Welch Priority Point System

Welch Hall Mission Statement

Welch Hall is a diverse community of students who are focused on academic success and want to actively participate in an engaged and supportive environment. As such, the mission of Welch Hall is to provide residents with opportunities for personal and academic growth, diversity awareness, civic engagement, leadership development, and involvement, all of which will prepare them for future endeavors.

Learning Goals for Welch Residents

Living in Welch Hall provides students with unique opportunities to enrich their Ohio Wesleyan experience. By living in Welch, students will have the following opportunities:

Personal and Academic Growth
• Tutoring and study groups within the hall
• 24-Hour Quiet Hour policy to promote academic study
• Exploration of options for career related experiential learning
• Programming which aims to develop critical thinking skills and cognitive abilities
• Develop social and interpersonal skills for communicating effectively with others
• Develop sense of confidence and competence in managing life's ups and downs

Diversity Awareness
• Exploration of one's own identity in a safe environment
• Interactions with peers who are diverse on many levels (race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, differently abled)

Civic Engagement
• Learn to act as a conscientious citizen
• Participate in the creation of community standards
• Practice personal responsibility and accountability for one's own behavior
• Develop personal ethics for decision making

Leadership Development
• Understand one's own strengths and areas of improvement
• Develop skills to lead a team, run a meeting, delegate responsibility, and make tough decisions

Involvement
• Connect with upperclassmen mentors who share similar academic pursuits
• Become involved in a student organization, community service, athletics, Greek Life, or employment
• Attend events sponsored by the OWU Honors Program

Housing in Welch Hall

In keeping with the mission statement and learning goals for students living in Welch Hall, housing in Welch Hall is assigned based on a point system. Each applicant can earn up to 10 points as determined by the following factors:

Cumulative Grade Point Average (4 points possible)
3.75 to 4.00 = 4 points
3.50 to 3.74 = 3 points
3.35 to 3.49 = 2 points
3.00 to 3.34 = 1 point
Less than 3.0 = 0 points*
*The applicant may earn 1 point by providing an appropriate explanation of why he/she should still be considered despite a lower cumulative grade point average.

Previous Residence in Welch Hall (2 points possible)
2 points will be given to each applicant that has lived in Welch Hall for at least one full semester.
1 point will be given to each applicant that has lived in Welch Hall for less than one full semester.
0 points will be given to each applicant who has never lived in Welch Hall.

Merit Scholarship (2 points possible)
2 points will be earned by each applicant who has a Faculty, Trustee, or Presidential Scholarship.
1 point will be earned by each applicant who has another merit based scholarship (e.g. Dean's, Multicultural, etc.).
0 points will be earned by applicants who do not have a merit scholarship.

Participation in the OWU Honors Program (1 point possible)
1 point will be earned by each applicant who is a current member of the OWU Honors Program.
0 points will be earned if the applicant is not a current member of the OWU Honors Program.

Clean Judicial Record (1 point possible)
1 point will be earned by each applicant who has a clean judicial record (Applicant has never been found guilty of violating OWU policy.)
0 points will be earned by each applicant who has an existing judicial record (Applicant has been found guilty of violating OWU policy.)

Welch Hall Housing Assignment Information

Priority for housing will be based on the number of points earned by an individual or group (with a 10 point maximum).

Each individual applicant will receive a point value as determined from the point system outlined above. When applying for a double or quad, each group of students will receive a point value which represents the average of the points given to all individuals in the group.

Single rooms in Welch Hall are arranged in a suite consisting of three individual bedrooms and a common bathroom. Single rooms will be awarded individually (priority is given to individuals with the highest number of points earned). Single room applicants may choose to list the names of preferred suitemates on the application. If single room applicants do specify the names of preferred suitemates, we will attempt to accommodate suitemate preferences in accordance with the point system outlined above. Therefore, it is important that each individual in the group have a high overall score in order to be assigned as suitemates in single rooms.

In regards to a double or quad room assignment, you must be able to fill that double or quad room in order to receive priority for housing.

There are a limited number of singles and doubles available for the 2008-2009 academic year.

We encourage potential roommates to talk with each other about the point system and the overall strength of each application. It will be important for each group to be strong as a whole in order to receive priority for housing.