BAKERSFIELD, CA- California State University of Bakersfield students are heading back to campus on Monday, September 15 and will be greeted by the sound of construction. The new dorm project is well under way and is expected to open next January.
Luxury living has almost arrived at CSUB thanks to a $41 million project financed by the chancellor's office.
The current dorms were built in the 1970s.
"So we have bedrooms on either side of a community living space for each of our suites. We also have suite exclusive restrooms so a maximum of six people of six people will be using a restroom. We have a sustainable design which has a lot of ecofriendly design elements that help us reduce our energy costs, "said Therese Dozier with CSUB student housing.
CSUB Freshman Madeline Engelbrecht, who has been living on campus for the Summer, will be one of the first students to live in the new dorms.
"I'm so excited. I've heard great things about it and they're all brand new and everything. I'm just really excited to move over there," said Madeline Engelbrecht,
Right now just 350 students can live on campus. In January, those 350 plus 150 more will move into this new facility totaling 500 on campus living spaces.
The university is still debating what they will do with the old dorm area once vacated.
"The other residence halls will be repurposed but I'm not sure what the purpose is at this point," said Dozier.
The new 150,000 square feet complex is not only dorms but a multipurpose room, game room, classrooms, and other spaces which will be able to be used by students and the public.
This is phase one of five new housing phases to eventually be rolled out. By the 5th phase, the campus should have 1,500 living spaces for students.
"Our campus has been long considered a commuter school and this is just a really awesome move in the direction of the new era for CSUB for it to you know increase the student life here on campus and attract top notch students to our campus and our community," said Dozier.
The official ribbon cutting is November 18, But they won't be able to move in until the quarter begins in January.
Luxury living has almost arrived at CSUB thanks to a $41 million project financed by the chancellor's office.
The current dorms were built in the 1970s.
"So we have bedrooms on either side of a community living space for each of our suites. We also have suite exclusive restrooms so a maximum of six people of six people will be using a restroom. We have a sustainable design which has a lot of ecofriendly design elements that help us reduce our energy costs, "said Therese Dozier with CSUB student housing.
CSUB Freshman Madeline Engelbrecht, who has been living on campus for the Summer, will be one of the first students to live in the new dorms.
"I'm so excited. I've heard great things about it and they're all brand new and everything. I'm just really excited to move over there," said Madeline Engelbrecht,
Right now just 350 students can live on campus. In January, those 350 plus 150 more will move into this new facility totaling 500 on campus living spaces.
The university is still debating what they will do with the old dorm area once vacated.
"The other residence halls will be repurposed but I'm not sure what the purpose is at this point," said Dozier.
The new 150,000 square feet complex is not only dorms but a multipurpose room, game room, classrooms, and other spaces which will be able to be used by students and the public.
This is phase one of five new housing phases to eventually be rolled out. By the 5th phase, the campus should have 1,500 living spaces for students.
"Our campus has been long considered a commuter school and this is just a really awesome move in the direction of the new era for CSUB for it to you know increase the student life here on campus and attract top notch students to our campus and our community," said Dozier.
The official ribbon cutting is November 18, But they won't be able to move in until the quarter begins in January.