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Letter from the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Congratulations and welcome to the Eastman School of Music. You have the opportunity to pursue your passions. The determination and resilience that brought you here is something you should be proud of, and please know that we welcome you, that we’re excited to have you at our school, and that you belong. You’re here among those who strive to be the best.

This document is part of the resident’s housing contract and also includes information on Dining Services. We’ve officially called it Eastman’s “Residential Life and Dining Services Contract Conditions” for students 2024–25. It provides the terms and conditions for our community and becomes your official contract text when you submit your application. By signing the housing contract and residing at the Eastman School of Music, the resident agrees to abide by the housing contract, this document, and all University policies.

We encourage new students to review the terms of their admittance to the Eastman School of Music and Residential Life publications. First-, second-, and third-year students have a housing requirement: they must live on campus. This policy is intended to develop community and best support the Eastman experience. Students who live off campus prior to senior year delay graduation; do not utilize on-campus resources and supports; miss more classes, lessons, and opportunities; and don’t make healthy choices to eat right, rest, and maintain appropriate school-life balance.

• New students (first year and transfer) will submit their housing and dining applications online through the Admissions portal and will receive official information on how to access the portal directly from Admissions after the enrollment deposit is received. Room assignments are made over the summer for fall enrollment and in late December/early January for spring enrollment. • Currently enrolled students (classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027) will submit their housing and dining applications, then select their rooms online through the Housing Selection process (Room Draw). Information and instructions on how complete the application will be distributed to students each Spring semester. Confirmations of room selection and dining selection for Upperclass students will be sent to your email account. • Reactivated and readmitted students should contact the Office for Residential Life for housing and dining materials after being activated by ESM Academic Affairs.

Additionally, all students living on and off campus are required to participate in a meal plan for the 2024–25 academic year. If you do not complete the dining registration and/or return a dining contract, you will be enrolled in the appropriate minimum plan requirement, and you will be assessed a $50 late registration fee. If you request a plan that does not meet the minimum requirement for your residential group, you will be assigned to the required minimum plan. Information concerning all meal plans can be viewed at the University Dining Services website at dining.rochester.edu

The Office for Residential Life is located at 100 Gibbs St., Rochester, New York 14605. If you have any ques¬tions, please email us at reslife@esm.rochester.edu.

Best wishes,

Robert E. Bones, EdD Assistant Dean of Student Affairs