CSU Stanislaus goes online for on-campus housing reservations
By Jose Hernandez
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: Campus Life
STANISLAUS - California State University, Stanislaus Housing
application will soon be filled out online.
The housing office is undergoing many changes this up and
coming year becoming more environmentally friendly with its
2008-09 housing applications. This year, all CSU schools are
changing their software from Banner to Peoplesoft.
"It's a friendlier software that the school bought and
is converting in sections to the new software," said
Jennifer Humphrey, assistant director to Housing and Residential
Life.
"Although Peoplesoft does not have a housing software
system, we are using StarRez to make the change to Peoplesoft,"
Humphrey said.
StarRez is changing the housing system and will make it easier
to help students make the transition from living at home to
the dorms.
The online housing application is expected to be easier to
use.
Once it is set up, students can login using their school
e-mail address and their password. The application will automatically
fill out the form and put you in the right dorm room. All
you need to do is check the information to see if it's correct.
"I think it's a great idea that the application will
have to be filled out online," said Janet Mendez, "last
year, housing lost my paper work and when I moved in, I had
to feel out the paper work over. It was frustrating."
If students choose not to live in the dorms after they reserve
their rooms, they can cancel their reservation and get their
money back.
"Now, we are trying our best to put people with the
people that they will most likely fit their personality,"
Humphrey said, "we just add them to the system and the
system will make a four out of five point match whether they
like the same music or are light sleepers or like to smoke."
Student Sarah Smith thinks the system would be a good idea.
"I like that housing tries to put you with people that
you would get along best with. I love my roommates."
But for now, students can reserve a room online and pay the
$340 deposit to housing or to Cashiers until April 1st when
the application is available.
"Now, the deposit is split differently this year,"
Humphrey explained, "$25 goes to the activation fee,
$40 goes to the processing fee and $275 goes to the deposit
so students get more in their deposit when they move out."
Incoming freshman can still choose if they want to have one
or two roommates or live by themselves. Although living with
people and getting to know them is fun, you basically pay
the same as other students.
"Housing has sent out posters in the mail about the
housing situation and people like it," Humphrey said.
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