As announced last month, the university has adjusted the 2020-21 Academic Calendar to address a predicted resurgence of the coronavirus in late fall 2020. Under these calendar changes, courses will start a few days earlier in the fall and in-person instruction will conclude prior to Thanksgiving. In the spring semester, classes will start a week later than normal, and the Easter and spring breaks will be combined.
Due to the reduced time resident students will be dining on campus, Marquette has decreased the Anytime Dining meal rates for the fall semester by $400. The new rate is $1,950 for the semester; down from the originally published rate of $2,350. This is an 8.5% decrease, which is consistent with the reduction in time students will be dining on campus.
Given that most of the reduced days dining on campus occur during the fall semester, this reduction will only be applied to the fall semester. There will also be no changes to the Commuter Meal Plan rates.
| New meal rates | Old meal rates | ||
| Fall semester | Spring semester | Fall semester | Spring semester |
| Anytime — $1,950 Commuter — $436 | Anytime — $2,350 Commuter — $436 | Anytime — $2,350 Commuter — $436 | Anytime —$2,350 Commuter — $436 |
Housing rates for the 2020-21 Academic Year will remain as published to account for the increased cleaning and sanitation efforts in the residence halls and university-owned apartments, and other health and safety measures being taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among the campus residential community. Additionally, Residence Life will continue to staff the residence halls, even when students are not physically on campus.
Follow Marquette Today or visit the COVID-19 website for regular updates on the 2020-21 Academic Year.
