DENVER — Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) will break ground Wednesday on its first-ever on-campus dormitory, Summit House.

“It's been a long time coming,” Vice President of Student Affairs at MSU Denver Will Simpkins said. “We've been a commuter institution for 60 years, since we were founded."

While the university is known for its commuter student population, this new building meets a demand Simpkins said students have been asking for, citing a recent survey which revealed that over 70% of students prefer to live on campus.

“Our students are commuting from as far away as Brighton, Littleton, Colorado Springs, even,” Simpkins said. “It really means that we will continue to serve the students of Colorado, the students of the Front Range, by providing housing options.

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