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Visiting Scholars/Faculty Housing Policy

"A visiting scholar is an expert in an academic discipline or disciplines with a short-term residency at UConn for mutual intellectual enrichment and collaboration. Normally these individuals are scholars or artists on leave from other institutions. However, ‘Visiting Scholars’ also may be unaffiliated and distinguished in their fields, or they may be representatives of governments or higher education institutions on official business. In the context of this housing, undergraduate and graduate students are not defined as visiting scholars."

The Provost’s Office, with the help of Residential Life, will ‘advertise’ the eleven (11) units reserved for visiting scholars, and receive the applications. The Housing Committee understands that Residential Life would deal with the contracts, and with the ‘legal’ documents regarding fire, etc., to be distributed to each scholar by Residential Life and by the College/School/Department that holds the year lease.

It is assumed that most applications will be ‘routine’, and fit the criteria for ‘visiting scholar’ and length of stay. Thus, the Provost’s Office staff will be able to act independently to allocate units.

This application is not for students enrolled in UConn graduate courses. These individuals should contact Residential Life to inquire about on-campus housing options.

Pets are not allowed.

THE PROCESS:

The Provost’s office receives the applications, and prioritizes based on principles listed below.

Residential Life manages the keys, occupancy, etc. HOWEVER, it is entirely up to the Host to manage the visit of the guest(s); this is NOT the responsibility of Residential Life or the Provost’s Office.

PRIORITY WILL BE DETERMINED ON TWO LEVELS:

Application date is the first priority (we encourage you to apply at least six months in advance of your visitor's arrival.)
Length of stay: Priority will be determined as follows:
1. less than 2 weeks (Nathan Hale Hotel)
2. 2-14 weeks
3. 14-36 weeks
4. 36+ weeks
Requests for housing that exceed 36 weeks will receive lower priority.

(The underlying logic here is two fold; first we want the Visiting Scholar housing to be as fully occupied as possible. However, if there is competition for housing, those requesting a year or close to it, may be able to find housing at nearby off campus sites. It is the shorter visits for which it is hard to find housing.)

The Committee will be called upon to adjudicate special situations or appeals.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A VISITING SCHOLAR/FACULTY HOUSING REQUEST:

Before making the housing request, please read the Visiting Scholars/Faculty Housing Policy above. The request must be made by the SPONSOR of the visiting scholar.

Fill out the housing request form completely.
Send the completed form and supporting document(s) (invitation letter, payroll authorization, etc.) to:

Visiting Scholar/Faculty Housing Request
Office of the Provost
352 Mansfield Road, Unit 2086
Storrs, CT 06269-2086

Only the hard copy of the form will be accepted - do not send electronically.
DOWNLOAD THE HOUSING REQUEST FORM

For any questions about the form, please contact Jennifer Morenus or Dana Wilder at 860-486-2422.

ADDITIONAL AID WITH HOUSING, PARTICULARLY LONG-TERM HOUSING:

Residential Life now maintains a web site for:

those wishing to find OFF CAMPUS housing, and
those wishing to list their homes as available.

The web site is: http://offcampushousing.uconn.edu/

(Housing Committee: G. Anderson, J. Clausen, G. English, H. Frank, I. Greenshields, S. Miller)