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University Of Arkansas Housing Contract - Phase 4 - Room Selection

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Video summary

The video introduces Brooklyn Prince, a marketing intern from the University of Arkansas Housing department, who guides viewers through Phase 4 of the housing contracting process specifically focused on room selection. This phase begins by requiring students to log into their existing accounts in the Housing Contracting Portal and navigate past the completion page for Phase 3. Before reaching the actual room assignment stage, users must finish two specific pages: a confidential contract section and a safety addendum where they are required to read statements and enter their initials under "I agree" before proceeding further. Once these preliminary steps are complete, students face different scenarios depending on whether they have already been assigned a roommate or need to select one from scratch. If a bonded roommate has already selected the desired room in a suite-style building like Clack Hall, both parties must jointly choose specific adjacent rooms that match their group size; for instance, selecting Clack Hall 103E automatically requires also selecting 103F. In traditional halls such as Pomfret, students with bonded roommates should look for empty rooms indicated by a count of two out of two available beds and select the entire unit to ensure they are placed together. After choosing the residence hall and specific rooms, the process moves to assigning individual beds within those spaces, where users have exactly ten minutes to make their selections before the timer expires and availability reverts for other students. Following this step, a confirmation page appears requiring one final click on "save and continue" to lock in the assignment for both roommates. The video concludes by noting that if changes are needed after reaching the confirmation stage, users can return to the safety addendum or hall selection pages provided beds remain available, while also offering contact information via email at housing@uark.edu or phone number 479-575-4687 for any further questions.

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[music] >> Hi, I'm Brooklyn Prince, marketing intern for the University of Arkansas Housing. We're here at a favorite [music] spot at the U of A campus, the Chi Omega Greek Theatre. I'm here to walk you through the Phase 4 contracting process. In this video, I'm going to walk you through room selection. [music] To begin the room selection phase of the Phase 4 process, log in as you have done previously into the Housing Contracting Portal. If you have completed the previous steps in the process, [music] you may click save and continue on the Phase 3 completion page. You will have two pages to complete [music] before your room selection, the confidential contract page and the safety addendum page. On the safety addendum page, read each of the statements and enter in your initials [music] under I agree. When completed, click save and continue. >> [music] >> If your roommate has already selected your room, continue to the room assignment status page. You may review your assignment, confirm to keep your assignment, or choose to [music] change your assignment for you and your roommate. Continue to the end of Phase 4 if you don't want to change your assignment. If you don't already have an assignment, you will arrive at the hall selection page. [music] Select a residence hall to see all available rooms in that building. Once you have found the room you want, click the select room option. If you have a bonded roommate and have a suite-style building, you must select the applicable number of rooms for your group. For example, if you select Clack Hall, you will have to select one other room. You will have to select Clack Hall 103E and 103F. Note the floor room map is available by clicking show room info [music] when you have selected a residence hall. If you have a bonded roommate and have [music] a traditional-style hall like Pomfret, you only need select a room that shows two out of two. This means the room is empty. Click [music] save and continue at the bottom of the page. Next, you will come to the assign beds page where you can assign you and your roommate to a specific [music] bed within the room. You will notice that you have 10 minutes to assign yourself and your roommate to a bed within the room. While the timer's active, [music] it is being held and is not available to other students. Finally, you will arrive at the confirmation page where you confirm the assignment for you and your roommate by clicking save and continue. At this stage, if you would like to change your assignment, [music] click back on the safety addendum page. Click save and continue and proceed to change rooms if beds are available for you and your roommate. [music] If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact us at housing@uark.edu or call us at 479-575-4687. We thank you and we can't wait to see you. >> [music] [music]