by Mia Antonini ’26, News Editor
Glenview was erected in Aug. 2020, existing as the College’s only modular resi-
dence hall. It is made up of two modular buildings, named Glenview A and Glenview B. Photo courtesy of Hamilton College.
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, in a campus-wide email sent by Christopher Card, Vice President and Dean of Students, Hamilton announced that all students living in Glenview will be moved to other residence halls for the
rest of the semester.
The move is a result of mold, specifically Cladosporium, Penicillium and Aspergillus (the three most common types), detected in the residence hall following testing conducted by the Colden Corporation. However, as noted by Card and on the Hamilton website, no toxigenic molds were found in
Glenview.
Previously, Glenview was investigated for mold in 2022 by a Colden NYSDOL-licensed mold assessor following a report of the organism in the residence hall. After a visual review by the assessor, Glenview incor porated increased airflow to rooms and made changes to bathroom drainage and ventilation, as per recommendations. Besides these changes, it was decided that no further action was deemed necessary. However, if students experience any health concerns, they are instructed by Hamilton to, “contact either the Health center or a personal physician.”
Students previously living in Glenview will be relocated into Dunham and Bundy East residences. The decision to relocate the 52 Glenview residents for the remainder of the semester was made in an effort to ensure the least amount of disruption possible. “Moving these students one time is optimal,” Vige Barrie, Senior Director of Media Relations, told The Spectator. As stated on the Hamilton website, “[the College] is relocating
students out of an abundance of caution and because remidiation is not pratical while students remain in the buildings since the source of the mold is inside wall cavities.” To further minimize disruption, all roomate pairs will stay rooming together, and to the greatest extent possible, Community Advisors (CA) will remain with the same cohort of residents.
Glenview was erected at Hamilton in August of 2020, made up of two one-story modular buildings. Located behind most dark-side dorms, both Glenview buildings offer a common room, kitchenette, laundry facilities and both gendered bathrooms and single use bathrooms. Glenview also offers individual temperature controls in each students’ room.
Other than its status as the College’s only modular residence hall, Glenview also offers free laundry to its residents, a service Hamilton aims to continue to offer to residents by adding $100 to relocated residents’ Hill Cards.
While these accommodations are helpful, some students are overwhelmed by the move’s timing. An anonymous freshman living in Glenview told The Spectator, “The timing of it all is very unfortunate. I feel like I just got comfortable and settled down in my Glenview room. I do, however, understand their point that waiting longer will only mean students will have more projects and school work, which would make the move even harder.”
Ian O’Reilly ’26, a Community Advisor (CA), told The Spectator that “all residents of Glenview were informed of the move via e-mail a little before noon on Tuesday.”
This move will begin Friday, Feb. 2, with the ultimate aim of all students moving into their new residences by Saturday, Feb. 3. However, if students require an earlier move, the College aims to accommodate these needs.
“The bulk of students will move on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, with a few moving out throughout the days leading up to
the weekend,” said O’Reilly.
To support students throughout the moving process, Facilities Management will assist in transporting students’ belongings and supplying moving materials. Furthermore, students will review boxes, tape and bubble wrap in their common rooms, alongside a bag of supplies.
As Tanith Sherman, Associate Director of Housing and Conduct, told The Spectator in September of 2023, Hamilton originally established Glenview to account for new COVID-19 regulations that rendered quads and triples unsafe. While the College has kept Glenview on campus longer than originally anticipated — three years — they have decided to keep the residence hall through the 2024-25 academic year. However, Glenview is not a permanent plan, as the expectation stands for enrollment numbers not to remain inflated for the long term.
In the future, “we will continue to consult with experts in the field and follow guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how best to treat and prevent mold,” said Barrie. =No testing is planned for other dorms.
