New Raider News Email Series
Welcome to the University of Mount Union. We are excited to have you as a new student on campus this August! At Mount, you'll find a community that offers nonstop activity and opportunities to get involved. And best of all, it's a place that feels like home.
Student Housing Information
It's time to begin planning for living on campus in residence life as a Purple Raider! Many of you have been asking how Mount Union will match you with a roommate and where you will be living.

  • REQUIRED Form Submission: Every new student needs to complete either a New Student Housing application or a New Student Commuter application on MyHousing. 
  • Housing application: If you’re planning to live on campus, that application includes a personal and interest preference questionnaire. You’ll also be able to indicate your hall preferences and provide emergency contact information.
  • Roommate Requests: If you know who you want to live with, you can also use this system to make a specific roommate request. To do this, you will go to the "Room Selection" across the top and then choose "Roommates/Suitemates" from the drop-down menu. These requests must be made and confirmed by your roommate by July 18 in order to be guaranteed.
  • Roommate Assignment: If you don’t know who you want to live with, the program will then use this information to find your best match among the other students who've already completed the form. All new students must complete one of these applications.
  • Housing Assignment Notification: Housing assignments, along with roommate name and contact information, will be emailed to your Mount Union email address during the first week of August.
  • Community: The University of Mount Union values all students and their identities and want to create a safe and inclusive home for everyone on campus. To support all our students, different housing options, including gender inclusive housing, are available for students to select when completing their housing application.
  • For a list of FAQs, click here.
Meal Plan Information
New students living in a residence hall or campus house are required to have a   meal plan   - either the unlimited plan or 16 meal plan with $100 dining dollars. The cost is the same, but the choice is yours!
 
Unlimited Plan
Students who choose this plan will be able to eat an unlimited number of meals in the Kresge Dining Commons. Additionally, the unlimited plan provides students with 10 meal equivalencies that can be used at the B&B café throughout the semester.
 
16 Meal Plan  
Students who choose this plan will be able to eat 16 meals a week in the Kresge Dining Commons. Dining dollars ($100) will be deposited on your Purple Plu$ and can be used to purchase food and beverages only at the B&B Cafe, The KHIC Start Café, or Kresge Dining Commons. Dining dollars will not carry over between semesters or at year-end. Students will not be reimbursed for any remaining dining dollars at the end of a semester.
 
If a meal plan is not selected for the fall semester for a student who is living in a residence hall or campus house, the student's meal plan will default to the unlimited plan.
Get Social!
Join the official  University of Mount Union Class of 2022 Facebook Group  today! Get to know your classmates, receive important updates, share photos and videos, and ask questions (we’ll answer!).

Every week a new Mount Union student (and on occasion some awesome alumni) will take over the @LifeofaRaider Instagram account   and post photos about his or her life here at Mount. Follow along to see what makes our students' experiences at Mount Union exceptionally unique!

You can also check out Mount Union on  Twitter ,  Instagram , and  YouTube !
Share your excitement to be at    #MountUnion   with your friends and your future #Mount2022 classmates !  
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You @ Mount Union
Now that you have decided to attend Mount Union, offices will be contacting you regularly using your Mount Union email address. Be sure to check your Mount Union email at least a few times a week; however, we recommend checking daily. In addition to your inbox, you should also check the messages in your "Clutter" folder to be sure that there are no important messages in that folder, instead of your inbox.
New Raider News: Your bi-weekly newsletter
A newsletter titled  New Raider News  will be sent to your @mountunion.edu email address every other week from now until Mid-August. View previous editions here: http://www.mountunion.edu/new-student-email-2018 .
New Student Checklist
Remember to visit  our admitted students page  for a detailed timeline of your next steps. Some of these steps don't happen quite yet, but we'll be sure to keep you updated so you are well prepared. 
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of First Year Initiatives, [email protected] or (330) 823-8685.
 
Sincerely, 
Office of First Year Initiatives
University of Mount Union