Ready to Roll on Construction; Two New Halls Added
Work will officially begin the week of March 18 on the first
phase of the residence halls project for the Millersville University
campus. And, the University has announced that two existing residence
halls adjacent to campus will come under the University’s purview this summer.
The actual construction is scheduled to begin on May 20 for the project which will eventually include eight new residence halls. The estimated 600,000-square-foot, 2,000-bed modernization initiative, located primarily on the University’s South Quad, will eventually replace each of the existing residence halls on campus. The construction project will take place in phases so that the bed count isn’t decreased substantially during the building process, which is scheduled to take approximately five years.
The first two buildings, which are scheduled to be completed
by August 2014, will include 185,000 square feet, 709 beds and will be
constructed in the existing parking lot at the south end of the South Quad of
campus. In order to prepare for the construction Hobbs Residence
Hall will be demolished immediately following the fall 2013 semester. Students
who are assigned to Hobbs Hall during the fall 2013 semester will be reassigned
to another residence hall for spring. Those students who need to be
relocated will have priority in selecting a suite in the new/replacement
housing facility for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Meanwhile, the University will take over the management of
Shenks Hall and Reighard Hall on July 1, 2013. Shenks and Reighard halls
are currently owned and operated by Student Lodging, Inc., (SLI). SLI
will continue to own the buildings and the University will lease them.
“This is a stepping stone to getting our students into
suite-style living,” said Dr. Aminta Breaux, vice president of student
affairs. “The project demonstrates Millersville’s strong commitment to
providing state-of-the-art housing for our students. We are happy to partner
with Student Lodging.”
The move means that Shenks and Reighard will become part of
the residence hall offerings.
“The educational and social programming that we have in our
current residence halls will be mirrored in these two buildings,” said
Breaux. “We want to ensure that students living in Reighard and Shenks
have similar experiences to our other halls.”
Additional information on all student housing options,
including Shenks and Reighard Halls, can be found by contacting the Department
of Housing and Residential Programs at 717-872-3162 or www.millersville.edu/housing
