With a waiting list for campus housing that topped 3,500 students this spring and still stands at about 600, the U. said it hopes the fall pilot program will be able to place 100 students in 100 homes of alumni and others with connections to the U.
Houses are pictured west of the University of Utah on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. U. alumni are receiving requests to consider housing a student for $5,000 a semester. The "Home Away From Home" program is one way the U. is trying to make more housing available for students.The University of Utah is asking alumni to lease scarce living space to students, offering to match their interests and pass along $5,000 in payments each semester.and still stands at about 600, the U.
“We have reached out to our staff and faculty and alumni within a 25-mile radius of the University of Utah,” Hardwig said.Students will pay a flat rate of $5,000 per semester for the new “Home Away from Home” program, the U. said in. Incoming sophomores, juniors and seniors will fill out a survey about their interests and lifestyle.
“This went from an idea to a reality in about three weeks,” Hardwig said, so the program is still evolving. However, 85 potential hosts already have said they are interested in participating, she said.to be considered for the program. The university estimates that 120,000 alumni live near campus. The program is making plans so that if a student feels unsafe, “we can respond immediately,” Hardwig said, by working with campus resources and Salt Lake City police.
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