Frequently Asked Questions
Are there laundry facilities in the halls?Laundry facilities are available in each residence hall. A laundry fee is included in the semester room charge, thereby eliminating the necessity for a coin-operated system. Students must provide their own laundry detergent and other supplies. See In Hall Services for more information.What size are the beds?The majority of the beds in the residence halls and apartment communities are extra-long twin beds. The Kennedy Apartment Complex is the exception with full sized beds (doubles). You may purchase sheets for the extra-long twin beds through the Residence Hall Association at a reasonable cost. Information on this linens program is sent to new students along with the hall assignment information during the summer.May I see my room before I move in?Since the residence halls at Gonzaga are in use year round, it is not possible to see your particular room. However, the Office of Admission has guided tours throughout the year, and would be able to show a hall.When may I move in? May I move in early?First-year students may move into the residence halls the Friday prior to the first day of classes, beginning at 9:00 am. Due to the continuous use of the rooms during the summer, it is not possible for students to move in prior to that day. May I have appliances in my room?Students may have small appliances, such as popcorn poppers, microwaves and irons in the residence halls. However, students may not cook in their rooms using equipment which either produces an open flame (e.g., camp stoves, Bunsen burners) or contains an open coil (e.g., stove burners). See Kitchens for more information on cooking appliances.Am I required to live on campus? Who is eligible to live on campus?Under the on-campus residency requirement, Gonzaga University requires all students to live within on-campus university housing for a minimum of two years. Exceptions are granted for students who are married, over the age of 21, or who are living with immediate family and who have completed and mailed in an Exemption Form. Any full-time student is eligible to live in our On-Campus Residential system.May I request to change my room or hall after school begins?Room changes may be requested after the third full week of each semester. The process is designed to allow students some control over their living situation, and it is a privilege. Since room changes are time consuming, and since any change impacts many people, a room change may not be made without consulting all affected persons. The room change fee is $25 per student.May I be assigned to a single room?Single rooms may be requested, but are limited. Most new students are assigned to a double room with a roommate at the beginning of the school year.May I request a specific roommate?Requests for a specific roommate are granted provided both parties request each other on the Residential Living Application/Agreement. However, if one of the roommates does not return the application prior to the May 1 deadline it may not be possible to accommodate your request.Once I return my housing application, may I change the requests I made before my room assignment is made?Changes in your requests will be accepted at any point before your assignment is made. Changes should be submitted in writing, along with your full name and social security number. Please do not expect your assignment to change once we have communicated it to you.If the person I want to live with has not yet been admitted, may I still request that person as a roommate?You may request any roommate you know will be attending Gonzaga. However, if your desired roommate has not been admitted prior to your assignment being made, it may not be possible to accommodate your request.How can I find out who my roommate will be?For those students who submitted housing application/agreements (along with the deposit) prior to the May 1 deadline, hall assignments will be mailed at the end of June. Roommate assignments will be mailed out a month later. For those who missed the deadline, assignments will be made on a continuous basis.When and how will I find out where I am going to live?Your housing assignment will arrive in the mail during the summer. For those students who submitted the housing application/agreement and housing deposit prior to the May 1 deadline, the assignments will come between the end of June and mid July. All other assignments will be made on a continuous basis; there is generally a four to six week turn-over time.May I move out of the residence halls during the semester or academic year?All housing assignments are made on an academic-year basis. Students are obligated to live in on-campus housing from September through May. Exceptions are made in emergencies only, or for students who move on campus during the middle of the academic year.Are pets permitted in the residence halls?The presence of animals within University housing poses serious health, safety, and maintenance risks. In addition to direct damage incurred by animals, many students have allergic reactions to various animals as well. Further, damage and/or problems may become residual, posing difficulties for subsequent residents or tenants. Therefore, animals of any kind -- except for harmless fish in an aquarium, not to exceed ten gallon capacity per room -- are prohibited on or within any room or property.Are telephones provided? How do I pay for long distance calls?Telephone service is provided to each student room. This service provides unlimited campus and local calling. Standard service includes the telephone and an internal voice mail (Intuity Audix), which allows students to establish their own voice greeting, system password, and message options. Long distance service is available with economical prepaid calling cards available everywhere. Where should my parents and friends send letters and packages? Where do I pick up my mail?All on-campus students must have a mailbox in the Mail Room, located at the Crosby Student Center, to receive mail. U.S. mail, UPS packages, and the like, will not be delivered directly to a student room. Students may also utilize the Mail Room to send letters, purchase stamps, etc. You will receive a mailbox request card along with your housing information to complete and return for your mailbox.Who is required to pay a housing deposit? Is it applied to the residence hall bill?Each student who lives in on-campus housing is required to pay a housing deposit of $200.00. This deposit is kept by the university as long as a student lives within the housing system. It does not apply to the cost of housing, but is refundable once a student moves out of the on-campus residence hall/apartment.When is my housing deposit due? Can my deposit be waived or deferred?Housing deposits are due when the housing application/agreement is submitted. Housing deposits are not waived since once a student takes occupancy the deposit converts to a damage deposit for the duration of the student's residency. Any applications which are not accompanied by a deposit will not be processed. Therefore, a deferment of the deposit also defers a housing assignment.When will I get my deposit back? Do I have to pay it every year?Housing deposits are refunded once a student leaves the On-Campus Residential system. The deposit is paid only once, unless the student has room damages which exceed the deposit. Any charges for room damages will be automatically deducted from the deposit.May I build a loft in my room?Due to the limited space in the residence hall rooms, free-standing lofts and other such constructions are allowed. Some beds are "bunkable," and therefore do not need loft construction. However, all loft materials must be removed from the room at the end of the academic year, and are not allowed in residence hall storage areas. Also, Gonzaga University does not supply/sell lofting or bunking materials. Existing furniture must remain in that room and must not be removed!What do you suggest I bring with me to college?We suggest strongly that you bring computer, bedding, clothes. Other items like bicycles and sports equipment are easily accommodated also. However, for larger things like bunk beds, televisions, stereos, personal phones, we suggest you wait and get to know your roommate. It could be that you make a laundry list of things each of you will return with from Thanksgiving Break or have parents ship larger items to you later. Our room sizes are limited! Some of them very much so!! They were designed, largely, 30 or more years ago before average students even owned televisions, much less stereos and computers. You can purchase microwaves and knee high refrigerators in multiple locations in Spokane. Spokane is a big city with all the shopping privileges that comes with it. If you are going to shop, wait until you check in and meet your roommate! Click Here for more information.Can you guarantee I can live on campus all four years?We are unable to do that! We guarantee space to under division students still bound by the university Residency Requirement. Left over space in under division halls is certainly open to upper division students. We reserve Corkery, Kennedy, and part of Burch Apartment. While we do not guarantee space on campus to all upper division students, we try our best to accommodate anyone who wishes to live on campus through sign up processes. If you are currently living on campus you can use the "Spring Sign Up Processes" to try for a space in upper division housing. If you currently live off campus but want to come back on for your final year, please apply for housing and submit a housing deposit as soon as you can. When space is limited, it goes to the applications we receive first in line.
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