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Off-Campus Housing Fair

The Off-Campus Housing Fair will be Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm in the TTU Student Union Ballroom.

Please note: This is an informational Housing Fair and no lease agreements will be permitted to be signed during this event.

Reservations

This year we are going to accept all reservations exclusively online.

  • Registration will open at 9:00 a.m., Monday, November 19, 2012
  • Only the first 30 reservations will be accepted.
  • Reservations prior to October 19 will not be accepted.
  • Access the registration form at: housing.ttu.edu/forms/offcampusfair
  • As part of online registration, you will have the option to list your top three table choices. Please refer to the table map at the back of this packet or top of the registration page.
  • Complete the form and submit it (keep in mind the data entered will be used for printed marketing before, during, and after the fair).
  • A copy of your registration will be emailed to the address that you provided.
  • The online registration system will time stamp each reservation submission and an USH staff member will begin calling with the first online registration to confirm booth numbers on Monday, November 19, 2012.
  • If you are paying by credit card, payment will be accepted over the phone when your table number is confirmed. If you are paying by check, you have 14 days for the check to arrive. Your registration will not be finalized until your payment has been received.
  • Do not send your check until you have received a booth number from our staff member.

Registration Fees and Payments

The registration fee has increased to $375 for 2013 standard registration. However, the Early-Bird Registration is $350 if registration is completed by Friday, December 21, 2012. The registration fee includes:

  • table space (one 6-foot table)
  • 2 chairs,
  • table skirt/table linen
  • advertisement to the Texas Tech Community
    • 3 ads in the Daily Toreador (12,000 newspapers printed and available online)
    • door hangers in the residence halls
    • possible radio spots
    • information collected on the registration form will be available on the TTU hosted Off-Campus Housing Fair Page through August 2013

Checks or money orders should be made payable to "Texas Tech University". Checks or money orders can be dropped off at University Student Housing at Horn Hall, Apartment 108 or mailed to (please include a copy of your registration receipt email):

  • University Student Housing
    Box 41141
    Lubbock, Texas 79409-1141

A copy of your registration information will be emailed to you as soon as it has been submitted. A receipt of your payment will also be emailed to you once it is received.

Advertising

  • TechAnnounce (TechAnnounce is the official email announcement/communication method for Texas Tech University. It generally comes out at least once per business day. All students, faculty, and staff are auto enrolled to receive it to their official TTU designated email address.)
  • Twitter (@TTUHousing)
  • Facebook Event (Created by University Student Housing at Texas Tech University)
  • Daily Toreador Ads
    • ad on December 5 (last day of class)
    • ad on January 16 (1st day of class)
    • ad on January 28 (day before the fair)
  • Posters in the Residence Halls

Parking

Two parking permits will be issued for each table with registrations. Permits can be moved from vehicle to vehicle the day of the event. Additional parking permits can be purchased for $10 each with your registration.

Student Legal Services Involvement

TTU's Off Campus Housing Fair is a part of Student Legal Service's "Know Your Rights Week" and is a student's opportunity to gain valuable information about off campus living. Student Legal Services will present general information about leases and the moving off campus process. Student Legal Services is not anti-landlord, but pro-student. An informed student, making the right choices, creates a better tenant and should limit future problems. Feel free to create opportunities to follow-up with students after the fair.

Setup and Clean-Up

Setup will be from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013. Use of the loading dock for the ballroom will be available at this time but you will need to purchase a parking permit from the pay booth.

Additionally, there will be time to setup on Tuesday, January 29 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am (just prior to the start of the fair).

Each property is responsible for removing all supplies and materials brought to the fair by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Please take oversized items that need to be disposed of directly to the dumpsters located in the loading dock area.

Restrictions on Promotions, Decorations and Giveaways

Prior to the beginning of the fair, staff will be checking each station to ensure guidelines and restrictions are met. Failure to comply with the guidelines could result in materials being removed.

Materials allowed:

Please be aware that unassigned tables will either be prepared with informational materials (such as renter’s insurance flyers, bed bug posters) or will be removed as determined by Housing Fair staff prior to the start of the fair.