COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri hopes offering convenience and flexibility to would-be dormitory residents lures them away from apartments or other private housing amid enrollment declines.
The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/23X8d6l ) reports a video posted online by the school promises that students can move into a dorm even if they're short on money because their financial aid package hasn't arrived.
That video also pledges that students can cancel their housing contract without charge if studying abroad for a semester or graduating in December.
The effort comes as latest enrollment projections show the university expects about 1,300 fewer freshmen this fall. Incoming freshmen generally are required to live on campus.
The university's residential life website shows that there are still more than 1,500 vacancies to be filled in undergraduate dormitories.
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Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com