Housing & Dining Services is compiled of nine main units: Residence Life, Dining Services, Housing Facilities Services, Housing IT, Finance and Occupancy Management, Graduate & Family Housing, Customer Relations, and CU Conference Services.
We Value
- Learning and development
- Great customer service
- Treating people in a fair and just manner
- Diversity
- Fiscal responsibility
- Continuous improvement
- Collaboration
- Accountability
- Sustainability
- Passion in all that we do
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HDS Snapshot
- Annual budget (FY 2011): $88,000,000
- Average occupancy rate (FYs 1998-2009) 97.1%
- 3,585,137 gross square feet of building space on 125 acres
- Total undergrad and graduate residents: 8,571
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We Serve
- 6,044 residents in 22 undergraduate residences
- 977 upper-class student spaces at Bear Creek Apartments, 808 spaces in Graduate & Family Housing
- Over two million meals served annually
- 15,000 - 20,000 yearly conference participants
- Housing IT maitains and services 8,000 jacks, 360 switches, 1,000 wireless access points, and 50 servers
- Resident sustainability efforts reduced CO2 levels by 669 tons last year
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Student Participation
- Approximately 40% of freshmen involved in residential academic programs
- Residents involved as leaders in peer conduct boards, residence hall accociation andhall councils
- Approximately 7,500 students, faculty, and staff attend Global Jam opening week
- Approximately 1,300 student participate in free tutoring
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OUR VISION
Housing & Dining Services is a nationally recognized pre-eminent leader in delivering programs and services. Our exceptional staff create lifelong connections and memorable experiences within our residential communities that make a difference in every student's life.
OUR MISSION
Housing & Dining Services is an innovative and transformative organization that creates dynamic residential living and learning communities using practices that are socially just and sustainable. We are characterized by our dedicated, knowledgeable, and caring staff; our attractive facilities; exceptional dining experiences; state-of-the-art technology; and quality conference services. We promote experiences to support and challenge students to create the tools to build their lives and achieve academic success.