Campus improvements at Saginaw Valley State University this summer will include resurfacing parking lots, expanding heating and cooling and updating tennis courts, at a total cost of about $6.25 million.
Also students will see a 3.8 percent hike in room and board for the 2010-11 academic year.
The SVSU Board of Control approved the series of capital projects during its monthly meeting.
Incoming freshmen who select the most popular meal plan will pay $7,170 for the 2010-11 academic year, up from $6,910, an increase of $260.
For returning students whose meal plan participation is optional, those in the Living Centers will be charged between $4,170 and $4,880 for lodging, depending on the number of students living in a room. Rates for students living in University Village will range from $5,100 to $5,850. Students living in Pine Grove Apartments will see rates ranging from $3,790 for a double bedroom unit to $5,100 for a four bedroom unit.
J.J. Boehm, SVSU director of media relations, said up to $1.8 million will be spent on resurfacing existing parking lots E, J1 and J2 as well as expanding lot F and possibly constructing a new lot east of Davis Road, near the Ryder Center.
About 400 more parking spaces will be added by the fall, as lot H will open in conjunction with the new Health and Human Services Building with 270 spaces there, and lot E will be reconfigured to add about 140 parking spots.
SVSU now has about 5,100 parking spaces on campus.
Also in the works is a $1.9 million upgrade to the chiller loop system used to heat and cool portions of the campus. The underground loop will be expanded to include the new Health and Human Services Building and connect to the building's "innovative aqua-thermal heating and cooling system, extending the resulting energy savings to other campus buildings," Boehm said.
With the new Health and Human Services Building set to open in August and several departments slated to relocate there, office and classroom space in Wickes and Curtiss halls will be renovated for new purposes. Total cost for renovation is estimated at $1.5 million.
The university's outdoor tennis courts, which were originally built in the 1970s and have become costly to maintain, will be rebuilt for $550,000, continuing a series of improvements to SVSU's athletic facilities. Improvements at Living Center North, which opened in 1998, will include carpeting, paint and other materials.
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