The plans for the Mount Olympus Apartments (MOA) to close for the 2026-2027 school year have been cancelled for the foreseeable future.
The Voice received leaked information from a Resident Assistant (RA) staff meeting that occurred on Oct. 21. The information was on a paper that was given to RAs, it said “MOA will be offline for the 2026-2027 academic year.” On the same paper, it was explained further that 200 students will be approved to sign a lease with “affiliated housing” residences, such as Honeysuckle Apartments and Advanced Student Housing. Honeysuckle is an off-campus apartment complex owned by Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg’s Community Government Association. Advanced Student Housing consists of various off-campus housing locations which are owned by the university.
The Voice went to numerous sources for more information from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3. These sources included via email Amy Cunningham, the Associate Director of Residence Life. Mark Turnbough, the Director of Housing and Residence Life. Neither party responded. The Voice also emailed Stacy Wagner, the Chief of Facilities and Safety Officer, who then directed the request back to Cunningham.
The Voice then met with Cunnignham on Nov. 3. When presented with the information from the RA’s, Cunningham explained that nothing was set in stone and she would not be comfortable giving a statement. The Voice emailed Eric Foster, Editor of Strategic Communications, on Nov. 3, where he replied “I do not have any information to share.”
On Nov. 4, The Voice received an email from Daniel Knorr, the Chief of Staff. The email said “While Mount Olympus Apartments (MOA) on CU-Bloomsburg’s upper campus were slated to close at the end of the current academic year, CU has decided to keep the facility open for the 2026/27 academic year.” Knorr proceeded to explain that the decision will allow the university to meet continued student housing demand and would avoid negative budgetary impacts from closure. This was made possible by the diligence of the Facilities Management staff on campus.
The email finished by saying, “Long-term plans for Mount Olympus Apartments will be assessed as part of the comprehensive facilities master planning process that the university is undertaking in 2026.”
Junior student Samantha Pellett, who resides in Honeysuckle says “The potential of a housing lottery made me feel panicked. . . I didn’t know if it would be through the school, because if it was, it would be unfair. . . I’m relieved it’s not happening.”
