Officials are still working towards transforming Smith Hall into a dorm to house people of different faiths to promote interfaith dialogue on campus. The dorm is projected to be open to students by the fall of 2018.
Officials plan to move forward with interfaith dorm
Plans to turn Smith Hall into an interfaith dorm still are in place, and officials hope to move forward with the project within the next year.
Smith Hall to become ‘interfaith dorm’
Renovations to Smith Hall could make OCU a regional leader in interfaith cooperation. The university’s Strategic Planning Committee approved a proposal in August to redevelop Smith Hall into interfaith student housing. If the university secures fundraising commitments for the project this semester, students could move into Smith in 2017, said Marty O’Gwynn, vice president for…
New housing assignment system begins
By Mackenzie Menter, Copy Editor There will not be a housing draft this year. Walker Hall will be co-ed, but open to freshmen only. Draper Hall will only be open to sophomores and up. Banning Hall will remain open only to honors students. Smith Hall will remain closed for renovations. University Manor Apartment will be…
