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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.