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December 19, 1998
Trustees approve housing fees for 1999-2000WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Room and board fees for students living in Purdue University residences will increase 2 percent to 5 percent next fall. The Board of Trustees approved the new rates today (Saturday 12/19).Under the new rate schedule, undergraduate students living in university residences will have a variety of options, but the average cost will be $4,772 for the year for a room and 15 meals a week, an increase of about 5 percent, or $228. Graduate student housing will increase about 4 percent, and housing for students with families will go up about 2 percent. Kenneth Burns, executive vice president and treasurer, attributed a portion of the increase to much higher utility costs, employee medical expenses, and student labor costs. Several capital projects also are being planned for University Residences, including a renovation to Cary Quadrangle, the university's largest and oldest student residence. "University residences are self-supporting, so the costs of any improvements or repairs have to come from the fees charged to students," Burns said. "Our challenge continues to be providing our customers with high-quality housing and food service while remaining competitive in the marketplace." Purdue's housing and food service fees rank seventh among Big Ten universities, Burns said. That ranking should not change. Students living in undergraduate housing again will be able to choose from three meal plans: 20, 15 or 10 meals a week. Purdue began offering three meal plans in the fall of 1996, said Marvis J. Boscher, director of university residences. The average undergraduate room with the 20-meal-per-week plan will cost $5,158 for the year. Under the 15-meal-per-week plan, the rate will average $4,772. Under the 10-meal-per-week plan, the rate will average $4,554. The rates will go into effect Aug. 9. All undergraduate rates include telephone with call-waiting and voice mail, cable television hookup in each room, and access to Purdue's central computing network through computer labs in each hall, Boscher said. Effective Aug. 9, rates for the Hawkins and Young graduate houses will increase 4 percent, to an average of $349.86 per month. The rate includes utilities, telephone with call-waiting and voice mail, cable television hookup, and air conditioning. Starting July 1, the average monthly rent for Purdue Village, formerly called Married Student Housing, will be $447.17, an increase of 2 percent, or $8.95. Utilities, telephone with call-waiting and voice mail, and cable television hookup are included. Graduate students and those in Purdue Village do not have contracts with the university that include meals. With about 10,200 undergraduate students living in 11 traditional housing units and one apartment complex, Purdue has the largest residence hall system in the country that does not require students to live in university-run housing.
Sources: Kenneth Burns, (765) 494-9705; kpburns@purdue.edu Marvis Boscher, (765) 494-1000; e-mail, mjboscher@purdue.edu Writer: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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