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ArtStreet

Thank you for your interest in ArtStreet housing for the 2013-2014 academic year. As part of the Special Interest Housing initiative, ArtStreet residents have contributed invaluable service to their neighbors by providing arts-based educational programming, sponsoring community gatherings, and devoting time and energies to creative philanthropic projects. Your group’s efforts over the next year to enhance the student neighborhoods through similar initiatives will continue to enrich our educational environment and promote our Catholic and Marianist values.

All student groups who wish to live in ArtStreet for the 2013-2014 academic year must fill out one group application. Please know that the quality of your application will affect whether your group will be awarded/able to retain a house.

In addition, all potential student groups may be asked to meet in person with the director of ArtStreet for a casual gathering highlighting their creative application process

Criteria

ArtStreet is a unique learning and living environment that seek equally unique students. In order to be considered for selection, all groups must demonstrate:

  • Good disciplinary standing of each individual ArtStreet applicant
  • A complete application that includes creative description of arts-based service project including mission and Smart Goals for project consistent with ArtStreet goals AND UD’s Commitment to Community document

NOTE: The failure of an ArtStreet house to demonstrate respect for the property through their care and maintenance of the property and an absence of vandalism or damage deemed excessive by Residential Properties may result in revocation of the house as well as disciplinary consequences where applicable. Additionally, the failure of any ArtStreet house or the individuals in the house to abide by University policy at any point during the housing application process or academic year could result in revocation of the house or individual (s) being relocated to another housing assignment.

Timeline

  • December 4th at 4:00pm (Studio B)
    • Information Session
  • December 5th at 4:00pm (Studio E)
    • Information Session
  • January 21, 2013
    • ArtStreet application opens on the SIH portal
  • January 25, 2013 (Studio E)
    • Workshop to Assist group leaders with applications
  • February 1, 2013
    • ArtStreet applications due
  • March 1, 2013
    • Groups will be notified of status no later than this date

Application Information

Groups need to collect the following information in preparation for online application:

  1. Determine a house group leader who will submit all information on behalf of the group applying.
  2. Collect the names and student ID numbers of all group members committed to living in ArtStreet for the 2013-2014 academic year.
  3. Prepare answers to ArtStreet questions. Responses should be written in paragraph form and keyed so that the group leader can cut and paste answers into the online application.

 During the time period of Jan 21st – Feb 1st, house group leader will:

  1. Go to myhousing.udayton.edu to complete the individual housing application* and create organizational roommate group. Group name should be ArtStreet followed by group leader name. For example, ArtStreet - Jane Doe
  2. Email all group members the name of the roommate group and the password so they can add their name to the group that the group leader created. The roommate group members will complete the individual housing application and join the roommate group.
  3. Complete the ArtStreet Group Application questions and submit Word document via email to artstreet@udayton.edu
  4. No advisor letter needed

*The individual housing application contains the housing contract that outlines the terms that a student must abide by in order to live in university housing. Each roommate will need to complete the housing contract in order to participate in the ArtStreet housing process.

Group Applicant information- please answer the following questions 

All applications MUST include:

  1. Names and student ID numbers of all members applying for ArtStreet.
  2. Completed answers to the questions below.

MISSION and VALUES:

  1. How will your group contribute to the mission and goals of ArtStreet? (see ArtStreet mission, vision, and goals at www.udayton.edu/artstreet).
  2. Why are the arts important to your group and how do you participate?

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1. CREATIVE SERVICE PROJECT: Each ArtStreet house is required to conduct an arts-based service project during the 2013-2014 school year designed to promote the arts in our community. Please explain your creative service project idea, and articulate how each of your members will incorporate your interests/skills/activities from question #1 into this project for the ArtStreet, UD campus, or Dayton community. This description should be no more than 250 words and should get to the ‘heartbeat’ of the project’s spirit and why your house should be the one to bring the project to the      UD Campus and community.

*Successful projects in the past have been the creation of original art works for local hospitals and special-support housing, lead art programs in schools where the arts have been cut, story- teller, concert series, etc.
 
2. SMART GOALS: Please list 3 SMART goals that will help you implement and accomplish your service project. Please make sure that one of your goals also addresses how your group will improve/contribute to the neighborhood community as described in the University’s Commitment to Community document.

3. LOCATION: Please indicate your first, second, and third choices for housing location if you are selected to reside at ArtStreet.

4. CO-OP or STUDY ABROAD: If your group has members who will be on co-op or study abroad during the year, please explain here and include which semester(s).


Occupancy

There are 5 four-person lofts, 5 six-person townhouses and 1 eight-person townhouse at ArtStreet. Actual availability may vary due to retention of current residents. Groups must be made up of 4, 6, or 8 same-gender juniors and seniors. If a vacancy occurs, you may be required to work with UD Housing and the ArtStreet director to identify an appropriate individual to occupy the empty space. 

Resident Course Requirement

All ArtStreet residents are required to register for UDI 371 ArtStreet Experience Class (1 credit – pass/fail) each semester of living at ArtStreet. Successful completion of this class is a requirement of retaining ArtStreet housing from semester to semester and year to year. The course incurs no extra cost to students. 

Other Information

Advisor

            The ArtStreet Director and Graduate Assistant will serve as advisors to all ArtStreet houses. No support letters are necessary.

 Resources

            ArtStreet website
            Commitment to Community
            SMART Goals Worksheet

 Questions

            Contact Nicole Rottmueller-Jones, Assistant Director of ArtStreet nrottmueller1@udayton.edu or 937-229-5101.