IMMEDIATE JULY 19, 2004

ABAC PLACE PREPARES FOR OVERFLOW

Tifton- The largest two-year college apartment project in the United States is now filled to capacity at Abraham Baldwin College. Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services Tom Call said all 835 private rooms in the $32 million complex called ABAC Place are now filled. “That doesn’t mean we won’t have a few no-shows,” Call said. “Because of a variety of reasons, we expect a few of the students with their names on the list not to be here this fall. We can deal with that because we have now started a waiting list.”

With two orientation sessions left before fall classes begin Aug. 23 at Abraham Baldwin, a limited amount of space has now been made available in Comer Hall for those students who meet the residency requirements for living on campus.

Approximately 18 double-occupancy rooms (36 beds) will be available in Comer Hall. Until Thursday’s orientation is completed, Comer will be reserved solely for those overflow students who are required to live on campus. The lease for Comer will stipulate that if an ABAC Place slot becomes available, Comer residents receive first priority.

The old double-occupancy rate of $950 will apply to those living in Comer. Upon moving to ABAC Place, the unused portion will be credited to the student’s ABAC Place account. Call said, “I believe Comer will be full for fall semester.”

Incoming students meeting ABAC’s residency requirement will still be required to sign up for housing. Call said, “For the next week or so, only people who are residency-required will be registered for housing. If residency-required students choose not to live in Comer, the hold will be lifted, and they will be permitted to register without living on campus.”

Local apartment owners who have rooms available can send listings to Bernice Hughes, Director of Residence Life, by calling (229) 386-3233 or via e-mail at bhughes@abac.edu.

“We want to accommodate everyone as much as we can, particularly those incoming students from outside the 50 mile commuter distance” said Call. “This will be the largest number of students we have ever had living on campus.”

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