Gender Inclusive Housing

“Justice is what love looks like in public” ~ Cornel West

The Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) option will provide a welcoming space for students to choose their roommates, regardless of gender, to promote a healthy and safe living and learning environment. GIH allows students to live in an environment where they can express their gender or sexual orientation in a way that is true to themselves in a safe and supported way. If you have questions about gender-identity, gender expression, or transgender student support, please contact the Program Coordinator for Gender and Sexuality Student Services, Dre Duvendack (aduve2@uis.edu), in the Gender and Sexuality Student Services office in the Student Life Building.

If selected for the GIH, you agree to and acknowledge the following:

You enter this living arrangement of your own volition and agree to do so for the relevant contract period.
You agree that GIH is not intended for romantic partners.
You agree to provide feedback to Residence Life through surveys, open forums, and other means to help us develop and improve the GIH experience when asked.
Should you or one of your roommates leave the unit before the end of the contract, the remaining students will be asked to find a new resident to take the space of the student who vacates, or accept another student interested in serving as a replacement.
If no one is found to fill the empty space, those residents remaining could collectively assume financial responsibility for the departed person or be relocated to a non-gender-neutral unit should there be a demand for those spaces.
Should you (or any roommate) prove incapable of adjusting to this community, fail to adhere to contractual terms and conditions set by Residence Life, or are found to be non-compliant with the student code of conduct, you may be relocated or your continued participation voided as needed.

Apply in Just a Few Steps:

Step 1

Make sure you've completed the Housing Application on the Student Housing Portal.

Step 2

Send a written request to Residence Life at reslife@uis.edu. Your request should include:

A statement of interest
Your reasons for choosing this living arrangement and how it will support your academic success
How it will contribute to your personal growth and development

Step 3

Fill out the Gender Inclusive Housing Agreement and submit it to Residence Life at reslife@uis.edu. Note: Please submit both the written request and the Gender Inclusive Housing Agreement together in one email.

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