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Yes, River Crossing Campus Housing will be open for the fall.  Our apartment style residence halls create a unique advantage for our students by providing each student with their own private bedroom.  Students may need to share a bathroom with one other apartment mate and will share a kitchen and a living room with all apartment mates.

While our apartment style residences do not require increased de-densification, we will be taking rooms offline to use for isolation.  We will try to honor apartment mate requests to the best of our ability.

Housing Rates for the 2020-2021 Academic Year

Fall Semester--August 21, 2020 through November 25, 2020^*

Spring Semester—February 5, 2021 through May, 9 2021

• 1 person/1 bedroom/1 bath—$3,932.00 per person/per semester ($7,864/academic year) Not available
• 2 person/2 bedroom/2 bathroom (en-suite bathroom)—$3,203.00 per person/per semester   ($6,406.00/academic year)
• 2 person/2 bedroom/2 bathroom—$3,138.00 per person/per semester ($6,276.00/academic year)
• 4 person/4 bedroom/2 bathroom—$2,669.00 per person/per semester ($5338.00/academic year)

*  Housing residents wanting to remain in housing during intersession 1, winter break, and intercession 2 will need to file a formal petition and be approved.  Additional charges will be applied to those who are approved to remain in housing during the intersessions and break periods.  The application process will available the first week of October 2020. 

You can ask to switch rooms or apartments prior to Wednesday, August 19, 2020.  However, once the residence halls are open and students move-in, we will not allow room changes.  We highly recommend that apartment mates talk to one another and set expectations about how they will manage conflict, apartment chores, and lifestyle (bedtimes, study habits, etc.) soon after move-in.  Our Resident Assistants will be available to mediate and facilitate these discussions.

The residence halls will close from Thanksgiving break through the start of the second semester in February. Students will be able to submit a petition to remain in on-campus housing during the first intersession, winter break, and 2^nd intercession. The petition process is being developed and will be available the first week of October.

There will be no guests permitted in Campus Housing. Non-housing students, guests, and all other visitors will not be permitted inside any of the residential buildings. Residents may request a reservation for a small space in the Community Building for up to 2 outside-guests at least 48 hours in advance. Approval is dependent upon the number of requests, ability of staff to prepare the room, and other factors at the sole discretion of OHRL. OHRL reserves the right to deny any request.

Each of the residential buildings has Wi-Fi and you should be able to connect to the network from your room.  Each bedroom also has a high speed Ethernet connection. If the Ethernet jack in your room is not active, please contact the UITS Support Center at 574-520-5555 or helpdesk@iusb.edu.

Update cost of living for each type of unit/semester (2025-2026)

• 1BR : $5075 per person/per semester ($10,150 academic year)
• 2BR (en-suite)
  • $4150 per person/per semester ($8300/academic year)
• 2BR
  • $4068 per person/per semester ($8136/academic year)
• 4BR
  • $3,476 per person/per semester ($6951/academic year)

Yes, you may have guests in housing. They must be 18 years of ago or older. They need to be registered and have a valid form of ID (driver’s license, student ID) in order to stay overnight.

Pets are NOT allowed in River Crossing apartments. Unless, your pet is registered as an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) with the proper documentation. Be sure to contact the Office of Accessible Education Services for more info about this process. sbdss@iusb.edu

There is always a risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, flu, etc. and certain environments and behaviors will increase that risk. Those who reside in concentrated living areas (apartments, multi-family homes, homes in close proximity to one another, etc.) have an increased likelihood of infection. Our residence halls are apartment style where each resident has their own private bedroom.  Students may need to share a bathroom with one other apartment mate and will share a kitchen and a living room with all apartment mates.  This living arrangement creates a very small group who will live in close proximity and share space which helps limit the risk of infection.  Each apartment has its own HVAC system, which does not connect to other apartments. This also reduces the risk of spread.

The greatest threat however is personal behavior and engaging in activities that increase the risk.  To that end, we have made changes to our policies to help promote the health and safety of our community.  A major change is that non-housing guests, including overnight guests, will not be permitted into residential buildings.  Instead, residents will be able to reserve space to meet with non-housing students in the Community Building.  Additionally, almost all of our services may be provided virtually, foot traffic will be reduced in common areas, and the campus has created a COVID-19-sepcific cleaning plan for public spaces.  Residents will also have to follow the requirements of the Student Commitment Form, including wearing a mask when outside of their apartments.

The most effective way, however, to reduce the risk will be for the residents themselves to make choices that limit their exposure.  We recommend that residents refrain from visiting with many people in close proximity such as bars, restaurants, and other similar large group activities.  We encourage residents to regularly clean their apartments, especially shared spaces such as bathrooms and kitchens.

Yes, you can bring your bike. We highly encourage our resident at River Crossing to get a bike lock to adhere to our bike racks located on campus. Bikes are not allowed to be stored in River Crossing apartments, hallways, patios, or balconies.

Grills are not allowed in River Crossing apartments as it presents a Fire Safety issue. There are outdoor grills that residents can use. Lighter fluid and other grilling supplies are not to be stored in resident apartments.

Yes, there is parking in housing. Make sure to register your car and get your parking tag from parking services. The parking services office is located in Administration Building 112 and can be contacted at parking@iusb.edu.

Yes, there is Wi-Fi in housing. Residents will receive information on how to get connected to the campus network in their move-in packets.

• No, once you are assigned a space that is where you are expected to stay throughout the duration of your contract. Switching rooms or apartments without permission is a violation of housing policy.
• At the beginning of each semester we will not consider space changes until after the 3^rd week of the semester. You can request a space change by emailing living@iu.edu  We are only able to do space changes as space allows.