2008 Woodie Awards
Residential Services renovates student housing
Kelly Frazee
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: News
For students, the summer of 2008 meant work, the beach and vacation, but for Muhlenberg, the summer of 2008 meant major, much needed housing renovations.
One of the bigger housing projects that happened on campus this summer was full window replacement for all of the sorority houses and for the north face of Prosser Hall.
According to Aaron Bova, The Associate Director of Housing Services, "In addition to providing an easier to use and more aesthetically pleasing window, the new energy-efficient windows mean enormous energy and cost savings."
For Prosser, this is the second year of a three year phased project. Last year the west face of the building was complete and next year, the final year, the south face will be complete.
Additionally, the newer style windows can accommodate personal air conditioning units, which have come into higher demand each year. This summer was a big deal for Prosser as there were also hand dryers installed in the bathrooms. Bova says that "this installation is the first of many as we hope to roll this out to every hall" and that the installation is a direct result of students advocating for hand dryers and soap in the bathrooms on campus over the last few years.
Bathrooms seemed to be the main focus of these numerous housing projects as Brown Hall, Benfer Hall, the 319/321 N 22nd Street apartments, and the Delta Zeta house all received updated bathroom facilities.
The Brown bathroom renovations are the second year of a three year project. Last year the third floor bathrooms were completed, this year the second floor and next summer the first floor will receive newly renovated bathrooms.
Brown Hall Head Resident Advisor, Gina Schumann '10, has high hopes for the effects of the new bathrooms. According to Schumann, "The Brown bathrooms definitely needed to be redone. I know last year we had broken tiles on the floor and inappropriate things carved in the doors, so it's nice to have a new, fresh start. I hope that since they are new and clean, the girls will respect it more and take better care of the space they live in."
One of the bigger housing projects that happened on campus this summer was full window replacement for all of the sorority houses and for the north face of Prosser Hall.
According to Aaron Bova, The Associate Director of Housing Services, "In addition to providing an easier to use and more aesthetically pleasing window, the new energy-efficient windows mean enormous energy and cost savings."
For Prosser, this is the second year of a three year phased project. Last year the west face of the building was complete and next year, the final year, the south face will be complete.
Additionally, the newer style windows can accommodate personal air conditioning units, which have come into higher demand each year. This summer was a big deal for Prosser as there were also hand dryers installed in the bathrooms. Bova says that "this installation is the first of many as we hope to roll this out to every hall" and that the installation is a direct result of students advocating for hand dryers and soap in the bathrooms on campus over the last few years.
Bathrooms seemed to be the main focus of these numerous housing projects as Brown Hall, Benfer Hall, the 319/321 N 22nd Street apartments, and the Delta Zeta house all received updated bathroom facilities.
The Brown bathroom renovations are the second year of a three year project. Last year the third floor bathrooms were completed, this year the second floor and next summer the first floor will receive newly renovated bathrooms.
Brown Hall Head Resident Advisor, Gina Schumann '10, has high hopes for the effects of the new bathrooms. According to Schumann, "The Brown bathrooms definitely needed to be redone. I know last year we had broken tiles on the floor and inappropriate things carved in the doors, so it's nice to have a new, fresh start. I hope that since they are new and clean, the girls will respect it more and take better care of the space they live in."