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respondents indicated that their residential facilities included dining halls, a number that has held steady for the past several years. As for the presence of the ever-popular coffee shop, in 2018, 16 percent indicated they were or would be included. That num- ber increased to only 19 percent this year.
Classroom spaces were indicated for 30 percent of residential facilities in 2018; that number rose to 36 percent in 2019.
CP&M asked again this year if campus residence halls do or will include gender- neutral housing. In 2018, 37 percent indi- cated they do or will. In 2019, that number is 39 percent. Gender-neutral restrooms? In 2018 43 percent, did. In 2019, that number remains steady at 43 percent.
It is interesting to note that respondents to the 2017 survey indicated that 49 per- cent (close to half) of their residence halls included gender-neutral housing, and 51 percent included gender-neutral restrooms. Perhaps the perception is that “gender- neutral” applies to shared spaces, and the desire for and trend towards more private rooms and bathrooms is contributing to these drops in percentages for gender- neutral spaces, as privacy doesn’t need to be determined as gender-neutral.
“Bathroom privacy in general is always
a hot topic,” Gatewood agrees. “Many large state institutions like Penn State and [the] University of Illinois are moving toward all single-user bathrooms in new and renovated halls in lieu of community bath- rooms. Single-user bathrooms provide the most flexibility for room assignments and the highest degree of privacy. In the proj-
ects where we have community bathrooms there is still the objective of assigning fewer students to the bathroom to increase privacy and to compartmentalize shower rooms and water closets with full-height partitions and as close-to-zero sightlines as possible in order to provide the sense of privacy and security students expect.”
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Table 2
Do your current or planned residence hall spaces include...
2018
2019
Cable TV
78%
78%
Central kitchen
35%
36%
Central laundry facilities 88% 92%
Classroom spaces
30%
36%
Club-style fitness centers 16% 20%
Coffee shops
16%
19%
Dining hall 33% 33%
Faculty offices
15%
13%
Gender-neutral housing 37% 39%
Gender-neutral restrooms
43%
43%
Housekeeping services 4% 4%
Kitchen in rooms/suites
45%
48%
Retail spaces 16% 16%
Swimming pools
7%
7%
Washer/dryer in rooms/suites 12% 21%
WiFi
95%
93%
APRIL/MAY 2019 / WEBCPM.COM
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