With the Spring 2010 semester already underway, 97 students have moved into the dorms, yet some find themselves still going through the clearance process.
Dimple- Newsome Resident Hall Manager Laura Aker said that of the 97 new people here, 29 students are either re-admits or transfer students from other universities, with only four students moving into the Talbert O. Shaw Men or Women’s dorm. “The TOS residence hall requires a minimum of 60 credit hours before moving in. The mens dorm consists of only three floors and the women’s dorm has five,” Aker said.
Junior English major Sean Mayberry said that the move-in process was essentially easy compared to the clearance process. “It was a simple process and I love these dorms compared to my last University,” Mayberry Said. “The problem is that I am still not cleared, and it seems as though nobody is willing to assist me with my clearance.” Mayberry, who is a transfer student from Oakland California, said in spite of his current enrollment status of being uncleared, he is quite pleased with the living conditions here at Shaw.
There are some students who feel otherwise about the living conditions here at the University. According to one student, many of the new and transfer students are complaining about their current dorm conditions and are questioning University officials on their enrollment status.
Transfer student Charlene Gray from Mississippi Valley State University said she left the delta (MVSU) with 77 credits. “I was displeased to hear that only 59 of them were accepted by Shaw,” said Gray. A Junior Childhood Education major, Gray, who does not have enough credit hours to stay in TOS, said she “had to settle” for Dimple-Newsome. “Not only am I displeased with where I am living, but I am upset with the living conditions as well,” Gray Said. “It’s obvious that the TOS dorms are nicer, and I wouldn’t have had to move to the seventh floor”. When asked about her clearance, Gray said she had been cleared since January 11.
According to Aker, the registrar office reports that of the 97 on-campus students to enroll this semester, almost all of them have successfully gone through the clearance process. Aker also said that she is aware of students’ opinions on living conditions and the move-in process. “We can’t please everybody,” said Aker.