Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Please read your welcome letter, program description, and housing options sent to you by email. After reading the information, refer the links posted on the left for more information about housing. On-campus housing is the best option for you, however you must inform our program before June 1 so that we can reserve your room for you. If you choose to live on-campus, you will be able to move into your room upon your arrival. If you choose to live off-campus, you may not be able to move into your apartment until late August or, in some cases, early September. Please consult program staff before signing any legal documents for off-campus housing. The goal of the program is to move all fellows into their rooms before classes begin to assist you in getting off to a great start. Fellows that choose to live off-campus are pre-occupied with trying to find housing and furnish their apartments while those living on-campus enjoy furnished rooms, internet, laundry facilities in their rooms and, most of all, the company of other fellows living nearby. Most fellows living on-campus choose to live with other fellows so they can share household items and experiences. For fellows planning to bring family, please consider on-campus housing. Although on-campus family housing may not be available until after the Fall semester, your lease would end mid-May and not mid-August. Fellows that choose off-campus housing are faced with additional expenses when leaving Penn State University to begin the required professional affiliation- often in Washington, D.C. or other locations outside State College. Please check the blog for important information regarding dependents. As always, please let us know if you have questions.