FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 15, 2020

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — To address the financial impact caused by the coronavirus, Tarleton State University is cutting summer housing and meal plan costs in half. Students enrolled for the summer semester will pay less than $1,000 for residential housing, and a plan that provides three meals daily Monday-Friday will cost less than $700.

“So many of our students and their families have lost jobs or had their income significantly reduced over the last several months,” said Dr. Kelli Styron, vice president for student affairs. “We want to do everything we can to ensure Tarleton Texans successfully complete their degree despite the challenges of covid-19. We have to believe reducing the cost of room and board is good news in these profoundly unsettling times.”

Students can apply for reduced summer housing and meal plans by logging in to Duck Trax through My Gateway and clicking on the housing link. Rates for students already assigned to residential housing will be adjusted.

For more information, call 254-968-9083.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.