HOUSING AND MEALS
While at the University of Colorado, you can spend time with faculty and fellow students during meals, enjoy spontaneous conversations when on break and visit with each other in the dorm’s common areas.
The dorms are new, built just 5 years ago. The dorm building has laundry facilities and Wi-Fi and high-speed internet. There is also a small recreation center nearby that is available for our use, and the main campus has a large one that we can use, both of which are free of charge.
HOUSING
A limited number of dorm rooms are available. Register early to secure yours!
All rooms have dressers, desks, a microwave, microfridge and two single beds. You can rent one room for yourself, or share with a friend or your partner. Bathrooms are down the hall. They have a shared entryway but each shower and toilet is in its own private room.
The beds are waist high for an average 5-foot 5-inch person. If you have a disability that would make it not possible for you to reach the bed please contact the registrar at eweiss@nitarthainstitute.org.
MEALS
The University of Colorado prepares its meals with vegetables freshly grown from their own greenhouses. A variety of meal options will be available, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free. Read about the university’s “Food Sourcing, Safety and Sustainability.
COSTS
All costs have been set by the University of Colorado.
Your payment for meals and housing will be collected by Nitartha Institute when you register for the Summer Institute.
Students Staying on Campus
Three meals/day will be provided for those staying on campus, except for days off.
(The University of Colorado does not allow students to choose different meal plans.)
- Private room and meals: $870/session
- Shared room and meals: $780/session per person
Commuters
For those who are commuting to the University of Colorado, lunch will be provided on campus so that you can enjoy staying in the program environment and visit with faculty and fellow students. The cost is $115/session, which will be collected by Nitartha Institute when you register.
The dorm parking lot is available for your use for a fee of $20/week. That is paid directly to Colorado University.
THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND BOULDER
Boulder is a beautiful city in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just 30 minutes northwest of Denver, “where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains.” It is a spiritual place, with Naropa University, which was founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and many Rinpoches having visited from different traditions. Boulder is also home to hundreds of Tibetans.
A short distance from the University of Colorado campus, you can walk in nature along the Boulder Creek path, or enjoy the lively and popular Pearl Street Mall, just a mile away, with its local breweries, amazing food scene, and public art, fountains and sculptures. You might even catch some incredible street performers.
Here are some of the activities you can find in and around Boulder.
HIKING AND BIKING
SHOPPING
MORE ATTRACTIONS
