Residential Life

On-campus housing options include both suite and apartment-style living. There are 3 on-campus halls:

Cedar Hall North & Cedar Hall South

Cedar Hall North houses 370 residents and Cedar Hall South houses 382 residents in suite-style rooms with two bedrooms. Each suite includes bathroom facilities, ResNet/Internet access and standard cable television service. Each hall has a game room with a pool table, foosball, air hockey, big screen television and video games. Each floor has its own study rooms, common areas, vending machines and laundry facilities. All common rooms have wireless Internet access.

Room Dimensions: 16’ x 10.4’

Your suite common area includes:

• Shower with shower curtain included
• Lavatory
• Vanity area w/four drawers and under-sink cabinet

Your room includes:

• One 3-drawer dresser per student [24”d x 30”w x 29½”h]
• One desk w/3-drawer pedestal per student [24”d x 42”w x 29½”h]
• One desk chair per student [24½”d x 18½”w x 32”h; seat height 17”]
• One bunkable extra-long twin bed per student [36”w x 80”]
• One closet per student [34”w x 21”d]
• Window [51”w x 70”h]
• Height under bed when raised to maximum: 31”

Floor Plan (922K PDF)

City View Towers

City View Towers houses 554 residents. Most apartments are in 4-bedroom configurations, with a small number of 2- or 3-bedroom layouts. Each apartment is fully furnished and includes up to four private bedrooms, one or two semi-private bathrooms, a furnished common living space, an eat-in kitchen, a side-by-side or stacked washer-and-dryer unit, Internet access and standard cable television. All utilities are included in the apartment housing rate. Each resident is provided with a full-size bed, dresser, closet, desk and chair. City View Towers offers a large game room with a pool table, big screen television, plenty of comfortable lounge furniture and wireless Internet access. Residents also have access to the fitness room, which is fully stocked with workout equipment.

Apartment bathroom, living room and kitchen areas include:

• Shared shower/toilet and separate vanity
• Furnished living room, including sofa, sitting chair, end table, coffee table and entertainment center
• Full kitchen with refrigerator/freezer, microwave, oven/range and dishwasher
• Washer and dryer

You are provided with the following:

• (1) 4-drawer chest [36”w x 18”d x 39”h]
• (1) Desk [47”w x 24”d x 30”h]
• (1) Desk chair [16 ½”w x 22”d x 34”h]
• (1) Full-size bed [54” x 80”]
• Closet

Floor Plan (922K PDF)

Housing Exemptions

An exemption from the second year of the two-year residency requirement will be granted only to students who:

• Are 21 years of age or older

• Have transferred from another JWU campus or a different institution

• Are single parents

• Are married or have a domestic partner

• Live with an adult relative within a 50-mile radius of the campus (as determined by MapQuest)

If you meet one or more of these criteria, complete the Residency Exemption form (44K PDF) and return it to our office for review. Once a decision has been made, you will receive notification to your JWU email account.

Need More Information?

• Talk to your RA

• Email or call us, 980-598-1800. We are available by phone Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of our residential community at JWU’s Charlotte Campus. Living in a residence hall provides you many opportunities to interact with other students in both an educational and social setting. Please read through the instructions on the following pages carefully, as they offer you important information for securing campus housing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Residential Life.

All new incoming students are required to reside on campus for their first two years of study.

A housing exemption for the second year of the two-year residency requirement will be granted only for one or more of the following reasons. If you do not fit into one of the categories below, then you will not qualify for exemption.

• Students who are 21 years of age or older

• Transfer students

• Students who are single parents

• Students who are married or have a domestic partner

• Students who live with an adult relative within a 50-mile radius of the campus (as determined by MapQuest)

If you meet one or more of these criteria, simply complete the Charlotte Housing Exemption Form (42K PDF) and return it to our office for review.

Applying for Housing

• You must submit a deposit before you can complete a housing application online.

• The online system validates all new deposits overnight. If a deposit is submitted on March 19th, you'll be able to access the online application on March 20th; if the deposit is submitted on March 26th, the student can access the online application on March 27th; and so on.

Pricing

View online room and board rates for on-campus residence halls.

FAQs

How does the online housing selection process work? Through JWU Link, our single sign-on system, you can complete your housing application and select a room and roommates online and in real time. (To do so, your deposit must be paid in full.)

You can log into the system using your JWU ID number and password. (You can change your password to a more secure choice once you enter the system.) Upon entering the system, you will see some demographic data: your JWU ID number, email address, date of birth and other personal information. If any information appears incorrect, students should contact us immediately.

Once you have verified that your personal information is correct, select the Application tab. In order to proceed, you must select a term.

You will then be assigned to a classification, which designates your campus and eligibility for housing selection. The classifications are: Returning, Campus Transfer and New. If your classification information appears incorrect, contact us immediately.

The system generates a unique screen name for you so that your identity remains confidential during the roommate compatibility search; it will remain screened until you choose to disclose it.

Once a final room has been selected, your full name, phone number and JWU email address will be provided to all roommates.

How to Apply for Housing:

1. Preferences Questionnaire: The questionnaire contains 16 questions pertaining to lifestyle, including sleep habits, smoking habits (if any) and room use preferences such as noise level, guests, sharing, etc. Once the profile has been completed, other prospective residents can view it in their search for a compatible roommate.

2. Learning Communities: Tell us your Learning Community preferences (if any).

3. Special Needs/Disability Accommodations: Notify us of any special needs or disability requirements. In order to be considered for special accommodations, you must first disclose to us if you are physically or learning disabled. Our office works with the Center for Academic Support (CAS) to help students select a room that fits their needs.

4. Roommate Preference: Secure your roommate preference by entering that student’s JWU ID number, screen name or date of birth; however, the student in question must already have completed their housing application. Having a confirmed roommate does not mean that you will automatically be placed together. Once you have selected a room, proceed to the Assign Roommates step.

5. Application Agreement: Once you have selected “agree,” you will receive a postback message confirming receipt of your application. You will also receive an email confirmation. (If you do not agree to the terms and conditions, you will not be able to continue.)

6. Option to cancel: If you're not satisfied with how you answered any portion of the application and wish to start over, you can cancel it prior to the room selection phase. If you decide that you do not want to live on campus at all, you can cancel the application prior to the room selection phase. However, once you select a room and agree to the terms, the application cannot be cancelled or changed.

7. Room Selection: The room selection portion of the online process has two steps: 1) selecting a room and roommates and 2) completion of the room terms agreement. Students will be permitted to enter the room selection portion according to their assigned participation time. You will only be able to select a room from eligible halls and from rooms with available beds. You can hold a room for 24 hours before committing to it.

8. Room Terms Agreement: Once you’re satisfied with your selected room, proceed to the Room Terms Agreement section. You must read each term and select the box next to the statement to indicate your agreement. Once all terms have been read and accepted, the agreement is submitted. Once you lock in your assignment, you cannot change it online.

What if I am unable to log onto the Housing Selection System? If you are unable to log onto the system, contact our office during normal hours of operation, Monday-Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm.

How does roommate selection work? One student requests; the other accepts. One student can select a room on behalf of the other(s), provided the other(s) has agreed to reside with them. Students who do not have a particular roommate in mind can also use the Roommate Match feature to locate a student who answered the lifestyle preference questions in a similar manner; from there, students can send email messages to each other in order to arrange to secure a room together.

How many roommates can I select? You can select as many roommates as your room preference can hold. Availability cannot be guaranteed.

How are the rooms labelled in the system? All rooms are listed by a three-letter hall abbreviation and by individual bed. For example: CHS120A-1 is Cedar Hall South, room 120A, bed 1; CHS120A-2 is Cedar Hall South, room 120A, bed 2. When you select a bed, you will also be able to see how many (if any) beds remain in a particular room.  

What if my roommates and I cannot be placed together? Availability cannot be guaranteed. If all roommates cannot be placed together — for example, if you want to select 3 particular roommates to make a quad room, but no quad rooms are available, you must choose your roommate(s) based upon what is next available (say, a double or triple). Whoever cannot be placed with you must log on at his/her assigned participation time to select housing.

When will I receive my housing confirmation and roommate contact information? You will receive initial confirmation via email. In early August, we will send out an official housing information packet confirming your assignment.

Guide to Understanding the Wildcat Room Selection Process

Please see the Room Selection Process Guide for information on navigating the Wildcat Housing Application.

In our Living-Learning Communities (LLC), we seek to provide JWU students with a unique, residential learning experience. An LLC is a residential clustering of students who share academic or special interests. Our Hospitality, Culinary and Baking & Pastry LLCs vary in organization, goals and curricula, but generally share the following characteristics:

Facilitate meaningful personal interaction among students, faculty and staff outside of the traditional classroom.

Focus primarily on first-year students.

Build nurturing, welcoming atmospheres to increase learning and student retention.

Located on a specific floor.

Encourage student participation in a variety of activities that foster learning.

Examples of programming previously offered to residents: Checkers Hockey game and tour with faculty members of the Time Warner Arena, Honors mixer with Honors Faculty members, Business dinner with a professor, and off-campus hiking trips with faculty. Baking & Pastry Arts students can look forward to tours of local bakeries and industry related workshops.

All our LLCs are clustered together on the 4th floor of Cedar Hall South, and each will have a Resident Assistant and Resident Director designated to oversee each community.

To qualify for any of our LLCs you must be enrolled in a corresponding college of study, business, hospitality, be a baking & pastry major or a member of the honors program.

Space is extremely limited. If you have any questions, you may contact our office at 980-598-1800.