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If you would like to join the Africana House living-learning community, please complete the  and note the calendar below.

• Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (9am): The for returning students goes live.
• Friday, January 30, 2026: Deadline for submitting the 
• Monday, February 2, 2026: Applicants will be notified of their status by Lily Kunda [[lkunda]]
• Friday, February 6, 2025: Deadline for students to email acceptance statements to Lily Kunda [[lkunda]]
• Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (5pm):  due to participate in the returning student room selection process. All Africana House participants must have accepted their housing contract on the housing portal to be placed in the Africana House.
• Thursday, February 12, 2026 (Afternoon): Accepted participants will receive an email from Residence Life with instructions on room assignment.
• Monday, February 16, 2025: Africana House finalized room assignments emailed.

If you would like to join the Lavender House special-interest community, please complete the and note the calendar below.

• Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (9am): The for returning students goes live.
• Friday, January 30, 2026: Deadline for submitting a .
• Monday, February 2, 2026: Applicants will be notified of their status Professor Watkins [[jwatkins]]
• Friday, February 6, 2026: Deadline for students to email acceptance statements to Professor Watkins [[jwatkins]].
• Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (5pm):  due to participate in the returning student room selection process. All Lavender House participants must have accepted their housing contract on the housing portal to be placed in the Lavender House.
• Thursday, February 12, 2026 (Afternoon): Accepted participants will receive an email from Residence Life with instructions on room assignment.
• Monday, February 16, 2026: Lavender House finalized room assignments emailed. 

If you would like to join the Mosaic House, please complete the Mosaic House application (.docx) and note the calendar below.

• Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (9am): The for returning students goes live.
• Friday, January 30, 2026: Deadline for submitting the Mosaic House Application (.docx) to the Mosaic House coordinator: Tom Linneman [[tjlinn]], 804-822-2282.
• Monday, February 2, 2026: Applicants will be notified of their status by Tom Linneman [[tjlinn]]
• Friday, February 6, 2025: Deadline for students to email acceptance statements to Tom Linneman [[tjlinn]]
• Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (5pm):  due to participate in the returning student room selection process. All Mosaic House participants must have accepted their housing contract on the housing portal to be placed in the Mosaic House.
• Thursday, February 12, 2026 (Afternoon): Accepted participants will receive an email from Residence Life with instructions on room assignment.
• Monday, February 16, 2025: Mosaic House finalized room assignments emailed.

• Monroe Scholars follow the New Undergraduate Student Room Selection timeline for early room selection in May/June.
  
  • Monroe Scholars will receive an early room selection time slot to select an available space in Monroe Hall.
  • Monroe Scholars are not guaranteed an assignment in Monroe Hall.
  • Space in Monroe Hall will be available during room selection in the following priority order until filled:
    • Monroe Scholar + Monroe Scholar roommate pairs
    • Monroe Scholars not part of a roommate pair
    • Monroe Scholar + Non-Monroe Scholar roommate pairs
  • In cases where all Monroe Hall spaces are filled or a Monroe Scholar does not choose a Monroe Scholar space during early room selection, Residence Life will email the student a new traditional room selection time slot to take place soon after the early room selection.

91¿´Æ¬Íø invites all admitted first-year students to apply to the Sharpe Community Scholars program.

• Sharpe Community Scholars follow the New Undergraduate Student Room Selection timeline for early room selection in May/June.
  • Sharpe Scholars are REQUIRED to live in Cedar Hall and will receive an early room selection time slot to select into a Cedar Hall space.
  • For the requested roommates, please know that they would both need to be Sharpe Scholars to be guaranteed to be able to room together.