PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh announced Thursday that it had approved a plan to move a “significant portion” of first-year students to nearby hotels for the fall semester.
According to a release from the university, Pitt is leasing space in several hotels near its Oakland campus in a move to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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Officials said this move will affect mainly freshmen and other first-year students because the “suite and apartment-style residence halls” where upperclassmen usually live will not need to be de-densified.
The plan will cost the university around $22 million.
According to the release, a “significant” number of first-year students will live in one of several hotels that are expected to be within a 15-minute walk of campus.
“These hotels will operate in the same way as campus housing, with 24-hour security as well as Resident Assistant and Resident Director staff to provide supervision and support,” officials said in the release. “University shuttle routes will also be updated to provide service to these locations.”
For more info, visit Pitt’s website.
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