{"id":30186,"date":"2011-02-28T08:09:55","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T13:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=30186"},"modified":"2011-03-04T08:36:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T13:36:53","slug":"cost-of-summer-housing-reduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/02\/cost-of-summer-housing-reduced\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Summer Housing Reduced"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"<p>Students<\/a>
Students in a dorm room at the Towers Residence Hall. Photo by FJ Gaylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beginning this year, students will have a new incentive to stay on campus and take classes during the summer: UConn will offer university housing at half price during summer sessions \u2013 all in air-conditioned dorms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will give students another reason to take advantage of the summer and catch up or get ahead academically,\u201d says Steve Kremer, assistant vice president for student affairs, who added that dining fees would also be reduced for summer students. \u201cIt will also allow the University to hopefully get additional use out of our buildings over the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move fits in well with UConn\u2019s \u201cFinish in Four\u201d initiative \u2013 an effort to encourage students to earn their degree in eight semesters and avoid the added costs associated with attending the University for five or six years.<\/p>\n

The University instituted the change in pricing to make the option of taking summer courses more attractive to students. UConn does not stand to lose money, since its costs are fairly constant throughout the year; buildings must be maintained whether students are in them or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer is also really one of the best times to be in Storrs,\u201d says Kremer. \u201cCampus is a smaller, more intimate place in the summer, and it\u2019s a fun, relaxed time to be here and take classes.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 300 students stayed on campus to take summer courses in 2010. Kremer hopes to double that number in 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer housing has always been available,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it was the same price as housing is during the regular semester. I think cutting the cost in half this coming summer will definitely be an added draw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Summer students will be housed in UConn\u2019s air-conditioned dorms (only about one third of dorms have air conditioning), including South, Garrigus, Busby Suites, and Hilltop and Charter Oak Apartments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a misconception that campus shuts down when students leave in May,\u201d said Kremer. \u201cBut that\u2019s not the case at all. Dining halls are open, the campus gyms and swimming pool are open, the Front Desk service is running, and student activities continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are six summer sessions running between different dates beginning in May and ending in August, not long before the start of the fall semester. Registration begins Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the summer session website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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