SAN MARCOS — CSU San Marcos leaders Monday revealed details on the their plans to build an affordable housing and dining facility on campus with the intent to reduce overall costs for students.
"This project will ensure that more future CSUSM students will have that opportunity -- a key component of our institutional mission of student success," she said. Prior to this year, the university's housing capacity was 1,547, less than 10% of the university's student population. The UVSS project follows several other housing and dining options which opened or are scheduled to open this year; North Commons opened for the start of the fall semester on Monday and houses 332 students in the North City development across from CSUSM. Also in North City is Campus Way Cafe, an 8,000-square-foot dining hall that will open in September.