University Park Apartments will be offering lower rates to residents for the 2013-2014 school year. "We've talked to the students, we've understood their frustrations and their concerns, so we're really going to lower the rates," said Melanie Kirkland, director of leasing. According to an e-mail from UP has been, "in collaboration with ACU staff, ... [Read More…]
UP to offer Christmas housing
University Park will be housing students who are unable to go home during the four-week Christmas break. Students staying at UP for Christmas break will check in on Dec. 13 and move out on Jan. 12. For students living overseas or thousands miles of away, housing for Christmas break is a huge blessing. UP is offering Christmas break housing for a ... [Read More…]
UP conducts Safety Week
The ACU Police Department kicked off its semi-annual safety week at University Park on Monday night. Officer Randy Motz was in the UP clubhouse, offering free engraving on mobile devices. The event was open-house, with students coming and going as they pleased. Officer Motz said this is a service he likes to offer from time to time and that ... [Read More…]
Residency in University Park not as advertised
Good and bad things arise when you live at UP. The cable quality is terrible. Some channels are okay. Some are unwatchable. Most are somewhere in between. Nearly every channel has some audio or visual issue. The HD channels come in terribly, but at least I get to see how much better they would be than the standard, if they actually worked. But ... [Read More…]
Res Life retracts UP email
Sophomores will not be able to live in University Park, contrary to an email rising sophomores received from the on-campus apartments management Thursday morning. Dr. John Delony, assistant dean for Residence Life Education and Housing, sent an email a few hours later to correct the mistake. "At this time, University Park is not available for ... [Read More…]
UP to offer storage during summer
Residents at University Park Apartments headed home for the summer don't have to move their things out of their apartment only to move back for the fall semester. "We are offering summer storage to our current residents and to anyone that leases with us for the Fall," said Guy Stuart, said interim director of University Park. Current residents ... [Read More…]
UP raises rates, offers discount
University Park apartments will offer current year rates to anyone who signs a lease for next year before the end of February. The current rate for a 2-bedroom academic is $575, while the 2012-2013 rate will increase to $605. Melanie Kirkland, director of marketing and sales at UP, sees the promotion as a way to help students. "We decided to do ... [Read More…]