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GROUP HOUSING
WHEREAS Residence Life Committee should be able to oversee all aspects
of student housing and selection,
WHEREAS the current group living on campus includes two distinct but
similarly arduous processes that are difficult to distinguish for students,
WHEREAS current group living selection and adherence in these two
processes are overseen in different ways and fractured between Campus Life
Office and Residence Life Committee,
WHEREAS there is increased desire for small group living and in order to
make this housing option efficient and easy for groups to apply,
WHEREAS the lengthy application for both Formal Group and Theme
Housing does not comport well with Lawrences attempts to be sustainable,
WHEREAS the ability for as many groups of students to live together as
possible during their time at Lawrence is diminished by the longevity of
Formal Group House compacts,
WHEREAS groups of students that are student-led do not have the same
opportunity to apply for group living due to Formal Group Housing being
restricted to LUCC recognized organizations and the availability of houses
for Theme housing continues to shrink,
WHEREAS groups of students who are a positive force in the community
through a group living space should have the opportunity to apply for a
larger house or smaller house the following year should their numbers
fluctuate as members of the community leave and new ones arrive,

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THEREFORE WE, THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF LUCC,
MOVE TO: amend the LUCC legislation Section II. A. Room Assignment
Procedures, number 4.00 Group Living, to say:
4.00

Group Living

.01 Group living shall be available to any student-led group on campus through an
application and selection process run through Residence Life Committee.
a. Application Criteria and Requirements
i. The group applying must state the purpose of their group as well as state
goals that they would work to reach if selected to have a group house.
ii. The group applying must make a commitment to welcome other members
of the Lawrence community into the living space at least once each term
through some programmatic effort.
iii. The group applying must demonstrate an on-going commitment to the
Lawrence and/or Fox Cities community through outreach/service
activities.
iv. The group applying must establish standards for appropriate behavior and
ways to educate its members about such behavior. If behavioral problems
continue without the group intervening, or the behavior is egregious,
Judicial Board or Campus Life and/or Dean of Students staff may
become involved.
v. Using criteria established by the Office of Campus Life, the group
applying must elect a student representative who will be on campus all
three terms to serve as a residence life manager of the group house.
vi. The group applying must submit a housing roster for any facility for
which they are applying, showing every bed filled for all three terms of
the following academic year. First year students are not allowed to live in
group housing. The group may or may not be gender specific. If the
number of residents in the group house falls below the facilitys capacity
during the course of the academic year, the members of the group are
responsible for filling the vacancies.
vii. No proposals turned in after the deadline set by the Residence Life
Committee will be accepted for consideration.
b. Process

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i. The Residence Life Committee will hold informational sessions for the
Lawrence Community on group living and the selection process.
ii. LU Group Housing Selection Board
a. Purpose: Allocate group housing options available for the upcoming
academic year to those student-led groups applying.
b. Members
1. The board shall consist of the following members:
a. Two (2) members of the Residence Life Committee
(nominated by the Residence Life Committee) not currently
slated to live with any of the groups going through the
upcoming academic years election process;
b. Four (4) students serving as class representatives not on the
Residence Life Committee and not currently slated to live
with any of the groups going through the upcoming academic
years selection process;
c. Two (2) members at large not currently slated to live with any
of the groups going through the upcoming academic years
selection process;
d. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students or
designate; and
e. Associate Dean of Students for Campus Life or designate, ex
officio (non-voting).
2. All members shall be approved by Residence Life Committee and
approved at General Council.
c. Duties: the board shall review applications and select group housing
in conjunction with the housing process.
d. Procedures: the Residence Life Committee sets the procedures of the
board.
iii. The selection process for group housing must be completed before any
other aspect of the housing lottery process begins.
iv. All groups that wish to apply to live in group housing will participate in a
yearly selection process. Each group must submit a written application

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each year they wish to be considered. The application process is the same
for existing and newly-formed groups. Groups will apply for a one-year
housing assignment for the upcoming academic year. Groups that are
selected and currently living in a group housing facility available for the
upcoming academic year will be given preference for their current
housing location.
v. The LU Group Housing Selection Board will review all written materials
of complete applications received before the deadline. Up to three (3)
representatives of each group will be given time to make an oral
presentation of their proposal for group housing.
vi. The groups selected by the LU Group Housing Selection Board will be
presented to LUCC along with a list of all proposals submitted.
vii. The number of group living houses will be determined by the Residence
Life Committee.
viii. The Group Housing Selection Board, as appointed by LUCC General
Council, is given the authority to determine the Group House selections.
Overturn of any decision would not be made except in cases of
misconduct i.e. racism, sexism, or other bias against any group that has
applied for a Group House. If such misconduct has occurred, a formal
objection should be submitted to LUCC.
.02 Any house not filled under the group living selection process will be handled as a
small house during the housing lottery.
.03 Operations during the academic year
a. All members of a group house are expected to participate in the
outreach/service as outlined in the groups application.
b. Once per term by a date set by the Residence Life Committee, each house
must fill out a report and submit it to the Residence Life Committee.
c. Each group house must be filled to capacity during the entire academic year.
d. The residence life manager and the house government are responsible for all
internal house disputes and room changes.
e. The residence life manager will be required to meet one on one with a
designated advisor from the Office of Campus Life at least once per term,
and attend regular residence life manager meetings at the beginning and end

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of terms with other group residence life managers, led by the Office of
Campus Life.
.04 Groups that have compacts expiring after the 2014-2015 academic year will not
be subject to this legislation until their current compact expires.