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Caption: UIS History 1969-1995 (Sangamon State Univ)
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H fitmfrnt Hffusing ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hthai tytfl student* who moved to n'^^ri* Qnoncer advised the Board of Regent* of the severe At J e October * J ^ J ^ ^ housing at a reasonable c o * Ai fc p^bl^count^ e s t c d g p o l i c y c h a f l g c l 0 allow ihe w*vemy private sources. During that Board meeting, the Educational Missions of Sangamon S w e U a ^ were presented, and it was pointed out that housing provided by the umvcrsriy was necessary m order to offer SSUs educational objectives to students outside of the central Illinois commuting area. A study was proposed to determine the best approach for SSU to help meet this severe housing need By 1973 the housing crunch was being felt by the majority of students moving to S p w g f i ^ 10 a t ^ d SSU B s e problems were dramatically brought to the attention of the umvcrs,tyadinin^m»w and to the Board of Regents by organized groups of concerned students who referred to tncmsctvts as Students Living Under Major Stress, "S.L.U.M.S." In an effort to meet the immediate needs of non-commuting students, the concept of leased housing was developed. In March 1974 the Board of Regents approved a proposal to lease two private*) • owned apartment buildings. The buildings included 11 one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments located at 1004 South College Avenue and 16 two-bedroom units located at 100-104 Outer Park Drive with a total occupant capacity of 77 persons. The funding for this proposal included revenue derived from subletting the apartments to students and a $25,000 financial reserve created by the unrversav from farm income. In addition, a Cooperative Housing Association was established to manage the units. Some students moved in during summer 1974. Full possession of the apartment btwMSfffi bv the university was taken in fall 1974. Subsequently, all were occupied. In May 197S the uwvmity renewed its lease on the Outer Park Drive housing. In December 1975 the lease for the apartment building on South College Avenue was terminated. After that only the 16 apartments on Outtf Pari Drive were offered to students. This initial leased housing concept had both successes and problems The lack of efficient 111111 by the Cooperative was a problem. Eventually, management of the housing vZ J^ZTf!!^ Division of Student Services. ^ - *wumoJ b\ the In February 1977 a contract was executed with Ira S. Fink, Student Housine t w j . California, for the preparation of a comprehensive feasibility analysis of the demand r ^ * ? ' • « « * * at SSU. His report published in April 1977 suggested that the university build h ^ l l * ^ * * * * * that every effort be made to finance the housing under the federal college h o u s i n g * * " * " * * 4
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