Stephen F. Austin State University has made changes to campus housing guidelines amid COVID-19, including the lifting of a requirement for freshmen to live in on-campus residence halls. The freshmen housing requirement joins other changes designed to prevent the spread of the virus within residence halls.

A new survey conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology asked MIT students how they felt about the return to campus this fall. The survey results point to some concerns around the coronavirus and how the university will implement new safety restrictions this fall.

Campus ticketing solutions provider, AudienceView, has launched new software specifically for higher education that helps manage capacity in spaces where students congregate. The company’s new Campus Flow ticketing platform integrates with other critical university systems to create a packaged offering designed to support physical distancing measures.

A growing number of universities in the US are prepping for a return to campus this fall. Among them is the University of Arkansas, where new precautions have been revealed that will help ensure student move-ins remain healthy and safe. The university will welcome student athletes back to campus as soon as June 8, while the general student population will be welcomed back to campus in August.

Penn State students have a new alternative to the move-out process this summer, as the university is now offering to pack, store and ship student belongings. The program is intended to offer assistance to those students who are unable to return to campus at this time to move out in person.

Embry Riddle University is implementing a plan for students to return to its Daytona Beach campus next month for summer classes. The plan will implement a number of measures including the use of the student ID card to facilitate daily temperature checks for students.

As universities across the country continue to issue reimbursements to students to cover services that have been stopped due to the coronavirus shutdown, the University of Connecticut has added another refund to the list. UConn Parking Services will now issue prorated refunds to students who purchased a university parking permit.

The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees unanimously voted to sublease a residence hall on UConn’s Stamford campus to the city of Stamford to house recovering COVID-19 patients. The temporary occupants will consist of those who have already been treated and discharged by local hospitals, but who still test positive for the virus.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced a number of campus housing changes. Michigan State University’s Housing Assignments Office is already looking to the summer with new options for students intending to live on the East Lansing campus this summer.

Florida SouthWestern State College has installed a batch of new vending machines on its campus, but instead of food the machines issue laptops. The new vending machines enable students to use their student ID card to rent laptops.