08/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2024 12:47
Residence halls at the University of South Florida will hit record capacity numbers this fall, as thousands of students and their families move onto the university's three campuses this week. With the grand opening of the 200-bed Atala Hall on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, approximately 7,500 USF students are expected to live on campus when classes begin on Monday, Aug. 26.
Throughout the years, USF has strategically focused on increasing housing capacity as part of an overall commitment to student success. Studies have shown that a vibrant on-campus environment can have a direct impact on improving the academic performance of students.
The Scott family
USF alums Norbert and Tameka Scott moved their daughter Tamiyah into the USF residence halls.
"I feel proud. It's kind of emotional, happy, sad - the end of a chapter of being at home with your parents, going to high school. Now you're starting off young adulthood which is going to take a few years to transition, but I see her legs getting up under her, and one day she's going to finish and come back an adult," said Norbert Scott.
"It is amazing to have one of our babies want to come back to be a student of the University of South Florida," said Tameka Scott. "It's nice to have her come where me and her dad started. It's good to start her education career with us, the same place we did. I want it to be her own, to continue to grow and be who she is, not depending on anybody else but to grow into herself. That's the experience I want her to have."
Student housing statistics:
This fall at USF, students will be able to take advantage of various new additions on campus:
Additional information about what is new at USF can be found here.