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May Term Housing, Summer Housing & Colonial Storage

During May Term at Simpson, only students meeting one of the following reasons are allowed to stay on campus.  For those not staying for May term, check-out deadlines are 12pm (noon) on Friday, April 26 for those not participating in graduation, and 12pm (noon) on Sunday, Aril 28th for those who are.  Closing Guidelines for 2024 can be viewed here.

Reasons for people to stay during May term:

  1. Students enrolled in an academic course or internship experience for at least 2 credits.  Students who are enrolled for an on-campus May term course will automatically be assigned a May term meal plan based on their spring meal plan.   Unused flex money from spring semester will rollover into May term.  For students staying on campus for May term courses but not staying for summer housing, the housing check-out deadline is 6pm on Friday, May 17.
  2. Students engaged in spring athletics, with approval from a coach.  If a student-athlete does not have another reason to stay, they will be asked to move out the day after the end of their season.  Students staying for only this reason will not have a meal plan added to their account, and their meal plans will end Friday, April 26th after lunch. Unused flex money from spring semester will rollover into May term, however.
  3. Students working as a campus work-study for 24 hrs/wk or more.  Supervisor approval is required.  Students staying for only this reason will not have a meal plan added to their account, and their meal plans will end Friday, April 26th. Unused flex money from spring semester will rollover into May term, however.
  4. Students moving directly into summer housing on Wednesday, May 22nd.  If no other reasons to stay for May term exist, please note summer housing billing will begin when you would normally check-out of spring housing.  Students staying for only this reason will not have a meal plan added to their account, and their meal plans will end Friday, April 26th. Unused flex money from spring semester will rollover into May term, however.

For students who live on-campus during the academic year, there is no additional charge for room during May term for above reasons 1-3.  For students who are assigned and charged for May term meal plans, those plans will be augmented by additional blocks and flex.  Students in May Housing for any reason will have unused Spring Flex rolled over. If a student is not required to have a May term meal plan, but would like one, they can contact Adrian McNew at 515-961-1592 or adrian.mcnew@simpson.edu.

The check-out deadline for all students who staying for May term but are not transitioning to summer housing is 6pm on Friday, May 17.

Summer Housing for Summer 2024

Summer Housing Applications will be available mid-spring Semester 2024.  Summer housing is available for continuing Simpson students, and will be in Clinton Apartments and Detroit Street Apartments.  (The rate is $19/day.) Priority deadline is April 5th, but applications will be received based on space availability after that on a rolling basis.  

Due to the limited number of spaces, housing will be prioritized for students who are returning in Fall 2024 and taking classes during the summer session.  If a student is set to only take classes during summer and not for fall, they will need to be checked out of their summer assignment by no later than Friday, July 29th, 2023, at 4pm.

Colonial Storage for Summer 2024

Colonial Basement Storage Applications are available until April 19th, 2024, at 4:30pm.  Storage availability is extremely limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first served basis with priority focus for out of state students.  Each unit will have a minimum of 2 people assigned, and up to 3 students maximum.

Storage is only available to those students who are returning for the fall semester and all items must be removed by Friday, August 30th, 2024, or students will be subject to weekly fines.