We are delighted with the response of applicants and with the number of students who want to be part of this University community. Residential house construction on the South 40 proceeds apace, and by fall, at the conclusion of Phase 1 of the project, there will be a net increase of 145 beds in the new buildings there. And the apartments will cost considerably less than housing on the South 40 or in the Millbrook Apartments, according to Justin X. Carroll, assistant vice chancellor for students and dean of students. Moreover, Carroll added, any savings will not affect students' financial aid awards.
Students planning to spend the spring semester abroad also are also eligible for the offer.
Carroll extended the offer in a letter sent to all returning students who had been assigned to the South 40 or Millbrook for next year. It is limited to the first 160 students to accept.