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August 31, 2016
Kings Creek Residence Hall nearing completion as students move in.
Kings Creek Residence
Hall officially opens
Construction on the new residence hall is
almost complete and students were allowed to
move in on Aug. 22. With BC’s student popula
tion growing, the new residence hall is proving
to be a welcome addition to the BC campus.
This marks the first time since the turn of the
millennium that a new building has been added
to the Brevard College campus, and signals the
end of a construction process that took its first
steps back in the Spring of 2015.
“It's the first step into growing our residential
population, it also gets the students on campus
and out of Brevard Place,” Dean of Students
Debora D’Anna said.
The current name for the new dorm is Kings
Creek Residence Hall, an apt name for the new
building given its location, but this could be
about to change, according to D’Anna. “We
do have a possible person it will be named
after, but we can’t release that until its official,”
D’Anna said.
The first and third floor of the dorm will house
female students, while the second floor is solely
male housing. Kings Creek Hall also features
two study rooms on each of the three floors, as
well as a kitchen and laundry room on the terrace
level. Other features of the building include the
fact that students can now control the tempera
ture of their individual rooms as well, due to the
addition of air conditioning units.
The first students to live in the new dorm also
appear to be generally pleased with it. “There is
also a wonderful view of the creek and soccer
field,” said junior Maya Pardo, before adding,
“the plan looks well developed.”
According to Beth Abrams, Director of Hous
ing and Residential Life, 79 of the 84 beds are
currently occupied, meaning there is a total of
five remaining beds, all of which coincidentally
are available only in the female halls.
According to D’Anna, the school plans to
increase enrollment to 1,000 students, and that
currently, Kings Creek Hall is in phase one.
The second phase will happen as the student
population is increased, and includes plans to
add another 46 beds.
In the future, the school would like to see a
student center added where students can relax
and a place where clubs can meet and build
community.
It was revealed in April 2015 that Kings Creek
Hall would cost approximately $6 million to
construct, and with that job now drawing to a
close, the College will see this as part of their
mission to recruit and retain students.
During the Groundbreaking Ceremony in
2015, BC President David Joyce hailed the
announcement of the new dorm a “big day for
Brevard College.” With the building now near
ing completion, and with it receiving a warm
reception from its first wave of students, this
is a sentiment that appears to be proving true.