Check-in and check-out dates vary year to year.
Below are the 2008-2009 dates:
Fall 2006 Check-In dates:
New Student (includes Freshman, Transfer Students and New Grad Students):
Sunday, August 12, 2008 9:00 – 5:00
Returning Students:
Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:00 – 12:00 -----Sunday August 17 noon to 5pm
All students must be out of their assigned housing by noon on Sunday, December 14, 2008 for the Winter Break.
Spring 2009 Check-In dates:
New Student:
Thursday, January 8, 2009 9:00 – 5:00
Returning Students:
Saturday, January 10, 2009.
All students must be out of their assigned housing by noon on Sunday, May 9, 2009.
For school holidays please refer to the academic calendar at http://www.fit.edu/registrar/calendar/
Students may leave their belongings in their rooms during the fall break, winter break and spring break. However, the university does not have any storage space – all personal belongings must be removed at the end of the academic year.
Below are a few storage facilities:
Acorn Mini Storage
6953 W. Nasa Blvd, Melbourne, 725-3141
Dolphin Self-Storage
6350 Babcock St. SE, Palm Bay, 724-9425
Melbourne Self-Storage
1923 Wickham Rd., Melbourne, 242-2228
NASA Storage Center
6963 W. Nasa Blvd., Melbourne, 727-2993
Public Storage
4660 Babcock St. NE, Palm Bay, 768-0102
Sorensen Palm Bay Self-Storage
6180 Babcock St. SE, Palm Bay, 676-2000
Stor-All
4630 Babcock St. NE, Palm Bay, 725-8807
The A/C Storage Place
600 S. Wickham Rd., West Melbourne, 725-6713
U-Haul Storage
438 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, 254-7933
EzWay Self Storage
888 Palm Bay Rd., Palm Bay, 984-9798
Freshman can have singles in Columbia Village (based on availability). Each Columbia Village suite offers four single bedrooms. Suite-mates share two bathrooms, a common living room and kitchen with a full size refrigerator and microwave.
Singles in Southgate apartments and the residence halls are very limited and are therefore reserved for upperclassmen.
Columbia Village and South Village offer locking areas in the apartment.
Meal points are used for entry into Evans Dining, our “all you care to eat” dining room located in the Residence Quad. One point equals one meal. Points can be used to enter Evans any time you wish, up to the number available in your plan. Your account will be credited each week with the number of meal points in your plan (i.e.unlimited meals in A1, 10 meals in A2,7 meals A3) As you use your meal points, the balance available will decline until it reaches zero or is reset for the week. The only restriction on meal points is that they must be used by you (sorry, they can’t be shared with friends)
FlexCash makes your meal plan work like a debit card. You make your food selections, present your card, tell the cashier to use FlexCash and the exact amount of your purchase is deducted from your FlexCash Balance. Use FlexCash for light meals and snacks at the SUB Café, Center Court and Rathskeller. You may even use FlexCash in select vending machines, to order pizza delivery or purchase “take to your room” convenience foods from the Rathskeller Eatery. FlexCash balances will roll from the fall semester to the spring semester but will zero out at the end of the spring semester.
Recent research of college students across the nation shows that stdents who live on campus are more satisfied with their college experience, earn higher grade point averages and are more likely to graduate than their commuting peers. Residence hall programming also enhances a student's educational experience by providing the opportunity to be involved in a variety of activities and programs. Students find that with this involvement they achieve more professional growth and are stronger candidates when pursuing their cereer goals.
To that end, Florida Tech institued an educationally based policy requiring all full-time students who have earned less then 56 credit hours to reside in university residence halls and participate in one of the meal plans.
*First time freshmen are defined as students who have graduated from high school the previous January, May or June, including those who have earned college credit and/or an associate’s degree while enrolled in high school.
Students who have met one of the following may be exempt from this policy through application withthe office of the Dean of Students:
1. Veteran of the military service (two years or more)
2. Married
3.Primary caregiver for dependent children
4. 21 years of age or older
5.Reside with immediate family within 50 miles of Florida Tech campus. (Immediate family is defined as parents,grandparents,legal guardian or sibling over age 21 not also enrolled at Florida Tech)
6.Particpant in a university-approved off-campus internship that requires living outside of the local area.
7.Special requirements not included above.
Changing your meal plan is easy, just stop by the Campus Services Office and fill out the Meal Plan Change Request Form.Students who want to change their Fall 2008 Semester meal plan must apply at the Campus Services Office by 5 p.m., August 22, 2008.
Students who want to change their meal plan for Spring 2009 semester must apply at the Campus Services Office by 5 p.m., December 12, 2008. Changing meal plans after the cut-off date will not be granted. However, students may opt to increase their meal plan any time.
Panther Cash is a declining balance account where you pre-deposit funds that may be used to buy books in the bookstore, copies in the library, printing in computer labs, snacks in the vending machines and pay for laundry. It even lets you buy food in the dining facilities. With your Panther account, you won’t need to carry cash on campus unless you want to! Remember that due to federal regulations, no cash withdrawals are permitted under the Panther Cash program. However upon graduation or formal withdrawal from the university any balance above $10 may be refunded upon written request to the Campus Services Office. If we have not received a request of refund after 90 days from the withdrawal or graduation date, the refund amount will be forteited.
FlexCash is a part of the meal plan and may be used for any purchase in the four dining locations and may also be used in selected food and beverage vending machines.
Panther Cash is like a debit card that can be used all over campus, including purchases made at the bookstore, vending machines, copiers, printing in computer labs, laundry and health center services, as well as the four dining facilities.
No, FlexCash is part of the Meal Plan Contract and can only be used at the dining facilities and select vending machines.
There are two easy ways to add value to your .
- Online from the Florida Tech home page www.fit.edu go to “Quick Links” select “Panther Card Online Deposits” and follow the instructions to set up and manage your account online.
- You can make a deposit on your Panther Account by cash or check at any Food Service location, Campus Services, Student Accounting or the automated Cash to Card Machine in the Library.
can be added to any meal plan. It can be purchased at the Campus Services Office in any amount with a $10 minimum. Purchasing FlexCash in $100 increments will give you a 5% spending bonus (i.e. $100 purchase = $105 FlexCash).
No, in accordance with federal regulations, no cash withdrawals are permitted.
Your housing fee will be billed to your Florida Tech student account. You will be able to pay with a credit card online using the FACTS system by logging into the student’s PAWS account. You will need the Student ID number and Student PIN number in order to login to PAWS.
All students who no longer enroll in on-campus housing must request their housing deposit refund at the Campus Services Office. The form can also be accessed here.
Yes, you can. But, please don’t send them too early, storage space is limited. You will ship them to the address below:
Student’s Name
c/o Florida Tech
Shipping and Receiving
Building 540
150 West University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
The University requires all students to have health insurance coverage. The Student Health Insurance may be waived if the Waiver Request Form and proof insurance from parent, employer or other third party payer are submitted before August 29, 2008 for the Fall Semester and January 23, 2009 for the Spring Semester. Freshmen and New Transfer Students must accept or waive health insurance through the Panther Pass Online Check In process. Returning students that have not previously waived the insurance may visit Campus Services to apply for the waiver.
NOTE: International Students must waive the health insurance through the Office of International Student and Scholar Services.
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