2008 Woodie Awards
SRU construction ahead of schedule
By Rachel Seeman
Rocket News Editor
Issue date: 1/20/06 Section: News
Construction on the new residence halls at Slippery Rock University is ahead of schedule. Buildings A and B will be available for students this fall semester.
Ed Bucha, executive director for university advancement said, as of the first week of January, building A is 70 percent complete; B, 60 percent complete; C, 35 percent complete; and D, 18 percent complete.
Building C is expected to be ready in January of 2007. Two models of suites will be completed by February 1.
Students can choose from single and double studios, single and double suites, two single suites and four single suites. The cost per semester for these rooms ranges from $2,754 to $3,392.
On May 15, the first Monday following Commencement this semester, Founders Hall will be knocked down.
Paula Olivero, assistant vice president of student development, said the cost to knock down the old residence halls depends on the size.
Herb Carlson, assistant vice president of facilities and planning, said Founders Hall is estimated to cost about $1 million to demolish.
He said it is intended that the bricks and concrete from this building be ground up for fill for the new residence halls.
SRU students voted in favor of building a new union, a construction project that will also include a performing arts building and additional entrance to campus.
Of the 747 students that participated in the vote, 78 percent of students preferred to build a new union.
"The task force hasn't met yet so we haven't been informed about what's going to happen," Vice President of Student Advancement Amie Homa said.
Decisions on the amenities to be in the new union will be determined from the top choices in the surveys. Meetings will resume next week for such decisions.
Plans to renovate Vincent Science Hall (VSH) are also currently being designed, Carlson said.
"We currently don't have any plans to build any more classroom buildings," Carlson said. "The question is how to utilize some of the space being freed up."
Opportunities for space will surface in VSH, Spotts World Culture Building and the Maltby Center as departments move into the new science building.
The new science and technology building is expected to be completed next month.
"We're expecting the building will come into operation this summer," Carlson said.
Furniture will be placed in the building at the end of the semester to avoid any interruption, Carlson said.
Ed Bucha, executive director for university advancement said, as of the first week of January, building A is 70 percent complete; B, 60 percent complete; C, 35 percent complete; and D, 18 percent complete.
Building C is expected to be ready in January of 2007. Two models of suites will be completed by February 1.
Students can choose from single and double studios, single and double suites, two single suites and four single suites. The cost per semester for these rooms ranges from $2,754 to $3,392.
On May 15, the first Monday following Commencement this semester, Founders Hall will be knocked down.
Paula Olivero, assistant vice president of student development, said the cost to knock down the old residence halls depends on the size.
Herb Carlson, assistant vice president of facilities and planning, said Founders Hall is estimated to cost about $1 million to demolish.
He said it is intended that the bricks and concrete from this building be ground up for fill for the new residence halls.
SRU students voted in favor of building a new union, a construction project that will also include a performing arts building and additional entrance to campus.
Of the 747 students that participated in the vote, 78 percent of students preferred to build a new union.
"The task force hasn't met yet so we haven't been informed about what's going to happen," Vice President of Student Advancement Amie Homa said.
Decisions on the amenities to be in the new union will be determined from the top choices in the surveys. Meetings will resume next week for such decisions.
Plans to renovate Vincent Science Hall (VSH) are also currently being designed, Carlson said.
"We currently don't have any plans to build any more classroom buildings," Carlson said. "The question is how to utilize some of the space being freed up."
Opportunities for space will surface in VSH, Spotts World Culture Building and the Maltby Center as departments move into the new science building.
The new science and technology building is expected to be completed next month.
"We're expecting the building will come into operation this summer," Carlson said.
Furniture will be placed in the building at the end of the semester to avoid any interruption, Carlson said.
