 | Fall 2006 |
Student Housing Tops 2,000
The number of students living at SVSU passed a milestone this fall. For the first time, more than 2,000 students are residing on campus, a number that has tripled over the last decade. In 1997, there were 630 students who called SVSU home.
In all, some 2,040 students are residing on campus this fall, including 63 percent of the record incoming freshman class. Some 1,450 new students are enrolled, marking a significant increase from the 1,263 freshmen who entered in 2005. The class includes 154 students who were the valedictorian or salutatorian of their high school graduating classes, and 594 incoming students who attained a high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
SVSU’s housing facilities are among the most modern in Michigan. Living Center North opened in 1999; University Village I and II opened in 2000 and 2001; University Village III welcomed its first students last year. Living Center South opened in 2003 and an added a new wing with 80 beds in January 2006.
The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved the construction of new student housing during its regular session Monday, Oct. 9. Over the next two years, SVSU will increase its housing capacity by 310 beds.
"We are at a stage where if we did not expand our student housing, we could be forced to ask returning students to move off campus or limit the number of incoming freshmen. Neither of these is an appealing option," said SVSU President Eric R. Gilbertson.
Go to the Images section of this newsletter for more photos of "Move-In Day Then & Now".