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House Calls program revised for pandemic times

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Just over 600 first-year students received a friendly phone call or online chat as part of U of G’s House Calls program, which was modified due to the ongoing global pandemic. Run by U of G’s Student Housing Services, the unique program begun in 2016 involves staff, faculty and student-staff volunteers who typically pay door-to-door

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