UW scales back plan for dorm renovation

The University of Wyoming is searching for consultants to evaluate the university’s housing situation and develop a 10-year plan for improvement.

Rebuilding or renovating UW’s residence halls is part of a larger push to compete with similar-sized institutions and recruit more students to the university.

The university looked into this same idea in 2015, commissioning Mahlum Architects to conduct a study of UW’s housing and dining needs. At the time, Mahlum presented a conceptual 10-year, $200 million plan for completely rebuilding all of UW’s residence halls.

But the Mahlum study had to be set aside in the months that followed as the Wyoming Legislature slashed the university’s budget by more than $41 million, said Bill Mai, UW vice president for administration.

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