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The Daily OrangeIncoming freshmen placed in alternative housing
By Kelvin Ang
Posted: 7/29/05, 11:40 AM EST Section: News
Incoming Syracuse University freshmen may be in for a surprise when they receive their housing assignments next week.
SU will welcome one of its largest freshman classes in recent years for the fall semester, with 3,524 students having accepted SU's offer of admission as of July 20, according to the SU News Services. The figure is 490 students greater than the university's enrollment target of 3,035, said David C. Smith, vice president of enrollment management.
The unexpectedly large freshman class has prompted SU to make several adjustments to its residential facilities to accommodate all the new students. As a result, many incoming freshmen may find themselves put up in rooms they had not anticipated living in.
Thirty first-year students will live in the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, according to the SU News Services. In addition, 114 first-year students will live in Skyhall III on South Campus, 33 in the former Alpha Gamma Delta house, an all-female fraternity, at 709 Comstock Ave. and 26 in the terrace level of Brockway Hall, which is currently being renovated at the cost of $500,000.
Residence halls will also increase their capacities by accommodating more students in some rooms than they did last year. Among other changes, 43 first-year students will be placed in triples in rooms that are normally used as open doubles. Residence halls have also converted study rooms and lounges into bedrooms that will house 136 new students.
Dave Kohr, director of housing, meal plans and ID card services, said SU has faced some difficulty in coping with the large freshman class.
"It's a good problem we have," he said. "It indicates that Syracuse University is a pretty popular institution. But when you don't have enough time to prepare, it presents a group of challenges and obstacles."
The university has made several assignments for the new students that had not been planned when prospective students and their parents visited the university earlier this year.
SU will welcome one of its largest freshman classes in recent years for the fall semester, with 3,524 students having accepted SU's offer of admission as of July 20, according to the SU News Services. The figure is 490 students greater than the university's enrollment target of 3,035, said David C. Smith, vice president of enrollment management.
The unexpectedly large freshman class has prompted SU to make several adjustments to its residential facilities to accommodate all the new students. As a result, many incoming freshmen may find themselves put up in rooms they had not anticipated living in.
Thirty first-year students will live in the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, according to the SU News Services. In addition, 114 first-year students will live in Skyhall III on South Campus, 33 in the former Alpha Gamma Delta house, an all-female fraternity, at 709 Comstock Ave. and 26 in the terrace level of Brockway Hall, which is currently being renovated at the cost of $500,000.
Residence halls will also increase their capacities by accommodating more students in some rooms than they did last year. Among other changes, 43 first-year students will be placed in triples in rooms that are normally used as open doubles. Residence halls have also converted study rooms and lounges into bedrooms that will house 136 new students.
Dave Kohr, director of housing, meal plans and ID card services, said SU has faced some difficulty in coping with the large freshman class.
"It's a good problem we have," he said. "It indicates that Syracuse University is a pretty popular institution. But when you don't have enough time to prepare, it presents a group of challenges and obstacles."
The university has made several assignments for the new students that had not been planned when prospective students and their parents visited the university earlier this year.
