NMT Residential Life

Room Selection Guide

Students: Please take the time to carefully read the information provided in this guide.

It will help you understand and complete the Room Selection process. Current Tech students who live on campus and want to live on campus next year have the privilege of selecting a room for 2022-2023 before any other students are assigned.

We will host information sessions on March 2nd, 7th, and 8th. Times and locations to be announced soon. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us at the Residential Life Office on the 2nd floor of Fidel.

There are several changes to the housing distribution and selection process for Fall 2022

In the Residence Halls the only singles available will be for those with documented medical need. Students requesting housing or meal plan accommodations must update their paperwork with the Office of Counseling & Disabilities by March 1, 2022 to guarantee accommodation through the room selection process. Accommodations received after this date will be honored as space permits.

We will be filling all double rooms including Baca as doubles mediation

We are separating housing zone by year

First Year Zone: Torres, Presidents, 2nd floor Driscoll, and 1/2 of Baca (if needed)
Second Year Zone: South, 1/2 of Baca, and 1st floor Driscoll
Third and Fourth year Zones: Alta and remaining residence hall spaces not filled with second years in Baca and South
Graduate Student housing will be in Mountain Springs and Desert Willow (separate application process)
Family housing will be in Mountain Springs. (separate application process)

Due to the significant changes as to who is eligible for Alta, there will be no same room sign up process. You will not be able to guarantee yourself the same apartment you are in now.

Queer Affinity Space (formally Gender Inclusive spaces) is an inclusive queer and transgender student community in South Hall. The Queer Affinity Space is open to any students who identify with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, queer, Two Spirit, intersex, and asexual (or LGBTQIA+) community. Students in this space are able to explore and express their whole selves, including their gender identities, expressions, and sexuality in a safe and affirming environment.

Key Terminology

Proxy: Students who have class conflicts may assign their card to a friend who can bring that card to our office to select a room for them by “proxy.” Please note in the room selection timeline below, an authorized proxy will always be allowed to substitute for any resident, i.e. “must come together” means in person or by proxy. This form can be found on the Residential Life website.

Lottery Number: The number assigned to each student to determine selection order. Received via email after application submission. Priority begins with the lowest number. This number is based on your class/ years on campus and a random draw of order. Completing the Housing Survey will increase your odds for a lower number. Rooms and Alta are selected as groups. Each group number will be an average of all lottery numbers of the members of the group. Housing Preference

Form: An online form that will be emailed to students once they submit a housing application in order to tell our office what year you are and who you wish you live with.

Housing Accommodations: Students requesting housing or meal plan accommodations must update their paperwork with the Office of Counseling & Disabilities by March 1, 2022 to guarantee accommodation through the room selection process. Accommodations received after this date will be honored as space permits.

To participate in the Room Selection Process, you need to:

Be a current Tech undergraduate student living on campus
Complete and submit an online housing application/license agreement by March 21.
Once you submit in your 2022-2023 housing application/license agreement, our office will issue you a Lottery number and a housing preference form. You must submit this form to select your room.
Complete and submit a housing preference application.
Select your room on the appropriate date.

ROOM SELECTION HOUSING OPTIONS

Second Year Housing

SOUTH – Suites consist of two furnished double bedrooms connected by a shared bathroom, all four residents of the same gender. One gender-neutral floor available. 2 ADA Single Rooms ( For Medical Accommodations) 65 Double Rooms 14 Queer Affinity Space Double Rooms

DRISCOLL – Furnished double bedrooms with community bathrooms on each wing. All-female residence hall is a Women's Affinity Space. 2 Female Single Rooms (For Medical Accommodations) 11 Female Double Rooms

BACA – Suites consist of two furnished double bedrooms connected by a shared bathroom, all four residents of the same gender. Alcohol and tobacco are prohibited regardless of age, and quiet hours are observed 24 hours a day. 14 Double Rooms

Third and Fourth Year Housing

ALTAMIRANO – Furnished single bedroom student apartments. Same gender by apartment with mixed gender/gender-neutral housing permitted upon agreement of all suitemates within any unit. 4 2 person Apartments (2 single bedrooms) (2 ADA apartments) 30 4 person Apartments (4 single bedrooms) (1 ADA Apartment)

SOUTH and BACA Suites consist of two double bedrooms connected by a shared bathroom, all four residents of the same gender. (except for the Queer Affinity Space) Any spaces that remain after second year students are housed.

ROOM SELECTION TIMELINE

March 1-March 21

Housing Applications Accepted

March 1 is the first day/time you may submit your 2022-2023 housing application/license agreement to Residential Life. March 21 at 11:59 pm is the last day/time to submit your 2022-2023 housing application be able to participate in the selection process.

Wednesday, March 9 & Tuesday, March 22, 2021

Find New Roommates “Meet and Greet”
7:30 pm Fire and Ice Lounge

Residential Life will be hosting meet and greets for current residents seeking NEW roommates for the 2022-2023 academic year. Any eligible students hoping to find new roommates/suitemates are welcome. If you are not able to attend the Meet & Greets, you may stop by Residential Life ahead of time to leave your name and contact information to share with others looking for roommates.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Lottery Numbers Sent Out

Priority numbers will be emailed out to your NMT email on March 22. This is to accommodate the survey completion incentive. They will be emailed out by noon.

Thursday, March 24, 2022 @ 5pm

Second Year Housing Preference Forms Due

Deadline to submit housing preference form to be eligible to select residential hall room or suite. Must fill all bedroom (2 spaces) or suite (4 spaces) to capacity.

Friday, March 25, 2022

Second Year Housing Selection Night

5-7 pm roommate pairs @ the Residence Life Office
7-8 pm those without roommates @ the Residence Life Office

For eligible residents who received an email stating that they were eligible for residence hall room or suite. All students who wish to share a unit or bedroom must come together to select the space. Students will be emailed a rough window of when their group number will be called.

Monday, March 28, 2022 @ 5pm

Third and Fourth Year Applications Due

Eligible students who have a group the fills the Alta 2 or 4 person spaces for the 2023-2023 academic year. To request to live in Alta, residents must submit an the online housing preference form by March 28 @ 12 pm. Your name can only be included on one housing preference group form. Students will receive notification if they will be able to select an apartment by 9 am on the 29th.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Third and Fourth Year Alta Selection
5-6 pm @ the Residence Life Office

For eligible residents who received an email stating that they were eligible for Alta. All students who wish to share a unit or bedroom must come together, or submit a proxy form to select the space. Selection order will be based on your group priority number (the average of all members individual lottery numbers).

Wednesday, March 30 , 2022

Third and Fourth Year Residence Hall Selection

5-6 pm roommate pairs @ the Residence Life Office
6-7 pm those without roommates @ the Residence Life Office

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Last Chance to Select Your Room
9:00 am- 4:00 pm @ the Residential Life Office

On March 31st any remaining students who have paid their housing deposit and submitted a housing application can visit our office during business hours to select a room. This is the last chance current students may select rooms before other students are assigned.

Tuesday, June 1, 2022

Last day to cancel without penalty

Students who have completed a housing application/license agreement for 2022-23 academic year may cancel their room reservation without incurring the $400 cancellation fee if their cancellation request is received by our office by June 1. Cancellation requests must be in writing and via email. Cancellation emails should be sent to residential_life@.nmt.edu and must be received no later than 11:59 pm, June 1, 2022 to avoid the cancellation fee. In cases where cancellations will create roommate/suitemate changes for other students, our office will refer to preferences in the remaining students’ room & board application/license agreement when the open space is reassigned or consolidations are made. Students planning to live together next year are encouraged to communicate with each other during the break as our office may not be able to notify all returning students of room assignment changes caused by cancellations.