Housing Options

Knox College offers its students a multitude of residence hall options. Historic houses, apartments, suite-style residence halls and traditional residence halls make up one of the most diverse selections of any college. Listed below is each option, a description of the selection process that applies to it, and some information about what each residence offers.

Small Houses
International House
Casa Latina Cultural Center
ABLE House Monitors
Medical Singles
Fraternity Houses
Singles
Block Housing
Apartments
General Lottery
Off-Campus Living

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Small House Lottery
Small Houses at Knox provide a very unique and "closer" atmosphere for students. Available options are:

• Peterson House: 10 people (4 singles, 3 doubles) (NOTE: Peterson is an all-Senior residence hall)

Applications will be available in the Campus Life Office and must be turned in by Wednesday, April 22. Your group must have the exact number for each house to which you apply (i.e. you must have 10 in your group (all Seniors) to apply for Peterson House). You may tender multiple applications for the house, but you must have the appropriate number of students applying for each house. Any student living in a single in a house WILL be charged the singles fee.

You will be contacted via e-mail on Thursday, April 23, if your group receives Peterson House.

The Houses
All houses feature full kitchens and living rooms. Individual room phone service is available in all houses, with campus computer connections in each room. Because these houses were all former private residences, the rooms may not be large enough to hold the standard residence hall desks and dressers, so alternate models may be used. Contact the Campus Life Office if you have any questions about a specific house before you apply.

See also: More information on Campus Houses

All other houses were awarded through the Special Interest Housing process and are unavailable through Lottery for the 2009-10 academic year.

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International House
If you have questions about International House please contact Cathy Walters, Director of International Student Advising.

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Casa Latina Cultural Center
If you have questions about Casa Latina please contact Tianna Cervantez, Interim Director of Multicultural Student Advisement.

 

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ABLE House Monitors
If you have questions about ABLE House please contact Tianna Cervantez, Interim Director of Multicultural Student Advisement.

 

 

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Medical Singles
These rooms are for students with medical situations that require single room occupancy. Applications, which are available in the Office of Campus Life, are due Monday, April 20, 2009 by 4:00 p.m. and require the documentation of a doctor or other health care professional. Students continuing with Medical Singles must reapply each year.

 

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Fraternity Houses

Students wishing to live in housing provided by their Greek organization will conduct their own housing lottery. Once you have committed to live in a fraternity house, you will be ineligible to participate in the remaining campus lottery process.

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Singles

These rooms are available to the student body at large and are limited in quantity. They are located throughout campus. Singles are not available in the general lottery, so if you do not receive one, you should look for a roommate. If you would like to apply for a single, applications are due on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

You will receive an email on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, notifying you whether or not you have been granted a single room based on your lottery number. If you receive a single room, you will select its location on Wednesday, April 22, 2008 at 4:30 p.m in the Campus Life Office.

An additional fee is applied to all single rooms.

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Block Housing

Block Housing is an option available for a group of students who wish to live together in one residential area. Block Housing is available in the following residences:

Block Housing	Suite(s)	Capacity
Townhouses (251 S. West)	3 of the 4	10 people per suite (5 doubles)
Drew Hall	1, 2, 3	8 students per suite (4 doubles) on two floors; 6 students per suite (3 doubles) on one floor
Griffith Hall	3	8 students (4 doubles)
Conger Hall	1,2,3	12 students (6 doubles) on 2 floors; 10 students (5 doubles) on one floor
Post Hall	8,9,10	16 people (8 doubles) in Post 8 and Post 10; 14 people (7 doubles) in Post 9
Williston Hall	15 Suites	4 students per suite (2 doubles)
Elder Basement	2 blocks	4 students (2 doubles); 6 students (3 doubles)
Neifert Basement	2 blocks	4 students (2 doubles); 4 students (2 doubles)

Groups must submit their applications to the Campus Life Office by Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Recipients of block housing will be notified May 7-15.

Priority will be determined by averaging each group's lottery numbers together. The group with the lowest average will be offered block housing first, followed by the group with the second-lowest average and so on. Each group will be able to preference particular residence halls on their application

Each student may appear on only one (1) application. If an application is received containing the name of a student already on an application, both groups will be notified. If a solution cannot be found to remedy the situation, both groups' applications will be considered null and void.

NOTE: Drew Hall, Griffith Hall, and some of the houses have only one bathroom, so residents must make arrangements to share these facilities.

The remaining single rooms in these areas will be medical singles or granted through the singles lottery.

Descriptions of the available residences are also available.

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Apartments

For many students, the chance to live in one of Knox's three apartment buildings is a very important aspect of their senior year. Students choosing to live in the apartments must remain on the board plan.

Apartment applications are available in the Campus Life Office. Knox College apartments are available at:

• 284 West Tompkins: three or five residents
• 240 West Tompkins: two or four residents
• Hamblin Hall: two or four residents

Apartments Offered:

284 W. Tompkins
One bedroom plus sunroom	6 apartments
Two bedrooms plus sunroom	5 apartments
Hamblin Hall
One bedroom	15 apartments
Two bedrooms	14 apartments
240 W. Tompkins
One bedroom	7 apartments
Two bedrooms	8 apartments

Apartments carry an additional fee. A complete schedule of all college costs will be sent to students later in Spring Term. Students may add an additional resident to their apartment to avoid the fee.

Applications for small apartments are due by Monday, April 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. The lottery event for these 2 and 3-person apartments will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 7:00pm.

Applications for large apartments are due by Friday, May 1, 2009 by 4:00 p.m. The lottery event for these 4- and 5-person apartments will be on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

All members on an apartment application must be present or represented by a signed proxy form at the apartment lottery to receive their apartment. Late applications will not be accepted.

Also Available:
Descriptions of available apartments

Available Floor Plans:
284 W. Tompkins One Bedroom Plus Sunroom Floor Plan
284 W. Tompkins Two Bedroom Plus Sunroom Floor Plan
Hamblin First Floor Plan
Hamblin Second Floor Plan
240 W. Tompkins First Floor Plan
240 W. Tompkins Second Floor Plan

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General Lottery

If you have not received a housing assignment through one of the special options, you must attend the General Lottery on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

General Lottery begins in the Lincoln Room, where lists of available rooms will be posted. Lottery numbers are called, with roommates using the lower (better) lottery number of the two. When students are called, they move to the Ferris Lounge, where they choose a room.

Lists in the Lincoln Room are constantly updated, and students are encouraged to come with choices in mind, and backup options should their first choice be taken. Residence Halls available in General Lottery are:

• Furrow Hall
• Conger Hall
• Neal Hall
• Longden Hall
• Simonds Hall
• Post Hall
• Williston Hall
  
• One Townhouse

More information on these halls is available.

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Off-Campus Living

For the 2009-2010 academic year, a special lottery was conducted to grant a small number of juniors and seniors off-campus status. This was done to accommodate our increasing student enrollment at Knox College.

General policies about off-campus living:
To qualify for off-campus residence, you must: be 23 years or older by the approximate time Fall Term begins, complete four years of residency at Knox, be married or in a documented domestic partnership. It is unlikely that requests for off-campus permission will be granted for other than the reasons above.

To inquire about off-campus permission, please visit the Campus Life Office. Students who go through Housing Lottery and then seek Off-Campus permission may be denied permission.

If you currently do not live on campus, you will not be assigned a lottery number. If you wish to return to campus, please contact the Campus Life Office and you will be added at the bottom of your lottery category.

Further information regarding off-campus permission can be found in the Student Handbook.