September 23, 2002
DBU's campus housing boom continues
___DALLAS--Returning Dallas Baptist University upperclassmen are coming home to a new way of living on campus this fall. Colonial Village Apartments, an on-campus complex, offers students apartment-style living along with the convenience and community of on-campus living.
___The need for additional on-campus housing has become acute as the university's enrollment has grown 120 percent in the last 14 years. At the same time, more students have expressed a desire to live on campus.
___Spence Hall opened in 1999 as a new residence hall for women. Colonial Village is the latest addition, but not the last.
___Construction will begin this month on another 24-unit apartment complex that will serve 96 students. That project will open next summer.
___The university already has a waiting list for the yet-to-be-built apartments.
___Campus housing remains at a premium for DBU students, according to Blair Blackburn, executive vice president. About 1,000 of DBU's 4,400 students now live on campus, and many others would like to live on campus, he said.
___"We are very blessed to have so many students who desire to live on campus and be actively involved in the community life of the university," Blackburn added. "One of the major benefits of retaining upperclassmen residency is the mentoring opportunity. DBU strives to create servant leaders, and it is wonderful to have junior and senior Christian leaders who desire to be a part of a community where they can mentor our freshmen and sophomore students."
___The new apartment complex currently houses 175 students. Each apartment features two bedrooms and two bathrooms and can accommodate two to four students. A 5,000-square-foot clubhouse features a large lap and recreation pool, spa, clubroom, reception area, study room and two multi-purpose rooms.
___The new Colonial Village Apartments at Dallas Baptist University already are full, with a waiting list for other students desiring to live on campus. Record enrollment growth over the last 14 years and growth of the campus culture has fostered a boom in on-campus housing demands.
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