Upcoming sophomores shouldn’t expect new housing
How could a new “sophomore” building be turned into an academic living community when sophomores have no other housing options?
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Katherine Johnson
Columnist
Recently, VCU has been advertising all the new additions to campus. This includes the new parking deck, a few new food restaurants and, of course, the new residence building specifically for sophomores. Or so we thought.
As I opened my mailbox to find a flyer for the ASPIRE program, I found that this was not true. I quickly read over it to learn that the new “sophomore” building would house residents of the new ASPIRE program. ASPIRE stands for Academic Scholars Program in Real Environments, and according to the website, is “an innovative and comprehensive community engagement-focused living-learning program for sophomores at Virginia Commonwealth University.”
One of the biggest problems at VCU is housing, and as I was deciding on what school to attend, this was the only negative point I discovered at the school. I was swayed, however, when I learned that sophomores would have housing opening in 2012.
To say I was disappointed when I learned of the ASPIRE program is an understatement.
How could a new “sophomore” building be turned into an academic living community when sophomores have no other housing options? This was the first dorm built to be exclusively for sophomores, but now there’s a loophole.
To investigate more, I emailed the program asking if the building was only open to those participating in the program. The reply I received informed me that 3 floors will be open to non-ASPIRE students. That should hold a little less than 200 sophomores. To put that into perspective, the university estimated our class to have about 3,800 students at the beginning of fall semester. I wouldn’t hold my breath on getting a room.
The program also plans to expand so that eventually, the whole building will house their participants. Basically if you’re not in the program, you can’t live there.
Was this false advertising on VCU’s part or an attempt to make students participate in a program when they really just want on campus housing? In reality, this is not a sophomore dorm as VCU stated it would be. It’s a sophomore dorm for ASPIRE students.
By specifically assigning ASPIRE students to the building, VCU has left out the rest of their rising sophomores who may have wanted to pursue university housing after their sophomore years. If students want to be in the program, they must apply, and if accepted, take an extra four credits of classes specifically for ASPIRE. Not only are they forced into a program just for housing, they have to waste time and money on extra classes.
Sophomores who thought they had a secure housing option for next year are sure to be frustrated by this. While many students do live off campus or commute, this simply isn’t an option for some students. On-campus housing has a lot of benefits, and for many it ends up being cheaper than finding their own place, furnishing it and paying bills.
I’m pretty sure this isn’t what future sophomores thought of when they heard they’d have brand new housing. The new West Grace Street South residence hall has a lot of perks, including being brand new, close to campus and having in-house dining establishments. The majority of sophomores, however, will not be able to experience “their” new building, unless they’re interested in ASPIRE.
Where does that leave upcoming sophomores? It’s back to the lottery system, unless you can afford off-campus housing, where you lose some of the positive benefits from living on campus. Good luck to everyone in the class of 2015; we’ll all be fighting for a room on one of the three floors.
As part of the Service Learning community at VCU, I find it disheartening that the ASPIRE program is being overlooked because of housing. While housing is a large part of the VCU experience, so are the opportunities that VCU has to offer! Service Learning has been the most important and fulfilling aspect of my VCU college experience. As a senior, I was not involved in the Service Learning community until my Junior year and I have found it so rewarding. The experiences students receive out of the classroom that can be translated into the classroom are one of a kind. The opportunities that have been presented to me because of the program are rewarding and life-changing. Instead of speaking negatively of the program, I encourage you to look into the program and think of what it has to offer. The idea is not to pay for extra classes. The idea is to give students an enriching college experience and I have learned this first hand! If only they had this opportunity for me as a sophomore!
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I can see how this would be frustrating as a rising sophomore. VCU has been advertising this building as being for sophomores, and it is, but it is for sophomores that are part of the program. It seems there must have been some miscommunications between the university and the students that attend. VCU service learning can be amazing! Although students may feel that they are wasting time and money on those four extra classes – the experiences they will encounter could be life-changing.
If students are not interested in the program, there are plenty of apartments in the Fan. It’s one of the perks of living in the city.
I am the interim director of ASPiRE. I appreciate this dialogue and our students who are sharing their positive experiences with service learning. To clarify 2 things the new West Grace Residence Hall is centrally located on the corner of Shafer and West Grace Street. The 7 credits of coursework students will be taking in the program during their sophomore year are UNIV 200 and 4 credits of 300 community studies and service learning classes. UNIV 200 is required by every student in the university and the 300 level classes will help all students to satisfy the minimum 45 credits required towards graduation. Our hope is this will help all students use the program requirements to work towards graduation requirements. For anyone who wants to learn more about the program and apply, I would strongly recommend they attend one of the upcoming orientation sessions advertised on the website. aspire.vcu.edu
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