SGA Housing Forum addresses new residence hall questions
5 percent rate increase announced
By: John Covington
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: News
In an attempt to open the lines of communication between students and administration in relation to housing concerns, SGA hosted a Housing Forum on Thursday.
Student concerns centered on the problems with currents facilities as well as the destruction of Garner tower and cost of housing for next semester, while representatives from the residence life department stressed the need for the new freshman dorms and participated in discussion between students and the department over possible problems in the future.
First on the agenda for the night were questions directed to the students about their feelings concerning CAs and hall directors. Jenny Waters, panel member and acting assistant director of residence life, said while the department always has room for improvement, she believes CAs and hall directors do a lot to help develop students.
"(They) are definitely there to respond and provide help in any way. They develop programs weekly to help students meet and grow with each other," Waters said.
Panel member and Director of Residence Life Winston Baker discussed the strength of the University's residence halls and facilities.
"We send groups of custodial and maintenance staff to visit other universities in Texas and Louisiana. No other university in our region can match up to the kind of facilities that we have," Baker said.
When the discussion changed to the destruction of Garner, students started voicing opinions. Baker interjected to turn attention to the new freshman dorm, set to open in fall of 2011.
But one student stood up and said, "The new dorm is good and all, but we do not care about it. It does nothing for us. We want to discuss current housing problems, and we want answers."
Students began to voice concerns over such facility problems as bathrooms, cleaning schedule, maintenance issues, and problems with washers and dryers.
"I cannot guarantee a brand new building every time you walk in. We would love to provide the Lodge or Village to everyone, but people just cannot afford them," D'Nese Haddox, associate director of residence life, said. "You can go online for work orders for specific problems or (to) the front desk of every residence hall to turn in work requests."
Student concerns centered on the problems with currents facilities as well as the destruction of Garner tower and cost of housing for next semester, while representatives from the residence life department stressed the need for the new freshman dorms and participated in discussion between students and the department over possible problems in the future.
First on the agenda for the night were questions directed to the students about their feelings concerning CAs and hall directors. Jenny Waters, panel member and acting assistant director of residence life, said while the department always has room for improvement, she believes CAs and hall directors do a lot to help develop students.
"(They) are definitely there to respond and provide help in any way. They develop programs weekly to help students meet and grow with each other," Waters said.
Panel member and Director of Residence Life Winston Baker discussed the strength of the University's residence halls and facilities.
"We send groups of custodial and maintenance staff to visit other universities in Texas and Louisiana. No other university in our region can match up to the kind of facilities that we have," Baker said.
When the discussion changed to the destruction of Garner, students started voicing opinions. Baker interjected to turn attention to the new freshman dorm, set to open in fall of 2011.
But one student stood up and said, "The new dorm is good and all, but we do not care about it. It does nothing for us. We want to discuss current housing problems, and we want answers."
Students began to voice concerns over such facility problems as bathrooms, cleaning schedule, maintenance issues, and problems with washers and dryers.
"I cannot guarantee a brand new building every time you walk in. We would love to provide the Lodge or Village to everyone, but people just cannot afford them," D'Nese Haddox, associate director of residence life, said. "You can go online for work orders for specific problems or (to) the front desk of every residence hall to turn in work requests."
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