Pillsbury Court Housing: Temporary Option for Eligible Academic Employees

A temporary housing option, Pillsbury Court, is available from the University to provide an opportunity for eligible academic employees new to the Twin Cities area to become familiar with different residential areas before deciding on a more permanent residence. This also provides to faculty who hold temporary or visiting appointments, and professionals-in-training who hold limited term appointments, a short-term housing option.

Housing Facility

Pillsbury Court is located in the square block between 10th and 11th streets SE, and 5th and 6th streets SE. The complex has 48-two bedroom townhome units available to rent. Renters may occupy a unit in this complex for up to two years. A 60-day written notice is required prior to vacating a unit.

Criteria for Residence

Eligibility Criteria Include

1. Applicants must carry a 67 to 100 percent time appointment for a minimum of 9 months.
2. Applicants must be paid through the University of Minnesota's payroll, regardless of source of funding. Approval to waive the criteria may be granted under special circumstances.
3. Appointment held may not be a "Without Salary" appointment.
4. Employees currently living in the Twin Cities area for a period longer than 18 months are not eligible. Former graduate students or professionals-in-training having accepted a position as included under Priority 1 or 2 below are exempted from these particular criteria.

There are three priority categories from which decisions on housing assignments are based. Eligibility is further defined by additional appointment criteria as noted below.

Priority 1:

• Regular Faculty (94xx)
  • Tenured (P) and Tenure-Track (N) appointment types
• Academic Professional Employees (9621-9630; 97xx)
  • Continuous (G) and Probationary (H) appointment types

Priority 2:

• Term Faculty (94xx)
  • Contract Faculty - Annual Renewable Contract (K), Clinical Scholar, Medical School (I) and Yearly, Medical School (W), and Multiple-Year Contract (J) appointment types
  • Temporary Faculty - Temporary (T) appointment type
  • Visiting Faculty - Visiting (V) appointment type
• Academic Professional and Administrative Employees (93xx, 96xx, 97xx)
  • Academic Administrators - Annual Renewable Contract (K) and Multiple-Year Contract (J) appointment types
  • Academic Professionals - Annual Renewable Contract (K) and Multiple-Year Contract (J) appointment types

Priority 3:

• Academic Professional and Administrative Employees (selected 95xx to include 9516, 9535, 9538, 9539, 9540, 9545, 9546, 9548, 9549, & 9552-9559)
  • Professionals-in-Training - Number of Years Restricted (Y) appointment type
• Regular faculty or academic professional or administrative employees as described under Priority 1 and 2 officially retired from the University who live out of the area and are retired under retiree status for a period of time.
  • Retiree - (R) appointment type

Application Process

An application should be submitted via http://rudi.reshalls.umn.edu/pillsbury/ website. Once the application is completed and submitted, it will be processed by Housing & Residential Life. Housing & Residential Life will then contact Human Resources to verify eligibility and place the applicant in the appropriate waiting list category. Offers for Pillsbury Court units are typically offered 1-2 months in advance of the desired occupancy date. For questions on the application process please contact the Housing Properties Coordinator at (612) 624-1969 or Creer003@umn.edu.

Forms/Instructions

• UM 1647: Pillsbury Court Application (Word, PDF)
• Application

Related Information

• Academic Job Codes & Titles
• Academic Terms
• Academic Type Definitions (available from Housing and Residential Life)