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University scrambling
to entice more renters
By Paul Danzer
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Declining enrollment and a
renter’s market have combined
to throw the University housing
department into competition
with off-campus alternatives for
student's housing dollars
For the first time in 10 years,
space available in University
dorms exceeds the demand
The University has capabili
ties to house 3,000 students in
its seven dormitory complexes
This year, less than 2,800
students will be living in the
dorms, says Don Williams, di
rector of housing
The major reason for the de
cline is a smaller-than-usual
freshman class
Approximately two-thirds of
dormitory residents are fresh
men, Williams says That adds
up to about half of the freshman
class
With the freshman class de
clining, the difference must be
made up by enticing more up
per-class students into the
dorms
“The satisfied customer is
what we are aiming for," says
Marge Ramey, assistant hous
ing director.
The housing department is an
auxiliary enterprise of the
University, which means its only
source of funding are the room
and board payments made by
the residents
For many years that was con
sidered to be a disadvantage,
Williams says, but with the
reduced state funding of higher
education he now considers it
an advantage
“If we were funded by the
state we would never have this
flexibility," Williams says
The housing department's in
dependent status gives it the
ability to balance its budget
without filling each dorm while
improving programs and facili
ties in order to attract more
students
"For the room and board rate
to stay at a manageable level it
is very much to everyone’s ad
vantage for us to fill every
room," he says
The key to filling rooms is the
resident retention rate from year
to year The housing depart
ment has introduced several
new programs in the past two
years to help fight the battle,
and more are on the way, Wil
liams says.
The most visible and most
successful change has been the
special interest dorms which
were introduced last year
These include academic pursuit
halls, an environmental hall, an
international studies hall and a
creative arts hall
Writing labs are a popular
new program added last year to
each complex on Sunday eve
nings This year mathematics
sessions will be added as well.
Other activities include pic
nics, sports activities and social
programs sponsored by the
Residence Halls Governance
Committee
All the added programs have
made the 1982 retention rate
the highest ever, says Ramey.
"There seem to be a lot of
walk-ins who appeared to be out
shopping around and then
decided this would be a good
buy," she says.
To attract more of those
walk-ins in the future, the hous
ing department will be assess
ing possible changes in phy
sical arrangements and policy
this year, says Williams
"We re a little more relaxed
with how the students use their
space," says Williams
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