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$ $ $ $ DELIVERING a more waLLEt-friendly wallet-friendly college expERIENce REDUCED COSTS FOR HOUSING & MEALS MAKE LIVING ON CAMPUS MORE INVITING $ 20 HBU News | Spring 2012
Students will be pleased to discover the HBU experience will be more affordable next year. To encourage more students to take advantage of the residential community of learning on campus, the University announced in the fall of 2011 that it would reduce housing costs in the Lake House Residence College and offer more flexible meal plan options with lower prices in the 2012-2013 academic year. Rates for most double-occupancy rooms in the Lake House will be cut by 20 to 30 percent, and the newly repackaged and priced meal plans could save students as much as $300 per semester. In addition, for the second year in a row, upperclassmen will receive a continuing student grant between $1,000 and $1,300, depending on classification, to offset rising tuition. The changes, along with new and forthcoming initiatives and programs in the area of student life, should go a long way in improving student retention and helping HBU establish the residential society of learning originally proposed in the fourth pillar of the University’s Ten Pillars vision. Student-Driven Process “Students were the catalyst behind these changes,” said Whit Goodwin, director of Student Life. “When we asked them why they chose not to live on campus, the high perceived cost of housing and on-campus dining were the most common reasons given.” As Sandy Mooney, HBU’s vice president for financial operations, and representatives of Aramark Food Services began discussing potential options, the Office of Student Life made it a priority to keep students informed and to solicit their feedback. “As you would imagine, students have responded positively to our efforts to make living and dining on campus more sensitive to their tight budgets,” Goodwin said. Strength in Numbers While the reduced costs may be the initial draw for many students, it is the sense of community among a growing number of their friends that is expected to engage them in and keep them on campus throughout their college careers. “Two of our new social living communities this year – Freshman Village and Greek Housing on the sixth floor of the Lake House – are allowing groups of students with unique needs to live and interact together in a closer community,” Goodwin said. “In the fall, we plan to continue building these programs while adding a couple of living and learning communities to serve students studying art as well as those preparing for a future in the health professions.” “ STUDIES have shown THAT students who LIVE on campus have a greater sense OF commitment... AND report a fuller AND more positive COLLEGE experience. ” Far-Reaching Benefits The positive feedback from students has members of the Residence Life staff excited about what lies ahead, as they work to help students develop in and out of the classroom by becoming a part of the HBU community and making the best use of the available living spaces on campus. “We cannot underestimate the benefits that a focused residential campus will have on the development and growth of our individual students,” Goodwin said. “They will learn lessons in the residence halls that they would not learn living at home or off-campus, and numerous studies have shown that students who live on campus have a greater sense of commitment to their schools and report a fuller and more positive college experience.” hbu.edu/ResidenceLife HBU News | Spring 2012 21
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