Studebaker East will be reopening in the Fall of 2012. However, due to delays beyond the control of Housing & Residence Life, Stu East will not be able to open in August as anticipated. Until Stu East is ready to open, students and staff will be living in Botsford & Swinford Halls in the Johnson Complex (pictured above right).
Below is the press release issued by
University Marketing & Communications with more information. We thank you
for your continued patience, and we look forward to a great year with you!
Press Release
For Immediate Release
July 3, 2012
UNIVERSITY MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
NEWS RELEASE
Studebaker East
Residence Hall Move-In Delayed
Studebaker East Residence Hall was to be turned over to
Ball State on March 31, 2012. The contractor has yet to return the building to
the university and is still working to complete its work. The university had
planned to have from April until move-in to clean, furnish, and prepare the
building for residents. There is now insufficient time to have the building
ready for August.
“We are very disappointed about the delay,” said Randy
Howard, vice president for business affairs. “We have completed more than 15 new
buildings and major building renovations in the last eight years. It’s a source
of pride for us that each of those has been completed on time. This is the first
time a building has not been ready for students on schedule.”
Returning students that were anticipated to reside in
Studebaker East now have two choices. They may choose to be assigned to Botsford
or Swinford Hall, and then moved into Studebaker East when it is ready. As an
acknowledgment for their inconvenience, students that choose this option will
pay lower Botsford and Swinford rates for the entire academic year. Botsford and
Swinford Hall will be $8,870 for a 21-meal plan while Studebaker East would be
$9,188 for a 21-meal plan. These residents will also receive assistance with
moving to Studebaker East including free moving boxes and materials and movers
who will move their packed belongings, by appointment.
As an alternative, students may request another residence
hall and room type by July 13, 2012. Housing and Residence Life will do its best
to accommodate requests for reassignment, as space is available.
“Our priority is on our students,” said Kay Bales, vice
president for student affairs. “This is obviously not the outcome we wanted, but
we are doing all we can to diminish the inconvenience, increase options, and
make the logistics of a mid-year move as smooth as possible. We are excited
about the renovated Studebaker East and I’m confident that when the students
arrive they will be as well.”
Affected returning students will be notified via USPS
letters arriving as early as today. They must respond with their preference no
later than July 13, 2012 via email to
housing@bsu.edu, phone at (765) 285-8000, or personal visit in LaFollette,
N-10. The Housing and Residence Life Office is open Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. Returning students who do not respond will be assigned to
Botsford and Swinford Halls and subsequently moved to Studebaker East when it is
ready.
Approximately 180 returning students and 200 new students
will be affected. New students assigned to Botsford and Swinford Halls and
subsequently moved to Studebaker East will also pay the Botsford and Swinford
rates for the year and receive moving assistance.
Botsford and Swinford Halls must be vacated by the end of
2012 so that renovations on the building can begin in January 2013.
History
Welcome to Studebaker East! Named after Mark E. Studebaker, former head of the business education department from 1918 to 1954, Studebaker East is an eight-story building that is home to 440 men and women. Formerly divided into Menk and Hurlbut Halls, Stu East, as it is commonly called, opened in 1965.
Closed for renovation in Spring 2010, Stu East reopened in Fall 2012 as home to the International and Modern Languages Living-Learning Communities.