“On Monday, we continued our inspection of Harper Hall, floors 8 through 10 as well as floors 2 and 3. Four rooms were identified positive on the 10th floor, one room on the 3rd floor, and five rooms on the 2nd floor. The dogs also indicated positive in a facilities staff storage closet on the 8th floor. We also inspected floors two through five at Smith Hall and found one room on the 5th floor, one room on the 4th floor, one room on the 3rd floor and four rooms on the 2nd floor. The dogs also indicated positive on two vacuum cleaners stationed on the 2nd floor. All together, a total of 17 rooms and two other areas were identified as possible bedbug issues.

Our plan for the rest of the week is to go through Neihardt Halls (Piper, Raymond, Heppner and Love), then finish Smith Hall, followed by Pound Hall and Cather Hall. Next, we will go through the Village, then Kaufmann, then Courtyards and Knoll. Finally, we will go through Burr, Fedde, Love Memorial and Husker Halls. Our goal is to finish going through all of our rooms by March 9, but we may need to adjust the schedule depending on how quickly we are able to proceed through the halls. We will continue to meet with students a few days in advance of beginning inspection of their respective hall. At those meetings we provide information on how to prepare the room for the inspection process, as well as what to expect if the dog indicates bedbugs are present.  Sue Gildersleeve, Director, University Housing.”