Exciting changes are coming for residential life on campus this year. As the campus transitions into less restrictions, students can look forward to refreshed experiences.
Bonnie Burchett, the director of housing and residence life, explained that students living in the residence halls will have many engaging opportunities.
“We are expecting a lot of activities and programs scheduled for students to get engaged and involved. We are ready to hit the ground,” Burchett said.
With more normalcy coming to campus and most classes in-person, living on campus is on the rise.
“We ended up only having 1,700 students in campus housing last year,” Burchett said. “Now we’re gearing up to have 2,600 to 2,700 students.”
Residence halls that are not apartment-styled are going back to the original roommate style.
“Due to the pandemic, there was a limited number of students in campus housing, and for the safety we turned majority of the dorm rooms into a single,” Burchett said.
“It was particularly hard for all of the resident advisors to gather up all of their residents,” Burchett said. “They did a great job in such a hard situation though.”
With meetings in person and not over zoom, Resident Assistants will have an improved experience
There are several new Living Learning Communities coming to campus this fall, including the Music Living Learning Community in Dossett Hall. Relocations include the Honors College LLC moving into Carter Hall and Pre-Health LLC moving to Stone Hall.
Outdoor activities involving the Center for Physical Activity and the newly updated University Commons will be great for competitions between each residence hall in the coming weeks to get students excited for living on campus.
“A lot more interaction is going to be happening this year, whether it is just eating in the dining hall with some friends or walking to class with someone,” Burchett said.
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