Fresh paint, new carpet, new furniture and all double-as-single rooms will offer older students more privacy with the convenience of the residence halls.

“I have between 80 and 90 rooms still open,” said Cory Ohms, Wilson Hall director, with more than 200 rooms already contracted out.

Each room in Wilson Hall will be furnished with items such as a loft bed, sofa/loveseat, one large L-shaped computer desk, an end table with a lamp, office-style chair, phone, curtains and mirror, said Randy Alexander, director of the Department of Residence.

“It’s a lot higher grade in terms of furniture,” he said.

Wilson Hall, part of the Towers Residence Association, has traditionally been offered to all students. However, a phone survey of Towers residents earlier this year showed demand for a double-as-single upperclassmen hall, said Kate Bruns, communication specialist for the Department of Residence.

“We’re more or less trying to create a neighborhood for upperclassmen,” she said.

There will be other changes in Wilson Hall next year as well, Ohms said.

“The building is going to be smoke-free next year,” he said.

Bruns also said Wilson Hall will also have a plus-break option, where students can stay in their own room over breaks by paying an additional fee.

Wilson Hall residents will also have access to three additional meal plans next year. After students contract for a room, they will be sent a letter detailing the additional three meal plans, Bruns said. Residents will choose between five meals per week with 50 dining dollars, 50 meals per semester with 300 dining dollars and 100 meals per semester with 200 dining dollars, she said.

Floors in Wilson Hall will keep the same structure they currently have, with three all-female and four all-male floors and three coed floors, Ohms said. He also said students must act fast if they hope to get a spot on the floor they want. “There’s only a handful of spots left on the coed floors,” he said. “Those are really popular.”

Alexander said during the phone survey of the Towers, residents were asked if they wanted the floor structures to change.

“We found that people liked the mix that they had,” he said.

Contracts for Wilson Hall are being accepted now, with current Wilson Hall residents getting first priority, Towers residents second in line and then all other students starting their sophomore year or above will be allowed their pick, Ohms said.

He said students can change their housing assignments online through Step-Inside once their housing contract is accepted.

“Step-Inside is an online program through AccessPlus that allows students to access their own housing assignments,” he said.

If the changes are successful, similar plans may be created for Wallace Hall, Bruns said. “The eventual goal is to make the Towers into an upperclassman neighborhood,” she said.