FALL 2020HOUSINGWelcome Home Aggies

Welcome to the seventh volume of the Housing Headline! We areexcited to be OPEN in the fall and are committed to providing ourresidents with a positive, engaging, supportive, and safe experienceon campus.

Housing Move-In DatesStarting this week, students will have the ability to schedule their move-in appointment through the MyHousing portal.  Check-in appointmentswill be available for first-year students on August 14-16, and forapartment residents on August 16-18. Appointments will be availablehourly from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day.

On your move-in day, it is important that you arrive at yourdesignated check-in location during your scheduled appointmenttime. For your safety and convenience, we will minimize contact byutilizing drive-through check-in. Housing staff will greet you in your carto issue your keys and welcome you to campus. Due to COVID-19,volunteers and luggage carts will not be available to students, thereforewe recommend bringing your own dollies or moving devices to assistthe moving process. 

Out-of-state students will need to arrive to campus early to self-isolatebefore classes begin. All early arrival students will receive an email totheir NMSU email address with details about moving in early.

Housing Move-InLiving LearningCommunitiesAggie TraditionsDear AggieFamilies

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LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIESYou may remember reading about Living Learning Communities (LLCs) in the first edition of the HousingHeadline earlier this summer. Now that many first-year students have their housing assignments, it's agreat time to learn about the benefits of LLCs.

RA Cyprianna hosted a relaxation program for the residents ofthe Professional Golf Management (PGM) LLC where they createdmini gardens like the landscape of a golf course. She also workedwith her Faculty Fellow to plan a trip to Top Golf with residents! RA Mali and the Faculty Fellows for the Engineering LLC invitedfive social and academic Engineering clubs to Garcia Hall forEngineering LLC residents to connect with upper-divisionengineering students and faculty to learn about extracurricularopportunities for Engineering majors! 

Themed Programs and Activities- Residents of Living LearningCommunities get to participate in events and activities focusedon the theme of the LLC. Some of our themed programs last yearincluded: 

RAs Jake and Angel worked with the Criminal Justice Department Head to take residents of the CriminalJustice LLC on a tour of a working prison to learn about the corrections system in New Mexico!

Integrated Experience- Students who live in an LLChave the benefit of blending their academic, residential,and social lives to have a more meaningful collegeexperience. They make connections with other studentswho share their interests, build relationships withfaculty, and are surrounded by potential study partnersto enhance their success in college.

To see a full extensive list of our LLCs and examples ofactivities they’ve done, click this link:

https://housing.nmsu.edu/llc/

AGGIE TRADITIONSNoche De Luminarias

This beautiful tradition has been lighting up NMSUfor over 35 years! The first weekend each

December, NMSU partners with the Las CrucesHigh School band to arrange and light over 7,000

luminarias between Corbett Center Student Unionand the NMSU duck pond. A luminaria – also

known as a farolito in Northern New Mexico – is apaper bag lantern weighted with sand and

illuminated by a small candle.

As the sun sets on Las Cruces, the NMSU and LasCruces community gather to enjoy trolley rides,

refreshments, and activities. While this year’s eventmay look different due to social distancing

requirements, this tradition is a bright spot to lookforward to during your time at NMSU.

"Now that additional classes have been converted to online format, am I still required to live oncampus?"

If you’re a first time first year student enrolled in all online courses you may submit a request forexemption from the First Year Residency Requirement by going to this link: Exemption RequestProcess and following the instructions.  Submitting the exemption request is a necessary step even ifyou are enrolled in all online courses.

"How do I cancel my application and assignment if all of my classes are online now?"First-year students follow the exemption process stated below to cancel your housing assignmentApartment residents email housing@nmsu.edu with your name, Aggie ID number, room assignment. Inthe email, state that you would like to cancel your housing assignment or application due to COVID-19.

"How do I complete a request for exemption?"Go to this link Exemption Request Process and follow the instructions for submitting an exemptionrequest. The deadline to submit an exemption request form is August 1.

"Can I still choose to live on campus if my classes were changed to all online format?"Yes. If you already have a housing assignment visible in MyHousing, your room is reserved and will beready for you on your assigned move-in date. If you have not filled out a housing application, you maydo so through your MyHousing portal.

Continue to submit questions to housing@nmsu.edu!

The Housing Headline will be published each week to give more updates and keep ourcommunity engaged with us as we plan and get excited for a new academic year. In ourupcoming issues we will be showcasing other staff members in our departments andproviding more updates for move-in weekend. We will also be covering topics such asFaculty Fellows, Roommate Agreements, What to Bring to Campus, and more! You won'twant to miss it! Be sure to follow us on social media for even more ways to stay connected!@NMSUInsider on Instagram and NMSU Housing and Residential Life on Facebook!

Last week, changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic were made to theNMSU academic schedule. Some course sections have been converted fromfully in-person to online or hybrid delivery. NMSU Housing and ResidentialLife recognizes that these changes may influence the decision whether tolive on campus this fall. Below are answers to some Frequently AskedQuestions related to the impact schedule changes may have on students.

TRADITIONS WITHIN THE COLLEGES

COMING SOON...

DEAR AGGIE FAMILIES

At NMSU, there are seven academic colleges. Six of those house undergraduate majors (Arts and Sciences; Agricultural,Consumer, and Environmental Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Social Services; and Engineering), plus NMSU is home toan Honors College and the Graduate School. Even the NMSU Libraries have the distinction of their own college. Each college hostsits own unique traditions for students and alumni. For the rest of the summer, we’ll highlight traditions from each NMSU college. Besure to participate in your college’s special traditions to get a feel for the personality of the college!

The College of Agricultural, Consumer, and EnvironmentalSciences (ACES) hosts a Branding Ceremony for all first-year and transferstudents during the week of Homecoming. The students in the ACES collegereceive a new t-shirt and are paint branded with the Sam Steel brand towelcome them to the college of ACES Aggie family. If you are interested,here’s a link for moreinformation: https://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/brandingceremony.html