POLICY TITLE

Special Housing Accommodations

Type or category of Policy:

Student

Approval Authority:

Vice President for Student Life

Responsible Executive:

Director of Community Living & Director of Health Services

Responsible Office:

Office of Community Living & Office of Health Services

Owner Contact:

Community Living, Sarazen Student Union 318, housing@siena.edu, 518-783-2919

 

Office of Health Services, MacClosky commons ground floor, health@siena.edu, 518-783-2554

Reviewed By:

Vice President for Student Life

Reviewed Date:

Spring 2019

Last Revised and Effective Date of Revision:

    Summer 2017

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION:

Director of Health Services (518) 783-2554
Director of Accessibility Services (518) 783-4239
Director of the Counseling Center (518) 783 -2342
Title IX Coordinator/Equal Opportunity Specialist (518) 782-6673

How the Process Works:

The Office of Community Living partners with the Office of Health Services for all special housing accommodations. Please contact the Office of Health Services at (518) 783-2554, option #2 for information on special housing accommodations. This includes requests for single rooms, reduced occupancy rooms, air conditioning units installed for the fall and springtime, and/or a meal plan modification. Students approved for a special housing accommodation will maintain this accommodation during their time at Siena. Students with special requests due to a medical condition are strongly encouraged to make the University aware of these needs as early as possible.

For housing accommodations, new students should provide all required documentation by June 30th for fall semester and by December 1st for spring semester requests.

Returning students should provide all required documentation by February 1st for fall semester requests and by December 1st for spring semester requests. Please be aware that after the posted deadlines, certain types of accommodations may no longer be available for the upcoming semester.

Changes to a Current Accomodation?

Any request for a change to a current special accommodation that is on file with Health Services and Community Living requires updated medical documentation to be submitted to Health Services for review and determination. Therefore, if you are currently assigned to a special housing assignment and would like to apply for different housing arrangements for Fall 2025 term, you will need to provide updated documentation and/or information to the Office of Health Services no later than February 3, 2025