More than 2,000 freshmen move-in to FAMU residences

Last week, more than 2,000 freshmen moved into housing facilities across the Florida A&M University campus. Hundreds of students, alumni, university officials, staff, faculty, and volunteers worked together to help our students get settled and ready for the start of the academic year.

There are nine on-campus residences at FAMU: FAMU Village, Gibbs Hall, Paddyfote Complex, Sampson Hall, Young Hall, Truth Hall, Palmetto North, Palmetto South, and Palmetto Phase III.

On Tuesday of last week, dozens of students assigned to Palmetto North found their rooms filled problems such as mold, holes in the wall, leaks, and malfunctioning door locks. The university released a statement on Thursday saying that it had placed 45 students and some of their parents in hotels at FAMU’s expense and had delayed the move-in date for other students who were slated to live in Palmetto Street North.

FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson expressed his apologies on behalf of the university to the students and their families.

Contractors and FAMU Physical Plant employees spent the rest of the week making repairs on the Palmetto North complex.

Yesterday, Vice-President for Student Affairs William Hudson, Jr. told the Tallahassee Democrat that the 45 students who were placed  in hotels have now moved to residences either on-campus or off-campus.