News

We invite you to visit this page frequently for the latest information about what's happening in the on-campus community. Visit this section for the most recent information about what's going on. Read about residential community events, DOR employment opportunities, Facilities announcements (such as power outages, cold weather updates, etc.), plans for renovations or remodeling, etc.

The DOR also publishes several newsletters for students and families throughout the year. Visit our Newsletters section to read the current editions or previous editions you might have missed.

Recent News
Donate Used Items Before You Move Out with SAVE Program (18 Apr 2012)
Spring 2012 MicroFridge and Loft Return Information (17 Apr 2012)
Celebrate Earth Hour with the GreenHouse Group (29 Mar 2012)
Win a $1,500 Scholarship from MAP-Works! (28 Mar 2012)
Spring 2012 Apartments Survey Award Winners Announced (27 Mar 2012)
Celebrate Residence Hall Week on Campus! (26 Mar 2012)
In Honor of Valentine's Day, Discovering True Love in the Residence Halls (14 Feb 2012)
Growing Demand for On Campus Housing Leads to Changes for Wallace Hall (02 Feb 2012)
Community and Leadership Opportunities Contribute to Students’ Decision to Live on Campus (01 Feb 2012)
Take Your MAP-Works Follow-Up Survey and You Could Win $50 in CyCash (26 Jan 2012)
Looking for a summer job and great experiences? Apply for a Summer Conference Staff position! (24 Jan 2012)
Find all of the information you need about living on campus again next year! (19 Jan 2012)
Welcome Back! Information for new and continuing students (03 Jan 2012)
2012-13 Housing Recontracting—CONTRACTS NOW AVAILABLE! (05 Dec 2011)
Cake Creator and a Frederiksen Court Resident, Check out This Article from the Ames Tribune! (28 Nov 2011)
Why do you live on campus? Let us know and you could win an Orange Leaf gift card. (28 Nov 2011)
BWR Students Spend Saturday Raking Leaves for Ames Residents (31 Oct 2011)
Freshmen Who Live on Campus Likely to Stay, Graduate from Iowa State (21 Oct 2011)
Department Hiring Student Conference Managers (11 Oct 2011)
Friley Hall Penny Wars Raises over $2500 for United Way (04 Oct 2011)
Come to the Cupcake SmackDown Thursday, Sept. 22--Support United Way and Get a Cupcake! (19 Sep 2011)
Department of Residence Launches MAP-Works for First-Year, First-Time Freshmen (07 Sep 2011)
Don't Miss the Beat Iowa Bash at Frederiksen Court on Friday, Sept. 9! (06 Sep 2011)
Over Four TONS Recycled! (29 Aug 2011)
Move-In Just One Week Away (11 Aug 2011)
Sam is a student employee in SUV during the school year...check out how he's spending his summer! (22 Jun 2011)
Housing Assignments are Now Available (01 Jun 2011)
ISU’s Wilson Hall Returns to Tradition, Filling Up with Freshmen (31 May 2011)
Recycling Efforts Lead to Donations to United Way, Scholarships (09 May 2011)
Frederiksen Court Residents Collect 1,538 Shirts for Charity (02 May 2011)
Frederiksen Court Community Center Closing for Renovations This Summer (27 Apr 2011)
GSB and the City of Ames Partner for the ONE COMMUNITY EVENT (26 Apr 2011)
SAVE Space in Your Car by Donating Items Before Moving Out (25 Apr 2011)
It's Res Hall Week! Six Days of Games, Prizes, and More (18 Apr 2011)
Make Extra Money During Fall 2011 Move In! (06 Apr 2011)
South African Children’s Choir Coming to ISU and Staying in Wilson Hall (01 Apr 2011)
Enter the UDA Muscle Car Show! (28 Mar 2011)
Residence Halls Go Green With Garbage (28 Mar 2011)
Earth Hour 2011 at ISU! (22 Mar 2011)
Steam Utility Outage for Buchanan, BWR, BLF, Linden and Oak-Elm - 8am-4pm (25 Feb 2011)
Green House Group Announces CA Bulletin Board Winner (14 Feb 2011)
ISU Student Wins Free Room and Board for the Year (14 Feb 2011)
Freddy Residents - Check out the Feb. 10 edition of the Update! (10 Feb 2011)
Take your MAP Works Follow Up Survey and You're Entered to Win an iPad! (10 Feb 2011)
RecycleMania is Happening Now! (04 Feb 2011)
Roy J. Carver Scholarship Information Announced (04 Feb 2011)
Oak-Elm and BWR Masquerade Ball (04 Feb 2011)
Looking for a summer job and a great experience? Apply for a Summer Conference Staff position! (24 Jan 2011)
Frederiksen Court Now Hiring Fall 2011 CAs (12 Jan 2011)
Fall 2010 CA Applications Available! (10 Jan 2011)
Live On Campus Next Year - It's Recontracting Time! (06 Jan 2011)
2011-12 housing contracts are now available on AccessPlus! (06 Dec 2010)
Make sure your heat is on during the cold weather! (06 Dec 2010)
$1,000 Charles O. Campbell-Madge Young Scholarship Applications Due Dec. 12! (29 Nov 2010)
Keep it Clean! (17 Nov 2010)
IMPORTANT - Thanksgiving Break Reminders and Checklist (12 Nov 2010)
Conference Manager applications accepted through Nov. 15, apply today! (02 Nov 2010)
Nebraska Spirit Rally at Freddy on Friday! (01 Nov 2010)
Fall 2010 is Half Over! (15 Oct 2010)
ISU Department of Residence Announces Third Highest Occupancy in School’s History (23 Sep 2010)
Fall 2010 Room Change Schedule (25 Aug 2010)
News Archive
FC - Movie on the Green (25 Aug 2010)
Officials report Ames water is safe for consumption (15 Aug 2010)
Water restrictions to be eased at 2 p.m.; "boil" order remains in effect (14 Aug 2010)
Water restrictions to be lifted at 2 p.m.; (14 Aug 2010)
Students Can Move to Campus as Scheduled (12 Aug 2010)
Campus Housing and the Water Main Break (12 Aug 2010)
URGENT = Ames Water Supply Information (11 Aug 2010)
Toilet and Shower Use in Campus Housing Affected by Ames Water Main Break (11 Aug 2010)
ISU Department of Residence Sustainability Efforts Lead to Recycling of 900 Mattresses (02 Aug 2010)
Dining, Residence, and FP&M Receive Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award (20 Jul 2010)
Fall 2010 Move-In Dates (13 Jul 2010)
Department of Residence and ISU Dining Recognized for Environmental Efforts (07 Jun 2010)
Faculty and Staff: Be Part of Move-In Crew 2010! (29 Apr 2010)
Donate Your Stuff (food, too!) and SAVE! (15 Apr 2010)
LOFT & MICROFRIDGE PICK UP, TUESDAY, MAY 4TH (05 Apr 2010)
2010-11 Vehicle Registration and Parking Permits (29 Mar 2010)
Frederiksen Court Community Center Parking Lot Closed Beginning March 22. (17 Mar 2010)
Planned outages over spring break (11 Mar 2010)
No water and steam in Barton Hall on March 16. (11 Mar 2010)
No water or steam service in Linden Hall on March 18 (11 Mar 2010)
Interrupton of Water Service for Oak & Elm on March 17 (11 Mar 2010)
Electrical Service Outage in Barton Hall on March 18 (11 Mar 2010)
PARKING NEAR MAPLE, WILLOW & LARCH OVER SPRING BREAK (11 Mar 2010)
Electrical outage in Maple, Willow & Larch Commons on March 17 (10 Mar 2010)
Voice/Data outage today at 5:00 p.m. (25 Feb 2010)
Electric Outage in Oak Hall March 16. (16 Feb 2010)
Live On Campus Next Year and Win Prizes! (01 Feb 2010)
Applications for Administrative Office Assistants are now being accepted. (27 Jan 2010)
Summer Conference Staff Applications Now Available (26 Jan 2010)
Check status of your laundry from your residence hall room. (21 Jan 2010)
Apply Now To Be A Residence Hall Community Advisor (13 Jan 2010)
CAMPUS HOUSING APARTMENTS OPEN HOUSE (13 Jan 2010)
2010-2011 Housing Contract Available on Access Plus (13 Jan 2010)
Water outage in Maple, Willow, & Larch Halls December 29 (22 Dec 2009)
Cold Weather Alert (07 Dec 2009)
Stange Road Bridge Lane Closed Dec. 10, 2009 (03 Dec 2009)
H1N1 Clinics Dec. 1, 2 and 3 from 11 am-2pm in 136 UDCC (25 Nov 2009)
SCAM ALERT! (18 Nov 2009)
November 20 - Lane Closure South of Beyer (18 Nov 2009)
Lane Closure South of Beyer Hall, Nov. 23 - 26, 2009 (18 Nov 2009)
November 25, No Electrical Service in Roberts Hall (17 Nov 2009)
November 24 - No Electrical Service in Oak Hall (17 Nov 2009)
November 23 - Electical Outage in Wallace Hall (17 Nov 2009)
Electrical Outage in Lyon Hall on November 23, 2009 (16 Nov 2009)
H1N1 Immunization Clinic in Scheman on Friday, Nov. 13 (11 Nov 2009)
November 12, Buchanan Hall - No Building Heat or Hot Water (10 Nov 2009)
Road closed- Union Drive/Welch Road on November 2 & 3, (02 Nov 2009)
November 23, No Electical Service in Willow & Larch (01 Nov 2009)
Extended - Blankenburg Rd closed between Stange Rd & Long Rd in SUV (30 Oct 2009)
No Heat or Hot Water in Buchanan Hall Thursday, November 5. (30 Oct 2009)
Maple Parking Lot Closure - October 23 to 30 (21 Oct 2009)
Buchanan Steam Outage on Tuesday (19 Oct 2009)
Right Southbound Lane Of Stange Road Closed (13 Oct 2009)
Sidewalk Closed on Stange at Squaw Creek (13 Oct 2009)
GREEN LIVING (05 Aug 2009)
MAP Works! (05 Aug 2009)
Fall 2009 New Student Move-In (01 Jul 2009)
Iowa State Hosts Regents’ Schools for Residence and Dining Sustainability Summit (30 Jan 2009)
MAP-Works Free Room and Board Winner (27 Oct 2008)
ISU Department of Residence Welcomes Students to Campus for the 2008-09 Academic Year (18 Aug 2008)
reCYcle Your Stuff During Spring 2008 Move Out! (05 May 2008)
ISU Students Move Back to Campus for the 2007-08 Academic Year (13 Aug 2007)
A C-Store and More at Wallace Hall! (13 Apr 2007)
Buchanan Hall Home to Barista Café (26 Feb 2007)
Foley's Innovation Earns CYtation Award (19 Jan 2007)
Graham Crackers and Laughter Replicate Oak-Elm Hall (08 Dec 2006)
Fall 2006 WelcomeFest Winner (30 Aug 2006)
Study Shows Residence Hall Living Leads to Higher Graduation Rates (27 Jan 2006)
Wallace will Open for Fall 2006! (19 Jan 2006)