College students must be counted where they attend schools, not their hometownsrnrnWHAT: Mayor Nutter will join a pizza and pretzel party for college students as census workers begin the process of counting Philadelphia’s college and university on-campus student population. Called “group quarters†count, in April and May, census workers will coordinate with local college residence and housing staff to distribute to and collect forms from students living in dorms and on-campus housing. The Mayor, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, will visit his former dorm Riepe College House to meet with students and talk about the importance of completing and returning census forms.rnrnWHEN: Wednesday, April 7 5:00 pmrnrnWHERE: University of Pennsylvania, lower quad. Entrance is on Spruce Street between 35th and 36th, across from the Wistar Institute and next to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.rnrnWHY: The U.S. Census counts university and college students where they attend school. Students in off-campus housing have already received their census forms in the mail and need to return them. Students living on-campus are counted through a “group quarters†process organized in partnership with university leaders. On campuses across the city, Campus Philly is hosting events to raise awareness about the importance of being counted and to encourage students to participate. College and university tuition grant and loan programs are affected by the information gathered from the Census. Businesses also use Census data in employee recruitment efforts, which will affect college students who are graduating and beginning their job search.