How to Create a Student Housing Project

Choose the District

Before you can add a new project to the plan, you must first select the District.

Step 1 -  Select the District from the left-hand navigation pane. NOTE: The left-hand navigation pane can be expanded and collapsed using the arrows to the left of the FUSION logo. 

Step 2 - With the appropriate District selected, select the Planning tab in the main navigation menu. 

 

 

Create a New Student Housing Project

Once you are on the Planning page, select the Create Student Housing Project option to begin creating a new project:

 

 

 

In the Project Description section of the New Project screen, provide a project Title and Description.

Title - use a short title that summarizes the project as a whole.

Description - use a description that gives additional detailed information about the project, including a justification for why you believe the State should approve the project.

 

 

 

Delivery Type and Funding Schedule

In this section, you will identify the fiscal years you expect certain project milestones to complete. Later you can identify specific dates for key project milestones. You are also required to select the Occupancy Year before you can create a new project:

 

Create Project

Once you have completed all required fields on this screen, you can select the Create Student Housing Project option at the bottom of the screen:

 

 

Main Student Housing Project Screen

Once your SH project has been created, you will be taken to the main project screen. From here you can update information about the project, manage buildings, add comments, attach documents, and take other actions.

 

 

Project Score

The Project Score section displays the project's current score and the scoring categories. You can select on the Details option to display additional information about the project's current score and scoring criteria:

 

 

About Project

In the About Project section, you can review the basic information of your project. This includes the Project Title, Delivery Type, Category, Occupancy Year, and Campus. You are unable to edit the Delivery TypeCampus, or Occupancy Year fields.

NOTE: If you selected the incorrect Campus for your project, you may need to delete the project and create a new project for the correct Campus.

 

Project Information Entry

The Project Information Entry section includes links to the different forms and information you will need to complete before you can submit your project for approval.

 

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