Services and Programs

Student Housing Services (SHS) is a sub-unit of The Colleges and University Housing Services (CUHS). SHS is comprised of the following programs:

• Campus Housing Office
• Student Housing Online
• Community Rentals Office
• Marketing Communication

Contact: Campus Housing Office if you have questions about:

• University housing availability
• Applying for housing online
• The application and contract records for all students living in university housing
• Payment plans
• Meal Plan and Flexi Dollar sales
• Management rental application references

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Campus Housing Office (CHO) is responsible for the application and contract records for all students living in college residence halls and apartments, graduate student housing, the Village, University Town Center and the University Inn. CHO provides the following services:

• Occupancy and Revenue Management
• Contract Policy Development and Management
• Residential Communities Liaison
• Accounts Receivables Management
• Payment Plan Advising
• Eviction Coordination
• Meal Plan and Flexi Dollar Sales Management
• Rental Application References

Student Housing Online (SHO) is an online data management system that tracks housing, meal plan and residential staff assignments. It is the only such system among all University of California campuses that accepts and processes online applications for housing and meal plans.

• Database Development, Management and Maintenance
• Database Information Services for Campus Constituents

Community Rentals Office (CRO) serves as a resource for UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff and alumni interested in seeking off-campus housing. You will find a myriad of resources at the Community Rentals Office, including:

• Rental Listings
• Resources for Renters and Landlords
• Rentals Workshops
• Tenant / Landlord Advising and Education
• Courtesy Telephones, Computers and Local Press
• Roommate / Housemate Bulletin Board
• CRO Systems Coordination

Marketing Communications (MarCom) promotes the overall image of UC Santa Cruz and the various CUHS programs through:

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communications
• Publications
• Graphic Design
• Identity Branding
• Desktop Publishing
• Strategic Marketing
• Market Research and Analysis
• Web Design and Development
• Web Surveys