Extreme Housing Makeover renovation to be revealed Jan. 20

(TAHLEQUAH, OK)--The benefits of winning the Northeastern State University Extreme Housing Makeover competition will be evident when improvements to Ross Hall are revealed Jan. 20.

A "VIS" reception is at 3:30 p.m. in Ross Hall for very important sponsors and the hall lounge opens to the general public at 4 p.m.

The improvements allow the dorm's lounge to serve as a small, informal classroom incorporating teaching and learning technology.

Dana Boren-Boer, university marketing coordinator, said the remodeling result is worth waiting for the unveiling.

"The renovations to Ross hall will be truly amazing," she said. "It really takes the commons area from a place you might hang out to a place you will definitely hang out in and be proud to do so."

Boren-Boer said Extreme Housing Makeover received outstanding support from different corners of campus

"Net, Physical Plant, Auxiliary, University Relations, Housing and Marketing and Communications are all involved to make this the best space it can be not to mention the thousands of dollars in product and services we get from our sponsors," she said.

Sponsors who helped make Extreme Housing Makeover possible include Spaces Design & Architecture, KI Furnishings, Shaw Contract Group, Nabholz Construction, Sodexo, Sherwin-Williams, Cherokee Building Materials, Copy Zone, KB Signs and Northeastern Glass.

During the Fall 2009 semester, residence halls hosted programs and students attended campus events to accumulate points for Extreme Housing Makeover. It was the competition's second year. Wyly Hall won the 2008 contest.