Summer Housing on Campus
Overview
The College will offer a limited number of on-campus housing spaces in Pfeiffer Hall to Cornell students. Though we anticipate being able to house all students who are interested in living on campus for the summer, priority will be given in the following order:
- Current Cornell students who are working for the College
- Current Cornell students who are doing research with a Cornell faculty member
- Current Cornell students who are doing internships not through the College
- Other current Cornell students
Application process
Sign-up for summer housing will be held Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Residence Life Office (first floor, Old Sem). All students interested in a single in summer housing will draw a lottery number (lowest number is best). We will base the priority of students in housing on those applications that we have on file by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19. Any student requesting summer housing after that time will be housed only if there is space available; any remaining singles after April 19 will be assigned according to the date the housing application is received.
Air conditioned rooms
The College has contracted with a company to provide window air conditioners. The cost of the rental of the unit, the installation and the added energy use is $100 per room per month. This means that a student who opts to add an air conditioner will be charged an additional $100 per month if he or she does not have a roommate and will be charged an additional $50 per month if he or she has a roommate. Only air conditioners rented through the College (and requested at the time of the summer housing application) are permitted. IMPORTANT: Only those requests for air-conditioning received by April 19 are guaranteed. Requests received after that date will be accommodated only if units are still available.
Housing rates
Rates for summer housing are $750 per person in a double room and $935 per person in a single room. Rates for summer housing in an air-conditioned room are $900 per person in a double and $1235 per person in a single room.
The added charges for students in a single room and/or an air-conditioned room are based on the first three months of summer housing. The remaining three weeks (from the move-in date in mid-August through fall opening) are based on the cost of a standard double room.
Billing process
Students will be expected to provide payment for summer housing before they move into their summer assignment unless they develop a payment plan with Student Accounts.
Summer residents who are approved to return early in the fall (and whose housing costs will be covered by a department or organization) will receive a partial room refund at the conclusion of the summer. Students with questions about that refund contact our office.
Meal plans
The last meal for students on the meal plan is breakfast on Thursday, May 9. Meal plans begin in the fall with lunch on Saturday, August 31. The dining hall will remain open through graduation weekend to accommodate graduating seniors and then close for the summer. It will reopen in mid-August to accommodate early arrivals. However, summer residents will not have an active meal plan during these times but may purchase a meal at the door whenever the dining hall is open.
Moving in and moving out
Summer residents will move into summer housing May 11 - May 12 (and are expected to be out of their current housing assignment by 6 p.m. on May 12). Students will move to their 2013-2014 room in mid-August. More information on move-out dates will be made available over the summer.
Parking
All students with a vehicle staying on campus over the summer must have their vehicle registered with Campus Safety for summer parking. Registration for summer parking is done in the Campus Safety Office. Vehicle registrations are valid for the entire calendar year (September through September), and so students who have a vehicle that is currently registered with Campus Safety do not need to do anything for the summer; any student bringing a new or different vehicle to campus will need to register it.
Sport Center and Hilltop Fitness Schedule (May 15 through August 14)
The following are the hours for the Sport Center for the summer. Please refer to Athletics webpage for updates. Please note that the Sport Center will be closed through May 15 to prepare for Commencement. It will also be closed Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27 because of Memorial Day and from Tuesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 7 because of Independence Day.
Mondays - Thursdays
- 6 a.m. - 9 a.m.: Sport Center open
- 6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.: Weight room open
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Sport Center open
- 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Sport Center open
- 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Weight room open
Fridays
- 6 a.m. - 9 a.m.: Sport Center open
- 6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.: Weight room open
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Sport Center open
Saturdays - Sundays
- Closed