BACKGROUND: A meaningful residence life experience is critical for the personal, social, and academic development of our students. During the pandemic, changes have been made to provide a safe “home away from home.”

SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: The Fall 2020 Residence Hall Move-In period will take place over an extended period to ensure a safe process and a positive experience for students.

Similar to the Move-Out process, students will sign up for a day and time slot and adhere to specific safety protocols. Student leaders will move in this Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7.

McCullin Hall will be taken offline this semester to serve as housing solely for quarantine (1st and 2nd floors) and isolation (3rd floor). Policies and protocols for health monitoring and meal delivery have been established.

It was determined that the university would only maintain a maximum of an 80% occupancy rate in the on-campus residence halls.

At present, there are 919 beds in residence halls – and therefore, with the 80% figure, a maximum 735 beds will be made available for students on campus. The new BREDS Choice initiative allows students to select to live in a double room with a roommate of their choosing (or allow Residence Life to assign one) or to live in a single room. Thus, we will be revising housing assignments based on these selections this week. In anticipation of the need for additional housing, rooms at the Capital Plaza Hotel have been secured; a Resident Hall Director and Resident Assistants will also be present in the hotel.