FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/20/06

Dormitory to be Open Fall of 2007

GREENVILLE, ILL. – Thursday, October 19, 2006, Greenville College broke ground on yet another housing facility. This 101-bed, traditional residence hall will open in time to house underclassmen in the Fall 2007 semester.

Full dorms have led college administrators to review future options for additional housing. In late July, the executive committee of the board of trustees approved an $8 million bond issue. The bond will provide $3.7 million for the construction of the new dormitory, $15. million for remodeling existing residences, ad $2.8 million to refinance existing debt.

Located at the south end of Snyder parking lot, just behind the Snyder science building, the residence hall will feature individual heating and cooling in each room as well as data ports and wireless capabilities. The three floor structure will also include lounges on each floor, study areas on two upper levels, and a two bedroom apartment with office for the dormitory’s Coordinator of Residence Education.

InterDesign, a total architectural design company out of Indianapolis, planned the building. They have also worked on the campuses of Huntington University, Spring Arbor, and Palm Beach Atlantic, other members of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities.

Senior Vice President for Advancement, David Hoag, discusses the implications of the college’s continued growth. “We are committed to a residential model,” said Hoag. “Our continual exponential growth has added need for more housing.”

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1400 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students.  Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.

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