Residence Halls
About 70% of all UT students live on the university's main campus. UT is known among its students and visitors as having some of the better residence halls in the region. All but three of the nine on-campus residence halls have been built since 1998, with one just completed in 2006 and another completed in fall 2007. All residence halls are co-ed and wired for broadband Internet access and cable television. Two dorms, Straz Hall and Rescom, offer apartment-style living with each student having a private room but sharing a bathroom, kitchen, and common area with three others. Five dorms, Smiley, McKay Hall, Boathouse, Austin Hall, and Vaughn Center, offer more-traditional dormitory arrangements, with two or three students in a connected suite sharing bathroom and open living areas. Two halls, Brevard and Stadium Center, currently offer a hybrid package with students sharing a common area but without a kitchen. A small room sleeps one or two students and opens into a common area and restroom area with another small room. Finally, Urso hall provides students with what is essentially a studio apartment, a private suite consisting of a bed, closet, kitchenette, and restroom. Every residence hall also offers a small assortment of private single rooms.
The Howard Johnson Plaza hotel, located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from campus, also houses some students due to the university's rapid growth. Two students typically stay in each room, which is equipped with two double beds, a bathroom, and closet space. The university's wireless internet is available, along with cable television. A shuttle bus provides transportation to/from campus, or students can take the 15–20 minute walk. On January 26, 2012, The University of Tampa announced it would begin construction immediately on a new 11-story state of the art residence hall, capable of holding 563 students. The $38 million, 193,000 square-foot hall is slated to be completed in August of 2013 and is built to move the students from the Howard Johnson Plaza hotel on to the campus.
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