BGSU Board of Trustees voted to approve renovations at Hayes Hall that will include interior renovations to classrooms, faculty offices, laboratories and student support areas and cost approximately $14.4 million. The hall will also undergo infrastructure upgrades and see accessibility improvement.
Built in 1929 as the home of the university’s Early Childhood Education Department, Hayes now services the College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science Department and more. The renovations are expected to last until fall of 2029. The majority of funding for renovations is expected to come from the state, an estimated $13.6 million according to BG Independent Media.
In the same vote, Trustees also voted to increase university tuition by 3% for future incoming Falcon’s. Rates are not expected to change for any student enrolled at the university who have already completed a full year or more. Graduate degree programs are expected to see a 3.5% increase in tuition rates, while out-of-state rates were voted to stay the same.
According to BG Independent Media, the new rates are expected to bring in $1.5 million more for the university, with the graduate increase expecting to bring in an additional $509,000. The rise in cost for undergraduate students will be approximately $18 more per credit hour.
Due to Bowling Green’s “Falcon Tuition Guarantee,” costs are guaranteed based on what tuition rates are when students come in as freshman, promising no financial changes to currently enrolled students. According to BG Independent Media, the new tuition increase now ranks Bowling Green as the fourth most affordable school in the state trailing Miami University, Cleveland State University and Ohio University.
Housing costs were also approved for increased rates, with a 2.5% increase. These costs will vary based on different housing in the four-tiered type of rooms. Housing tiers are based on different amenities such as newness to halls, amount of space in rooms and whether or not A/C is included. Meal plan rates will also see a 3% increased rate.
