Summer housing changes

In addition to some general up keep and standard painting, the summer term will consist of several remodeling projects, reviewing programming and breaking ground on a new residence hall.

The major remodeling being done this summer is the Custer Hall Window Project, said Rebecca Peterson, Director of Residential Life. We will be replacing all of the windows on the North side of the building. We are also replacing the staircases in Wooster Place A, B, C, and D buildings.

Peterson explained that students currently living on the third floors of Wooster Place have been relocated so that construction crews can begin replacing the stairs.

Around 100 students are living on campus in the Stadium Place Apartments, Wooster Place Apartments, and McMindes Hall this summer in addition to the various summer camps taking place at Fort Hays State University.

For a student to live with us during the summer they need to be enrolled in a summer class, involved with a university activity, or be working on campus, Peterson said. Students who are also living with us this fall can also live here during the summer. We also take into account any exceptions that a student may have.

Currently, the residential halls can hold more than 1600 students and Peterson expects that every available space will fill during the 2014-2015 academic year.

This year we switched to an online selection tool, Peterson said. Now, students can physically pick their room along with their roommates much like picking a seat on an airplane.

Current residents piloted the program in February and incoming students will get the chance to use the program in July.

Residential Life is also in the process of planning a new residential hall that is expected to be open to students beginning the fall semester of 2016.

The new building will be located behind the Robins Center in the current alfalfa field, said Peterson. It will be two buildings; one is a residence hall with 406 beds and a themed house with 98 beds.

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Summer housing changes