Suite-Style Living
IUP is a university on the move. Exciting growth and changes are happening around campus, and part of the “buzz” is the progress on the largest university housing project of its kind in the country. Known as the Residential Revival, this project has brought comfortable and attractive suite-style housing to students living on campus.
We know that having the right living arrangements will be an important part of your overall college experience. For Fall, 2008, five state-of-the-art, suite-style residential buildings will provide a combined 1,836 beds, with each building offering six different styles of living units. All buildings include the following:
- individual bathrooms in each suite
- high-speed wired and wireless Internet connections
- microwaves and refrigerators in each suite
- suite options with living spaces that range from three hundred to one thousand square feet
- individually controlled air conditioning and heating units
- laundry and trash disposal facilities on each floor
- carpeting
But, there’s more! Besides offering some of the most comfortable housing accommodations on any college or university campus, the suites are designed as living-learning facilities, connecting students to resources that ultimately help promote academic success. Amenity spaces—conveniently located on the ground floor or first floor of the suites—house a variety of academic and student-support offices. In addition, specially designed learning studios on each floor are used for academic and personal enrichment activities, such as tutoring, study sessions, academic advising, lectures, resource sharing, performances, exhibits, and displays. And, besides the community assistants who live on each floor, peer mentors are available to assist new students in their academic and personal adjustment, so that students feel supported and “in touch” with faculty and staff, as well as with other students.
Five suite-style residential buildings will be available for Fall 2008: Suites on Grant—Upper, Suites on Grant—Lower, Suites on Maple—East, Suites on Maple—West, and Northern Suites. The suite styles shown below are available in each building:
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Traditional Residence Halls
Go with the traditional, and you’ll have a wealth of choices, all designed with comfort in mind. Select residence halls feature deluxe double, triple, or quadruple occupancy. Most are co-educational by floor or wing. Our traditional residence halls include:
All traditional residence halls have a laundry room, vending area, lounges, access to recreational space, and a residential computing center. Each student room is fully furnished and includes a bunkable bed, desk, desk chair, dresser, and a wardrobe or closet for each occupant. Each room also has a high-speed wired port for each student, as well as cable TV.