IUP is 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 at IUP.
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 total of 1,836 beds, with each building offering six different style of living units. All buildings include the following:
- individual bathrooms in each suite
- high-speed wired and wireless Internet connectivity
- microwaves and refrigerators in each suite
- suite options with living spaces that range from approximately 300 to 1,000 square feet
- individually controlled air conditioning and heating
- laundry and trash disposal facilities on each floor
- carpeting
But, there's more! Besides offering some of the most comfortable housing accommodations found on any college or university campus, the suites are designed as living-learning facilities that provide a connection to students learning that ultimately helps promote academic success. Amenity spaces, conveniently located on the ground and/or first floors of the suites, house a variety of academic and student support offices to assist students. In addition, specially designed areas called learning studios are located on each floor and are used for academic and personal enrichment activities, such as tutoring, study sessions, academic advising, lectures, resource-sharing, performances, exhibits, and displays. Finally, in addition to community assistants who live on each floor, peer mentors are available to assist new students in their academic and personal adjustment where students feel supported and "in touch" with faculty and staff, as well as with other students.
The following 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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