July 22, 2005

Dorm Renovation and Competition Draw Attention at Business Officers' Meeting

By AUDREY WILLIAMS JUNE and PAUL FAIN

Many colleges are building new dormitories at a blistering pace to attract students, but some institutions have found that renovating existing dorms can make more financial sense, even though the work can be fraught with problems, according to speakers here at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Business Officers last week.

Officials from Luther College, a liberal-arts institution in Iowa, shared their experiences of how the college renovated three