Monday, January 28, 2008
Hashinger Hall’s shiny new exterior and stylish industrial interior were part of the renovations that closed the residence hall down during the 2005-2006 school year. Hashinger is the fourth residence hall to be renovated at the University and more will follow — eventually.
As for what is planned for Oliver Hall, McCollum Hall, GSP-Corbin Hall and Jayhawker Towers, Kip Grosshans, student housing associate director for administration, said nothing was set in stone.
“Planned is a relative term at this point,” Grosshans said.
It all started in 1959, when Templin Hall opened. Templin was the first residence hall on Daisy Hill. Planning for renovations began in 1995.
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The reason for all the renovations, Robertson said, was that the halls just needed to be renovated. Along with deteriorating interiors and normal maintenance that needed to be done, residence halls cost less to heat and cool now then they did back in the 60s.
The building was out of service from 1996 to 1997.
Lewis Hall was next in line. It opened in 1960 and renovations began in August 1997, right after Templin was completed.
Lewis presented a new problem, however. Mrs. E’s is attached to Lewis and needed to remain open during the renovations.
Lewis took about two years to complete because of the complications of separating utilities and other issues, and it reopened in 1999.
Both Lewis and Templin held 430 residents originally but now hold 275 because the traditional rooms were made into suite-style rooms.
Ellsworth Hall had some different problems. Grosshans said plans to renovate Ellsworth began many years ago, but because of delays Lewis and Templin were redone instead.
The entire Ellsworth building was closed in 2002-2003.
The original building held 650 students, but it now holds 560.
Ellsworth reopened with a mix of suite-style rooms that the new Lewis and Templin halls featured, standard double rooms and some studio-style rooms on the lower floors.
Diana Robertson, director of student housing, said student feedback influenced the changes at Ellsworth. Some students liked the privacy of the suite-style rooms, but others enjoyed the sense of community brought about by having the traditional double rooms.
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The cost of renovations:
Templin: 4.5 million Lewis: 5.25 million Ellsworth: 12.5 million Hashinger: 12 million
Grosshans said a survey was given out after every renovation.
“Every time we do a renovation, that informs our decisions for the next time,” Grosshans said.
Hashinger Hall was closed in 2005-2006, and reopened with some very unique features. Along with decreasing the number of residents from 470 to 375, the new Hashinger also features a dining facility called the Studio, a small theater, practice studios for music students and other amenities.
Robertson said students are really enjoying the new “Hash,” and the Studio and Pulse coffee shop are big successes.
Grosshans said although some projects for GSP and the Jayhawker Towers have been turned in to the Board of Regents, nothing is set.
“We’ve been plenty busy with two new scholarship halls and renovating Stouffer Place number 28,” Grosshans said.
Robertson said that GSP will most likely be the next hall to be renovated, possibly during the 2010-2011 academic year.
The Jayhawker Towers will probably be next, according to Grosshans, and then Oliver and McCollum halls will follow.
Oliver and McCollum are actually the newest halls at the University.
Robertson said Corbin would be more of a “restoration” as opposed to a renovation because of the historic and “quaint” nature of its construction.
Corbin was the first residence hall built at the University.
Robertson said the plan was to redo the last four halls within the next 10 to 12 years.
— Edited by Katherine Loeck
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