Accommodations

Check-In

Check-in will take place at the front desk of the unit to which you are assigned. Email confirmation will confirm your unit assignment.

  • Maximino Martinez Commons is located at 2520 Channing Way, Berkeley CA.
  • Unit 2 Residence Halls are located at 2650 Haste Street, Berkeley CA.

Please bring government-issued photo identification and your housing confirmation with you when you check in. At that time you will receive your room assignment and room key.

Maximino Martinez Commons and Unit 2 front desks will be open 7am-11pm, Monday-Friday.

To check in after hours, call the staff person on duty. There is a campus phone located at the front of each building. Calling instructions for after hour check-ins will be posted on the doors.

Check-In Dates and Times

Session A: 1st 6 Week Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:00am - 10:00pm
Session A&D: 12 Week Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:00am - 10:00pm
Session B: 10 Week Saturday, June 8, 2013 10:00am - 10:00pm
Session C: 8 Week Sunday, June 23 2013 10:00am - 10:00pm
Session D: 2nd 6 Week Sunday, July 7, 2013 10:00am - 10:00pm


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Check-Out

The final check out dates and times are not negotiable. Please plan your travel arrangements accordingly.

Check-Out Dates

Session A: 1st 6 Week Thursday July 4, 2013 10:00am
Session A&D: 12 Week Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:00am
Session B: 10 Week Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:00am
Session C: 8 Week Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:00am
Session D: 2nd 6 Week Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:00am


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Room Furnishings

Your room is furnished with an extra-long bed, 36" x 80" mattress, mattress pad, pillow, two sheets, bedspread, pillowcase, blanket, two bath towels, wash cloth, telephone, drapes, desk, chair, wastebasket, closet, shelving and a reading lamp. Additional blankets and reading lamps are available at the front desk upon request. You will be responsible for laundering the linens during your stay. Please leave all items in you room when you check out. You will be billed for any missing items after your departure.
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Housekeeping

You are responsible for cleaning your own room. You may borrow a vacuum cleaner from your Resident Assistant or the Front Desk. Daily housekeeping services are provided, except on administrative holidays, for the common areas: lounges, hallways, stairwells and bathrooms.
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Laundry and Vending

Coin-operated laundry machines are located on the 2nd, 6th and 8th floors of each residence hall building. Snack and beverage vending machines are located on the ground floors of each residence hall building.
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What to Bring

There are a few items that you may want to bring with you to the residence halls: an alarm clock, a telephone answering machine, clothes hangers, extra pillows, blankets, government-issued photo I.D., and ethernet cord.

The following items are not permitted in the residence halls: pets, waterbeds, weapons of any kind, illegal drugs, candles, incense, flame-lit lamps, barbecues, halogen lamps, or cooking equipment.
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Roommate Assignment

Specific roommate preferences will be honored only when the request is mutual for the same session and received in writing in advance by the Summer Sessions Housing Office. Roommates are required to be the same gender.
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Your Address

Your room number will be given to you when you check in. Your mail should be addressed as follows:

(Your Name)
Summer Sessions
Building Name and Room Number
Maximino Martinez Commons
2520 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA  94720

Your mail should be addressed as follows if you are living at the Unit 2 Residence Halls:

(Your Name)
Summer Sessions
Building Name and Room Number
Unit 2 Residence Halls
2650 Haste Street
Berkeley, CA  94720

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Disability-Related Living Accommodations

If you have any non-standard housing needs, please describe them in the housing application process.

Below are some examples of such arrangements:

  • roll-in shower
  • automatic door opener
  • strobe light fire alarm
  • visual doorbell
  • additional space for medical equipment
  • you are bringing a service animal

It is important for us to be informed of non-standard individual housing needs as far in advance as possible, as such requests when received less than two months prior to move-in date may not be implemented by the start of the session. Requests made on the basis of disability are subject to verification and supporting documentation may be requested. Please note that the process for requesting non-standard individual housing is independent of the process that students must use to obtain academic accommodations through the Disabled Students Program, see http://dsp.berkeley.edu/.  All information is kept confidential. 
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Academic Services Center

All residents are eligible to use the Unit 2 Academic Service Center, featuring multiple PCs and Macintosh Workstations supporting popular software (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) and installed with a link to the campus library catalogs, email and the World Wide Web. The Academic Service Center is located in the Central Building. Staff is available to answer questions and troubleshoot problems. You can sign up for a free Academic Service Center Account to use the computers. Color ink jet printing is available for a nominal fee.
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In-Room Ethernet Connections

All residents are eligible for free wired In-Room Ethernet Connections. In order to connect to the network, your computer will need a network card - also called a Network Interface Card (NIC), an Ethernet card, or an Ethernet adapter. You will also need to bring your own Ethernet cable (often referred to as a category 5 cable) with an RJ45 connector (approximately 25 ft.).

All computers connected to the campus network MUST meet campus minimum security standards which require:

- updated antivirus software
- automatic software patching (e.g. Windows Update)
- a personal firewall
- a strong administrator password

For detailed information about the requirements and how to meet them, please visit ResComp's BeSecure page here.

Residential Computing supports Ethernet connections for computers running Windows XP/Vista and Macintosh OS 10.4 or higher. Windows 95/98/Me and Mac OS 10.3 and below are not allowed on the network as they do not meet campus minimum security standards.

Upon arrival, visit the Unit 2 Computing Center to register for your In-Room Connection. For troubleshooting, contact the helpdesk phone line at (510) 642-HELP (4357) or helpdesk email at summer-helpdesk@rescomp.berkeley.edu.

Wireless connections: ResComp provides wireless coverage to registered computers in some lounges and common areas, but not in resident rooms. Please visit the ResComp pages for Unit 2 for the latest hot spots. Students are allowed to bring and set up their own wireless routers in their rooms, but must make sure to secure the routers as the student is responsible for all traffic that passes through their router. ResComp's infosheet on securing wireless routers is available here.

You can also make an appointment with a Residential Computing Consultant for assistance. This can be done through the ResComp home page once you have registered for your In-Room Connection. The ResComp home page is located here.
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Residence Hall Peer Advising

Residence Hall Peer Advisors support and advise summer session students on course planning, college requirements, majors, and more. Peer Advisors provide drop-in advising in the Academic Services Center, e-mail advising and are available by appointment. The Residence Hall Peer Advising program is an important resource to help students succeed at Cal. Check us out here.
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Telephone Service

Telephones with campus and local dialing service (within a 12-mile radius) are provided in each room at no extra change. Long distance phone calls must be charged to calling cards or major credit cards. Telephones and dialing instructions are provided in each room. Continuing University of California, Berkeley students may request a telephone authorization code from Residence Telephone Service (510) 643-7000.
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