69传媒asks PEI community for help with housing for students
The 69传媒 is reaching out to the PEI community for assistance in helping students find housing.
With the start of classes coming up on September 7, numerous students are still searching for housing, said Laura O鈥橪aney, acting director of Ancillary Services.
The University鈥檚 three residences are full, and there are 400 students on the waiting list. The new residence, now under construction, will not be available to students until the fall of 2023. The 69传媒homestay program also is at capacity and could use another 100 to 150 families.
鈥淚f you know of or have accommodation鈥攁 house, an apartment, a room鈥攖hat would be suitable for students,鈥� she said, 鈥減lease contact our Off-Campus Housing Office.鈥�
O鈥橪aney said that the housing shortage is stressful for students and for staff.
鈥淲e are receiving a lot of phone calls from students who are upset about the housing problem,鈥� she said, 鈥渁nd we are doing our best to help them.鈥�
For information about residence, email residence@upei.ca or call 902-566-0330. For homestay or off-campus housing, email homestay@upei.ca or offcampushousing@upei.ca, or call 902-894-2850.
