Due to rising enrollment and overcrowding in the residence halls the
>University of Connecticut has decided to develop a housing lottery.  It is
>expected that we will only need to lottery spaces to seniors, but believe
>me this is a big enough change for our campus, where many students feel
>they are guaranteed housing for their entire undergraduate program (no
>matter how may years that takes.) I would like to see how other
>institutions structure their lotteries.  If your institution uses a housing
>lottery I would appreciate receiving information about it.  You can email
>me, respond using the listserv, or use snail mail.  All the information is in
>my signature at the end of this message.Thanks,
>Pam Schipani
>

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Pamela D. Schipani
University of Connecticut
233 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4049
Storrs, CT  06269-4049

PHONE:  (860)486-3430
FAX:  (860)486-2695
EMAIL:  p.schipani@uconn.edu

Get in touch with the folks at Boston College. Unless things have changed
dramatically, I recall that they use a lottery to determine which students
get 4 years guaranteed housing versus 3 years. I think Bob Capalbo is the
person to talk to as he's been there for some time and can give you a
history of the policy as well as the good, the bad and the ugly regarding
implementation.

Good luck.