For many students, the fall semester came with a new set of academic and social opportunities as they balance schoolwork and leisure time in one of the newest hot spots on campus—the South Village residence halls.
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The New Residence Halls BY MADELYN PENNINO
Dormitories aren’t just for sleeping anymore. The new residence halls mark the completion of the first phase of a $150-million construction project called The Villages at Millersville that began in 2013. Located at the South Quad of the campus, they have given new energy to the campus. Morgan Masiejczyk, a freshman from Glassboro, N.J., is sharing a suite with three others. When she toured the buildings, she was in awe. “It feels homey like a hotel resort,” said Masiejczyk. The focus of the multi-year building project is to create livinglearning communities that promote the health and well-being of the University’s student population. The two new residence halls total 188,000 square feet and have 709 beds. It’s all part of an overall 2,000-bed modernization initiative that will eventually replace each of the existing residence halls on campus. The wings of the new buildings will retain the original names of the dormitories such as Hobbs, Lenhardt, Burrowes and Harbold—named for past educators and other individuals who have shaped Millersville into the highly respected institution it is today. All rooms in the new halls are full or semi-suites with single or double occupancy. The full suite layout includes a living room, kitchenette and private bedrooms. In all cases, no more than two residents share a bathroom, and each suite features individual heating/cooling controls.
Game areas and a community kitchen are a few of the amenities in The Villages.