Shollenberger on renovations, student debt, and peer advisers

Last week, Spectator sat down with Dean of Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger and Dean of Community Development and Multicultural Affairs Terry Martinez for an end-of-semester interview. Some highlights:

  • In with the new: The lounge in Carman Hall will be renovated over the summer, following several rounds of student input on architectural plans. Additionally, construction is getting underway on the three 113th Street brownstones that are being converted to undergraduate housing, following student feedback on furniture and other finishes for the dorms.
  • Helping hand: The Center for Student Advising has hired eight peer advisers---six from Columbia College and two from the School and Engineering and Applied Sciences, rather than four from each school as originally planned. The peer advisers are Jennifer Bai, CC '13, Elias Boujaoude, CC '13, Phillip Fletcher, CC '13, Benjamin Frieling, SEAS '14, Will Hughes, CC '13, Steele Sternberg, CC '13, Amanda Suarez, CC '14, and Min Yeoh, SEAS '13.

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