Faculty Handbook

Student housing

Meet with the appropriate OSA Program Coordinator to determine who will be responsible for identifying and arranging student housing.  Consider possible accessibility issues for students with disabilities when selecting housing, classrooms, field trip destinations, etc.  No administrative support (for housing, childcare, etc.) will be provided for accompanying non-participants.  Bear in mind that University policy prohibits unmarried students of the opposite sex from sharing the same sleeping quarters.

If a student requests assistance with on-site housing arrangements, before or after the program dates, you may provide the student with contact information. However, neither you nor OSA can make specific arrangements for students prior to or after the official program dates:  providing services outside formal program offerings and dates can lead to unacceptable liability risks for MSU.

If students are not allowed to make their own alternative housing arrangements, this requirement MUST be stated in the program information sheet and on the Web.

In no cases should program leaders or family members share accommodations with students; in general, it is preferable for program leaders to not share apartments or rooms with program assistants. If the program assistant has academic responsibility and potential influence on grades, the program assistant cannot be housed with students (but can stay with program leaders if necessary). If the program assistant has only logistical responsibility, he/she can stay with students or program leaders.

While abroad, be aware of and take note of accessibility for students with disabilities.  Although you may not have a student with disabilities on your current program, this information may prove useful in the future.