Due to Stevens admitting the largest freshman class in its history, changes needed to be made in order to fulfill the guaranteed on-campus housing for freshmen. The solution that the Office of Residence Life chose was to move all upperclassmen out of Jonas Hall and into Stevens Leased Housing. Due to the volume of displaced students, the Office of Residence Life added several new, existing, and returning housing options to its portfolio. One returning option is the Juliana apartments, which some of the upperclassmen may be familiar with. The two new options are Courtyard at Jefferson, located at 8th Street and Madison Street, and Harlow, right above the Trader Joe’s on 14th Street and Washington Street. The Gray line has been modified to include a shuttle stop at 12th Street and Clinton Street. According to Tony Blazini, Director of Residence Life, Stevens requires all of the apartments to be modern and up to code.
Regarding handling the displaced Jonas students, Trina Ballantyne, Dean of Residence Life, said that “some students were excited about the opportunity to live in Hoboken luxury apartments.” Understandably though, “some students were disappointed because they really wanted to live on campus. We accommodated all student requests of who they wanted to live with. This was a priority for us.”
Looking to the future, Ballantyne continued, “Until the University Center and University Towers are completed, the number of upper-class students that will be able to live on campus will continue to be reduced each year.”
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