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August 13, 2004 Purdue meets housing needs for all fall freshmenWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University freshman housing needs have been met for the start of fall semester, with all university residences opening at full capacity and more than 300 additional students being housed in supplemental and temporary housing. Students will begin moving into on-campus housing on Saturday (Aug. 14). "We strive to minimize the difference between the number of available on-campus rooms and the number of students desiring those rooms, but it's impossible to anticipate those needs perfectly," said Ernest Poland, executive director of University Residences. "We make adjustments as needed, and have been able to accommodate all students comfortably. The numbers are still changing on a minute-to-minute basis. Two students called today (Friday, 8/13) to say they aren't coming, and two more came in today to sign up for housing." An additional 286 spaces in Young Hall, previously slated for office space, were reopened as undergraduate residences. An additional 48 spaces at Purdue Village, an on-campus apartment complex for students with families, was made available to undergraduate students. Students living in these supplemental spaces will have the same resident assistant and management team support as those in other campus residences. Standard University Residences services are available, including meal plans, computer lab access, recreation facilities and hall programming. Temporary housing was created in several locations, including McCutcheon, Harrison and Earhart halls and rooms at the Purdue Memorial Union Club Hotel. These areas will be used to accommodate students for a period of up to three weeks until they can move into regular residence space created by admitted students who do not enroll at the beginning of fall classes, Poland said. "Students and their parents recognize the value of the residential experience and how University Residences eases the transition to college life," Poland said. "Freshmen especially need the residence hall environment to establish positive study habits and social interaction. We provided supplemental housing so that all freshmen can realize the benefits of this important college experience." Typically, 87 percent of incoming freshmen live in residence halls, although, unlike many universities, Purdue does not require freshmen to live on campus. This fall, University Residences will operate 13 residence halls and two apartment communities. Writer: Reni Winter, (765) 496-3133, rwinter@purdue.edu Source: Ernest F. Poland, (765) 494-1000, efpoland@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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