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“We have everything from their daughter’s old bedroom up on 18th Avenue, to my basement apartment, to almost a full house or a full mother-in-law situation,” Ashton said. Students filled out a similar profile, sharing their studies and what kind of household they envisioned. Interested alumni filled out a profile introducing themselves, including preferences for their students like religious affiliation and gender. There are a lot of ways that this program could grow and scale, but meeting needs will always be central to our vision.”Īccording to Ashton, The Office of Alumni Relations sent out emails to alumni living within 40 miles of campus but found that most students did not have their own form of transportation, and preferred a home within 10 miles. “Housing, resources, connection, community, access, mentorship and belonging. “This program is intended to meet the needs of students,” she said. The program was created for two main reasons: alumni wanted to be more involved and the U is planning to grow - according to Young, students need housing, but they also need “access to community and connection.” “We bring U faculty, staff & alumni together with U students - our future alumni - meeting growing student housing needs and creating meaningful connections,” Young said in an email interview.
But after they dropped the price from $5,000 a semester to $2,600 a semester, they received more interest.
Students are matched with alumni based on their interests and needs through the Forever Utah Alumni Network.ĭawn Young, the program manager for Home Away From Home, said at first, the response from students lagged. In the summer of 2022, the U launched its pilot Home Away From Away program, where students in need of housing are connected with alumni who are willing to house them. With rent in Salt Lake City rising faster in the last two years than the previous 10and students who were relying on on-campus housing being added to a long waitlist, some University of Utah students had to switch gears to find alternative housing options.įor Emma Richardson, a fifth-year studying undergraduate studies, this meant moving into the spare room of a Sugar House home - a home owned by Karen Ashton, the senior manager for networking and mentorship at the U’s Office of Alumni Relations who graduated from the U in 1980.
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