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Res Life adds Stateview
This spring, Stateview Apartments will be the newest housing option for students returning to the residence halls.
According Mike Hayman, director of Residential Life, the university has signed the purchase agreement for the Stateview property, set a closing date and started publicizing for the upcoming residence hall selection process.
"Students will be able to sign up through the normal selection process. There will be a Stateview table set up in the Atwood Ballroom like there are for all of the other residence halls," Hayman said.
Stateview Apartments consist of two buildings with 12 units per building.
The individual units have four private bedrooms, a kitchen area, living area, and bathroom. Each unit will be gender specific with a four-student limit. The total number of occupants for the two buildings is approximately 94.
"The apartments have attractive features for students. Individual rooms allow for more privacy and there is not as much traffic in the apartments as there is in other halls," Hayman said.
Hayman commented there are also other differences between the Stateview residence hall and other halls. The housing package to name one.
Currently Stateview residents pay $260 a month and are responsible for their own phone and cable bills. Hayman says at least for next fall's residents, the same will apply.
"The rental fee has not been worked out yet, so it may be less than $260, but right now that is what students living in Stateview are paying. There will also be no meal plan built in. Students will, of course, be able to add it on. It's just not automatic.
For these reasons the price may be different from other hall prices, Hayman said.
An extra adjustment for students from the traditional residence halls is the possible absence of HuskyNet. Over the summer many repairs and other upgrades will be made to the facility and Hayman hopes HuskyNet will be one of them, but at this point makes no promises.
"We will be replacing carpet and appliances, installing a sprinkler system and secure locks and we will try to wire ResNet, but it is a lot to complete in one summer," Hayman said.
Though apartment-style housing has obvious distinctions from traditional housing, one thing remains the same: campus rules and policies.
As a residence hall, Stateview will be smoke and alcohol free. There will also be 56-58 parking spaces available for Stateview residents although the method for distributing these spaces has not yet been decided. Students unable to get parking permits in the nearby lot can apply for permits in the other campus lots.
The future of Stateview is subject to much speculation. Both Hayman and Nathan Church, vice president of Student Life and Development, are eager to learn what other possibilities are in store for Stateview in the upcoming years.
"Our long term goal is to have ResNet (HuskyNet), cable television and a telephone system," Hayman said.
"We also want to evaluate student response to this style of units. Based on the response we will try to better meet student needs in addition to bringing our current programming into that space so students receive the same amount of support they get in the rest of the system," Church added.
Students interested in living in Stateview, or any residence hall in the fall semester are required to submit a room selection intent form by Feb. 5.
Within a few days, students will be informed of their campus status and they can re-apply for a residence hall and room of choice during designated time slots on Feb. 12.
Kristen J. Kubisiak can be reached at: [email protected]
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