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2021 Move-In Guide Housing@twu.edu 940.898.3676 @TWUHousing #twuhousing
Welcome to Housing & Dining at Texas Woman’s University! This
guide has been created to provide you with all of the necessary
information you need to have a successful move-in for your spring
2021 on-campus housing. Our move-in theme this year is “Take
Flight,” because it is our hope that you will spread your wings and
take off to greatness like the majestic barn owl that serves as our
university’s mascot.
Table of Contents
Essential Information ......................................................................... Pg. 2
Your Community................................................................................. Pg. 3
COVID-19 and Housing ...................................................................... Pg. 4
COVID-19 and Dining ......................................................................... Pg. 5
Housing Amenities ............................................................................. Pg. 6
Campus Dining.................................................................................... Pg. 7
Safety and Security............................................................................ Pg. 8
Pioneer Pact ........................................................................................ Pg. 9
What to Bring / Leave ......................................................................Pg. 10
Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................Pg. 11
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Essential Information
Opening & Closing Dates When You Arrive
Remember to have your TWU ID and/or
Spring 2021 Driver’s License when you arrive for
January 7 - New students begin moving in move-in day. Upon arrival at your residence
January 10 - Residence halls reopen at noon hall, you will be directed through the
January 11 - First Day of Classes Contactless Check-In process, which can be
March 8-12 - Spring Break (no classes, completed on your phone through the Housing
university open) Portal. You must present your ID when you
May 7 - Residence halls close at noon enter the building to pick up your room key
upon completing the Contactless Check-In
process. We ask that guests and family
members remain outside during this time to
avoid crowding.
Your Contract
Make sure that you have read your housing
contract and are aware of all the terms and Front Desk Contact
conditions. The housing contract can be
found online at www.twu.edu/housing Numbers
under the “Resources” tab. Housing & Dining Office: (940) 898-3676
To request a cancellation of your contract, Parliament Village: (940) 898-3655
please read Section 11 of the housing con- Stark Hall: (940) 898-3694
tract to review the cancellation policy. Guinn Hall: (940) 898-3636
Lowry Woods Community: (940) 898-3785
Mail Service
U.S. Post Office Boxes are available to rent in
Brackenridge Hall at the Denton campus., Stu- Parliament Village: 703 Administration Dr.,
dents may also rent a mailbox on a 6-12 month Denton, TX 76204
basis at the post office located at 101 E. McKin-
Stark Hall: 1719 Bell Ave., Denton, TX 76204
ney St., Denton, TX, (940) 387-9555. Mail is not
Guinn Hall: 420 E. University Dr., Denton, TX
delivered to individual residential communities.
76204
Please contact the local post office for more
Lowry Woods Community: 1600 Oakland
information. Students may receive packages
Ave., Denton, TX 76204
via UPS or FedEx directly to their residential
community.
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Your Community
When roommates have conflicts, we first suggest they
Your Roommate talk about the cause of the issue. When roommates
are unable to resolve a conflict on their own, a
We encourage you to call or email your new Resident Assistant (RA) is called upon to help. In
roommate. Getting in touch will give you a mediation, an objective person, usually the RA, acts
chance to get to know each other. Once you as an intermediary to ensure that strong feelings
move into your residence hall or apartment, do not hinder the process and that both sides are
you will complete a roommate agreement represented fairly.
with your roommate. Below are a few tips to
help you along the way.
• Start the conversation ASAP - Schedule a
get-to-know-you discussion and begin to First Floor Meetings
establish boundaries. Even if you selected First floor meetings will be held virtually on Jan. 10 at
your own roommate and already know them 7 PM. A mini floor meeting will be held the night of
move-in.
well, this is a necessary step. Knowing some-
one well and living with them are two very
different things.
• Discuss and agree on your expectations -
Does your roommate know you hit the snooze
Housing Staff
button a lot before you wake up? That you’re a Residence Director: A full-time professional who
neat-freak? That you need some time to your- lives on site and is responsible for the overall
self before talking to anyone after you wake management of the residential operations and
up? Communicating what you need is one of providing leadership for staff and students in the
the best ways to eliminate problems before residential area. Your RD can provide you with
individual counseling, support with roommate
they become problems.
conflicts and conduct issues, and referrals to other
• Discuss your lifestyle and preferred study university services.
styles - If your roommate’s habits, personality Resident Assistant: A student staff member who
or schedule are very different from yours, it lives in the residential community to serve as the
can be hard to adjust to living together. primary resource to the residents for information
• Discuss with your roommate how comfort- and assistance. Your RA will help you throughout
able you are with guests/visitors. the year by planning community events,
• Decide who will bring what for the room, or addressing roommate conflicts and answering
set a time to discuss. any general questions you may have.
Academic Support Assistant: An
undergraduate student who has been selected to
serve as an academic liason for residential
Living harmoniously with someone requires students. The ASA can assist you with
communicating, compromising and respect- developing academic goals, providing referrals
ing differences. If you behave politely to your to offices on campus and developing
roommate, they are likely to follow your lead. successful ways to manage your course load.
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COVID-19 and Housing
Day-to-Day Changes
• Face coverings that cover the nose and mouth are • Residents are expected to social distance in
required in all interior public spaces and outside when common or shared areas such as floor lounges,
social distancing cannot be maintained. study rooms, lobbies, and hallways. We ask that you
• Custodial staff complete rigorous sanitation do not move furniture around in these common
processes to clean and sanitize public spaces and areas.
other high traffic touchpoints. • Communal kitchen usage in residence halls is
• Hand sanitizer is available at building entrances and limited to one resident at any given time.
throughout the buildings. • The visitation policy has been modified. Only
• Rooms on unoccupied floors are reserved for one guest is permitted per resident. In residence
isolation and quarantine. halls, all guests have to be registered at the front
• Furniture in public spaces has been limited and desk of the community.
configured in accordance with social distancing • Only up to four passengers are allowed in an
guidelines. elevator at one time.
• Room Change Requests have been suspended until • Resident Assistants will coordinate virtual floor
after the University’s Census Day. meetings. Details will be communicated once the
• Please pay attention to directional signage through- students move into their spring assignment.
out the buildings.
• Hall gatherings and programs have been planned
in accordance with risk management guidelines.
Observe Social Wash Hands Stay In Your
Distancing Frequently Room When
Possible
Use Gloves to Use Face
Avoid Contact Coverings
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COVID-19 and Dining
Day to Day Changes in Dining
• Face coverings are required in order to enter all • The Dining Hall and all retail dining locations shut
dining service locations. down daily for 30 minutes to sanitize and disinfect
• All food stations in the Dining Hall have moved all surfaces and floors.
from self-service to full-service. • Dining services now provide dine-in and to-go
• Maximum capacity for seating in the Dining Hall has options.
been reduced from 600 to 225. • More variety of Grab & Go offerings at retail loca-
• The Dining Hall now offers online to-go ordering tions.
through the GET app seven days a week. • Designated times for meal pick-up are provided for
• All dining services locations are cashless. students who may have compromised health
• No outside personal water bottles are allowed to be issues.
used with the fountain beverage machines. • Teaching Kitchen events are now virtual.
• All retail dining locations have revised their hours • Pioneer Kitchen hosts themed pop-up kitchens
of operation. around campus.
• All catering events are served or contactless, no • Tiny House BBQ concept is delayed until summer
self-serve or buffet. 2021.
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Housing Amenities
What’s In My Room?
Parliament Village, Guinn Hall and Stark Hall: Rooms are furnished with a twin XL bed, desk,
chair and dresser for each resident. Each unit also includes a microfridge and wifi.
Lowry Woods Community: Rooms are furnished with a full-size bed, dresser, desk and chair
for each resident. Each apartment also includes wifi, a sofa or love seat, side tables and chairs,
stove, dishwasher, microwave and full-size refrigerator.
Maintenance Laundry
To submit a work order, visit Washers and dryers are available to use at no
http://fmcwo:83/home.html and select “Submit charge in all residential facilities.
a Request.” Select “Denton Campus” for Facility
and select the relevant hall. Enter your hall name
and room number for “Area” and enter your con-
tact information to receive updates. Select
“HOUSING - DENTON HOUSING” for Repair
Residence Life
Center. Remember to enter your room number at
the beginning of your request.
Handbook
The Residence Life Handbook is designed as an
introduction and guide for all residential students
at Texas Woman’s University, and is considered
Computer Labs an extension of your housing contract. If you
have questions, concerns or suggestions about
No computer? No problem! Each residence hall the policies, activities and/or services offered by
has a designated computer lab. Housing & Dining, please contact any member of
our staff or stop by our office in Mary’s Hall at
Parliament Village. The handbook contains valu-
able information regarding our alcohol policy,
Tech Support guest policy, drug policy and much more.
For a complete copy of the Residence Life Hand-
TWU’s tech support team will help you with your
book, visit https://www.twu.edu/housing/ and
computer needs, from basic navigation to virus
look under the “Resources” tab.
and malware removal.
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Campus Dining
Meal Plans Dining Options
Residents of Parliament Village, Guinn Hall and Dining Hall
Stark Hall are required to sign up for a residential Mon-Thurs: 7 AM-8:30 PM
meal plan while living on campus. Students with a Fri: 7 AM-8 PM
Sat-Sun: 10:30 AM - 7 PM
meal plan can enjoy dining at the Dining Hall,
located conveniently between Guinn/Stark Halls Starbucks
and Parliament Village. Each plan includes meal Mon-Thurs: 7AM - 10 PM
swipes, which are used to gain entry into the Fri: 7 AM - 3 PM
all-you-can-eat Dining Hall, and Dining Dollars, Sat: 12 PM - 5 PM
which can be used anywhere food is sold on Sun: 12 PM - 9 PM
campus.
Bunsen Tea Lab
Mon-Thurs: 10 AM - 7 PM
For more information on how to sign up for or Fri-Sat: Closed
cancel your meal plan, visit Sun: 1 PM - 7 PM
www.twu.edu/dining/. Meal Plan prices are per
semester. Lowry Woods residents receive $50 Oakland Cafe
Mon-Thurs: 8 AM - 4 PM
Dining Dollars per semester.
Fri-Sun: Closed
Meal plans begin for brunch on January 10. Community Choice / Fry Shack
You must show your TWU ID to enter the Dining Mon-Fri: 10:30 AM - 3 PM
Hall for your meal access. Sat-Sun: Closed
QDOBA
Mon-Thurs: 10:30 AM - 6 PM
Fri: 10:30 AM - 3 PM
Contact Dining Services Sat-Sun: Closed
@PioneerKitchen Chick-Fil-A
Mon-Thurs: 10:30 AM - 7 PM
@_pioneerkitchen Fri: 10:30 AM - 5 PM
Sat: 10:30 AM - 3 PM
https://www.twu.edu/dining/ Sun: Closed
@PioneerKitchenTWU Dining hours are subject to change based
on university plans.
https:/dineoncampus.com/pioneerkitchen/
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Safety & Security
COVID-19 Safety Safe Program
All residential students are being asked to use face
coverings when outside of their on-campus room and
Safes are available for students living in the resi-
to observe social distancing guidelines. It is a require-
dence halls during the 2020-2021 academic year.
ment to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to
TWU safes offer durable protection to keep your
leaving your room for the day. For more information,
treasured items secured at all times. The safes
visit www.twu.edu/coronavirus.
are perfect for electronics, spare cash, important
documents and anything else that needs to be
stored securely.
If you are interested in renting a safe, please
Safety Tips email housing@twu.edu to submit a request.
• Lock your doors at all times. Double check the
door to ensure it is locked.
• Always use your peephole before opening your
door to visitors, even when you are expecting Insure Your
someone.
• Never prop open any exterior doors. Belongings
• Use lockable furniture for important items such
as computers, tablets and personal documents. While every effort is made to provide a secure
• Do not leave personal items such as phones, environment, the University does not assume
purses or bags alone in public areas, even for a responsibility at any time for personal property
short time. and is not liable for the loss or damage of any
• Never share your ID with another person. article or personal property anywhere on the
Report lost IDs and keys immediately. premises. We highly encourage our residents to
• Avoid letting people you do not know piggy carry appropriate insurance to cover personal
back behind you as you enter your residence belongings brought to campus. This may be
hall. done as a rider to a current homeowner’s policy
• Avoid walking alone at night. Contact DPS for or by purchasing seperate insurance.
an escort.
• Text a friend to let them know when you are NSSI Student Insurance has created a web
leaving a location and when to expect you to page for Texas Woman’s University students
arrive. that can be found at:
• Educate yourself on the location of emergency www.nssi.com/portal/texaswomansuniversity
call boxes around campus.
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PIONEER PACT
My promise to do my part to prevent
the spread of COVID-19.
As members of the on-campus community at Texas Woman’s University, we must all work together to
protect the health and safety of our fellow Pioneers. Each of us has a responsibility to follow safety
measures and act responsibly in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 or other infections.
There are small steps each of us can take that will keep us healthy and allow us to move forward this
academic year.
I Promise To:
Protect Myself Protect Others
Wash my hands frequently with soap and Wear appropriate face coverings whenever I
water or use hand sanitizer. am not in my room.
Review the self-screening symptoms check- Maintain social distance in common areas:
list daily. classrooms, dining hall, lobbies, etc.
Stay home if I am feeling sick or beginning to Wash my hands as I enter a new place.
exhibit symptoms and complete the
COVID-19 Self-Screening form. Encourage my friends to follow safe practices
like wearing a face covering, using hand sani-
Consider whether I need to join large activi- tizer and social distancing when not in their
ties, especially if face coverings are not room.
encouraged or required.
Refrain from attending large events where
Get a flu vaccination. high risk contact may occur.
By signing the Pioneer Pact, you agree to abide by all federal, state and university guidelines to
prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Intentional or consistent failure to observe these guidelines could result in loss of housing.10
What to Bring/Leave
What To Bring: What To Leave:
• Face coverings/masks • Landline phones
• Personal hygiene items • Wireless routers
• First aid kit/thermometer • Concrete blocks or bricks
• Travel container for your toothbrush • Bed risers
• Hand sanitizer • Candles / plug-ins
• Disinfectant wipes • Incense / wax warmers
• Toilet paper (except for residents of • Pets (fish are acceptable)
Parliament Village) • Halogen lamps
• Towels (bath & washcloths) • Space heaters
• Shower curtain (except for residents of • Multi-plug converter / extension cords
Parliament Village) • Large refrigerators
• Laptop/calculator/printer • Cooking appliances (except Lowry Woods
• Broom/dust mop residents)
• Cleaning products/detergent/fabric • Toaster (except Lowry Woods residents)
softener • Electric skillet (except Lowry Woods
• Laundry bag or basket/lingerie bag residents)
• Hangers for clothing • George Forman type grills (except Lowry
• Plastic bowls/mugs/napkins/paper Woods residents)
towels/silverware • Anything with an exposed heating
• Comforter/mattress pad/blanket/ element
pillow(s)/pillowcases
• Coffee maker
• School supplies
• Clock radio
• Flashlight
• Umbrella
• Surge protector A complete list of items prohibited in the
Lowry Woods residents may also bring: residence halls can be found in the
• Cooking utensils Residence Life Handbook. The handbook
• Toaster is available for download at:
• Electric skillet / George Forman type grill www.twu.edu/housing/resources/
• TV residence-life-handbook/.11
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I go on move-in day? Can I bring my pet?
Go directly to the building/residence hall to which It is prohibited to bring dogs, cats or other pets
you were assigned. Signage will be placed around (except fish, see the Residence Life Handbook for
campus to direct you, and residence hall staff will more information) inside any university-controlled
be at your building to welcome you when you buildings with the exception of approved service
arrive. and/or emotional support animals. All emotional
support animals must be approved by the Disability
Can I bring my bicycle? Services for Students Office.
Yes. If students bring a bicycle to campus, it must be
How do I move my belongings?
registered with the TWU Department of Public Safety.
Students are responsible for moving their own belong-
This is a free service, and the student will be given a
ings. Moving carts and dollies will not be provided in
sticker to affix to the bicycle once registered. Visit
www.twu.edu/parking/bicycle-registration/ to learn order to reduce risks of contact due to COVID-19.
more and to access the registration form. How do I get a parking permit?
A parking permit can be purchased online or in person
As a parent/relative/friend who assisted with moving from the TWU Department of Public Safety. Complete
in, can I spend the night in my student’s residence parking rules and regulations, as well as the online
hall? ordering form, can be found at:
We ask that any guests of the student on move-in day www.twu.edu/parking/.
make other arrangements after the move. A list of area
hotels has been provided for your convenience at How do I pay my housing bill?
www.twu.edu/move-in-week/guest-lodging/. Payments for housing or dining balances can be made
in person at the Bursar’s Office on the Denton campus
May I move in early or late? or online through the TWU Online Payment System. All
Incoming residential students may request an early prior term balances must be paid in full in order to
arrival. A reason for requiring an early arrival is required register for a future term.
upon submission (including taking part in a
Can I change my meal plan?
TWU-sponsored program or activity). Requests will
Meal plans can be changed prior to the 12th day of
take 2-3 days to process and are reviewed on an
classes without penalty. Meal Plan Change, Cancella-
individual basis. If approved, a fee may be assessed.
tion or Exemption forms can be found at
Requests can be made by logging into your housing
www.twu.edu/dining.
portal and selecting “Applications and Request Forms,”
then “Early Arrival Application Spring 2021.” If you have any additional questions, please
Please notify Housing & Dining if you will be arriving contact the Office of Housing & Dining at
later than 48 hours after your move-in date and time. housing@twu.edu or by calling 940.898.3676Housing@twu.edu 940.898.3676 @TWUHousing #twuhousing
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