The University of Colorado Denver is adding to their campus with the addition of a first-year student housing building. An on campus residence is the one thing current students say is missing from the urban campus.
Cary Weatherford, the director of institutional planning for the University of Colorado Denver says by the year 2021, a portion of the athletic field on Larimer Street will be home for their new students.
“You’re going to see a 550-bed first year residence hall with dining,” said Weatherford.
“First year is a really important time for our students and getting a first year housing building right in our neighborhood is going to get them off to a good start it will help them build that community,” he said.
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