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RESIDENCE HALLS
How do I apply?
1. Submit an online residence hall application and the $30 nonrefundable application fee. You'll need your Wildcat ID, which is provided when you're admitted to K-State.
Apply for a residence hall contract
2. You will receive an e-mail indicating when you can complete the online contract process after your residence hall application and application fee are received by Housing and Dining Services.
A $400 payment is required with the contract, but it is 100 percent refundable until June 1.
Assignments are made on a first-come, first-serve basis (based on the date Housing and Dining Services receives your contract and payment), so submit your online residence hall contract, which includes your assignment information, and payment as soon as possible.
3. You'll receive an e-mail confirmation.
4. In early July you receive a letter with your hall and roommate contact information. Contact your roommate(s) so you get to know him or her better and discuss what to bring. After all, you don't need multiple TVs, stereos, or microwaves.
Why choose residence halls?
Benefits
You'll be part of a dynamic, supportive, and responsive community right on campus. Studies show that students who participate in residence hall programs:
- Earn higher grades than students who commute or live off campus.
- Have a greater chance of remaining in college.
- Become more involved in university activities.
Lifestyle options
- Both coeducational and all-female residence halls
- Traditional rooms and suites
- Continuous housing spaces
- Quiet floors
- Cluster floors include honors program, leadership studies, community service, agriculture, architecture, business administration, engineering, and pre-health
- Apartment-style living for upperclassmen, graduate students, married students, and students with children
Academic support
- Tutoring sessions, computer labs, multimedia classrooms, and quiet study rooms
- Trained staff in the academic resource centers in Derby and Kramer Dining Centers
Dining services
- K-State's dining program has been recognized by the National Association of College and University Food Services for having the best daily menus in the nation, special event dinners, and nutrition education.
- If you need to study or have a class over lunch, a grab-and-go option is available in all dining centers.
- Three meal plans are available.
New options
- Jardine Apartment Complex has begun a major redevelopment on campus. Priority for living in apartments will be given to students who previously lived in residence halls or Jardine apartments.
Employment opportunities
- Studies show that students who are employed while in college generally perform better in their classes.
- Students who live in the residence halls have access to approximately 750 jobs in such areas as dining services, maintenance, and residence life.
- These jobs appeal to our residents because of the convenient, safe, campus location and flexible scheduling.
Involvement
- Residents are influential in determining the policies and quality of life in the residence halls.
- Community living standards are set and upheld by students through hall governments and peer judicial boards.
- Student volunteers plan social and educational activities in keeping with tradition and new student interests.
You decide
You can plan social events, set hall policies, and suggest changes in dining services menus. Here are some of the groups you can get involved in:
- Association of Residence Halls
- Hall governing boards
- Dining services committees
- National Residence Hall Honorary
- Hall judicial boards
- Floor governing councils
- Diversity teams
- Hall tour teams
- Housing and Dining ambassadors
Residence hall basics
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Salina campus |
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The basics |
9 residence halls and Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship House. Double occupancy rooms and suites, with some larger triples and suites available. Most halls are accessible to students with disabilities. | 2 100-bedroom residence halls. Double occupancy rooms, fully furnished. Price includes phone, Internet access, and cable television. |
Semester costs for 2009-2010 (standard room, meals, and all utilities) |
$3,376 for 20-meal plan $3,332 for 15-meal plan $3,302 for 10-meal plan |
$2,850 for 19-meal plan $2,664 for 14-meal plan |
Payment plans |
Semester payment or student's university billing account. | Per semester or 4 installments |
Application process |
Submit the online application with your nonrefundable $30 application fee to begin the contract process. You'll receive an e-mail indicating when you can complete the online contract process after your application and application fee are received. |
After you are admitted, you will receive information in the mail on applying for a housing contract. If you have any questions about housing, feel free to contact residence life. |
Contact information |
Housing and Dining Services |
Office of Residence Life Kansas State University at Salina 2310 Centennial Rd. Salina, KS 67401-8196 1-800-248-5782 (toll free) 785-826-2957 E-mail: reslife@salina.k-state.edu |
What your dollar buys
- Food (multiple options) prepared for you
- Utilities
- Campus telephone service and 911 feature
- A wired or wireless ResNet ethernet connection with an appropriately configured computer allowing unlimited access to the Internet
- Cable TV in lounge areas
- On-campus convenience
- Front desk checkout of cookware, vacuums, etc.
- 24-hour maintenance service
- Access to computer rooms, laser printers, and copy machines
- Leadership opportunities
- Staff on duty 24 hours
- Social events
- Kitchenette
- Academic or special living floors
- Exercise rooms
- Laundry facility in each hall
- No kitchen clean-up
- Academic resources, free tutoring sessions, and quiet study rooms
Secure for you
- Halls have 24-hour front desk service
- Staff are on duty around the clock in each residence hall
- A computerized access system using your K-State ID card lets you into your specific hall and the dining centers
- During limited access hours a door assistant is stationed at the main entrance door. This person verifies that only residents and their registered guests enter the residence hall.
- Emergency telephones are outside the front doors of each hall
- Campus-sponsored escort program
- A K-State police officer walks the perimeter of all halls on a scheduled basis
See K-State's campus safety report
Questions about housing options?
Contact Housing and Dining Services