Campus residents can further enjoy their living facilities afterapproximately one million dollars was used for renovations on and within the campus dormitories.
Special projects included painting, floor coverings, furniture,bedding, mold/mildew removal, and upgraded showers in Jones and BoleyHalls. Jones Hall also receivedlighting repairs.
Bethune Hall received the same treatments, with the exception ofupgraded showers and lighting. Anew roof is in the process of being completed also.
Washington has received new bedding and furniture. Reed Hall has received new furniture aswell
White Hall received a new roof, bedding, and furniture.
Repairs were done to plumbing in Grandison, and a boiler in MooreHall.
An alarm system is in the process of being completed in SatterwhiteHall and is completed in Reed Hall.
One hundred seventy-eight bathtubs were completed in Clark, Carroll,Satterwhite, and Moore Halls.
When determining what special projects need to be completed, themaintenance superintendent analyzes and decides what needs to be done accordingto priority and available funding. The University must then approve provisions before construction canbegin.
Funding is provided through room rent that campus students pay tolive in the dormitories.
“Special projects are maintained each year annually along with anyadditional improvements,” said Marilyn Hill, Director of Housing. “We normally spend three hundred tofive hundred thousand dollars on renovations annually.”
The labor on the projects begins in the summer months, but this yearbegan in early May with an August 1st deadline.
“Everything is primarily finished and on time with its targetcompletion date, with the exception of Bethune’s roofing and Satterwhite’salarm system,” Hill said.
Despite the renovations, some students feel that there is still workthat needs to be done. Problems students are concerned with include insects,mold, and graffiti.
“I feel that the improvments and progress in Boley are great, butthere is still a long way to go,” said Ashlee Ransom, a current residentassistant and former occupant of Boley Hall. “The freshmen are fortunate [with the new renovations], butoverall there are still some problems.”
Residential housing tries to do as much as possible,” Hillsaid. “Many students see, but donot realize what is invested in the dormitories.”
