Slower enrollment growth halts plans to build additional upperclassmen housing
Lars Lonnroth, Contributing Writer
November 7, 2019
Plans for a 300-student residence hall geared towards upperclassmen were drawn up last year, but lower freshmen enrollment and other variables indicated that there was likely not enough demand to justify building the facility for the fall 2021 semester, administrators said.
Mercer’s Housing Crunch: Too many Bears for the den
April 18, 2015
When rising Mercer University senior Nora Essien told her parents that she may have to live off campus next year, they were worried. The 21-year-old business major comes from a low-income family where money is tight. Her father works long hours at a warehouse, and his meager salary goes to support...