serve as a role model by being a team member, community builder, crisis manager, administrator, counselor, and educator. For more information, please visit our website.


It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff