Residence halls set for mid-February

Parkhurst Hall and Foundation Hall’s construction are coming to a promising end as the last few weeks of construction finalize Georgia College & State University’s new residential housing.

Students were sent information over the holidays that the facilities would be finished by the end of January. The new expected move in date for the students transferring out of Terrell, Adams, Wells and Sanford Halls, including the 30 through 40 Napier Hall residents, is estimated to be in the middle of February.

“Parkhurst Hall is considered to be about 90 percent complete in comparison with the percentage rate of 82-85 percent of Foundation Hall,” said Dr. Paul Jahr, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, and director of University Housing.

“Things are going pretty well,” said Rick Ruark the associate director of plant operations. “The project is coming together as fast as I have ever seen on a campus before.”

Parkhurst Hall is built in the shape of an “L” right off of Greene Street and will hold 240 students. Foundation Hall is closer to the swimming pool and will be housing 283 students.

“The only thing the developer, or the contractor, is working on now is the finishing up of the painting and the different kinds of flooring in the buildings,” said Jahr. Furniture is already being placed into the building and the buildings are being powered up.

“Neither building will be opened until each is complete,” said Jahr.

This precaution is being taken in order to keep everyone’s move in an orderly fashion. With students transferring into both new buildings from the same dormitories they are in now, the move will be less complex for University Housing to keep straight.

There are seven or eight slightly different room layouts depending on the location of the room assigned in the buildings. These different layouts coincide with code and structural restrictions.

“The furniture is different than the Napier furniture and much like the furniture on the first and second floors of Terrell Hall, heavier, its good stuff,” said Jahr.

All the furniture is movable and solid except for the built-in closets. The restroom has an entrance from both sides of the dorm rooms. There is a shower compartment with a closing door, a commode area, two sinks and a mirror to be shared by suite mates.

“There are more outlets (electrical) than you can shake a stick at,” said Jahr on the necessities of power.

This will be beneficial to students who have a sufficient amount of appliances from stereo and televisions to hair dryers and curlers.

“The amount of electrical outlets in the new dorms will be a huge plus for everyone,” said Beth Tarleton, a freshman at GC&SU. “It will keep us from having to plug, unplug, and re-plug everything over and over again.”

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