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Academic Centers for Athletes Draw Donors
More than a dozen university athletics programs have added lavish new facilities in recent years, and academic-services budgets are soaring, a Chronicle survey finds. (Photograph courtesy of Texas A&M U.)
College Employees Value Campus Environment, Survey Finds
When a Chronicle survey asked college employees what they value about their jobs, they put the physical environment in which they work at the top of the list.
Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Other News
After Hurricane Gustav, Campuses Clean Up
Cleanup crews scoured Gulf Coast campuses, removing downed limbs and repairing broken windows, while students and staff members forced out by Hurricane Gustav waited for word that they could return.
Lessons From Katrina Improve Colleges' Evacuations for Hurricane Gustav
College officials across the Gulf Coast were cautiously relieved when initial reports suggested the damage wasn't severe.
College of Southern Idaho Cafeteria Goes 'Tray-Less'
Students are also wasting less food because they no longer have the option of overloading their cafeteria trays, says the college's food-services director.
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Shop Talk: Building News From Drexel, Lincoln, Northern Arizona, and Purdue Universities, and the U. of Hawaii
Lincoln University will begin building a new International Cultural Center. (Dagit Saylor Architects rendering)
Ready—Set—Build! A groundbreaking ceremony Saturday at Lincoln University will mark the start of work on a $26-million, 60,000-square-foot International Cultural Center, designed by Dagit Saylor Architects. The building, which Skanska USA is due to complete in just one year, will house a 1,100-seat performing-arts facility, conference rooms, a language laboratory, and an art gallery.
Whatever We Do, Let’s Not Lose More Coaches: Despite declining revenue forecasts, both chambers of Hawaii’s legislature have proposed big capital-projects bills for the University of Hawaii that would set aside almost $50-million for repairs, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. The Senate’s bill would spend a total of $153.8-million, while the House bill puts the figure $15-million lower. Says the newspaper: “The university’s physical decay, especially on the Manoa campus, was on national display during the football team’s championship season last year. The deteriorating conditions of the athletic facilities were also a factor in football coach June Jones’ decision to leave for Southern Methodist University in Dallas.”
Eh, Maybe Not: A marketing study has persuaded Northern Arizona University to shelve plans for a four-year, residential campus in Lake Havasu City. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, a full-fledged campus would cost the university $225-million to build and $35-million a year to operate—and wouldn’t pay its own way for 10 years. The university currently leases space in Lake Havasu City and offers some courses there. Lake Havasu, which lies on the border with California, is about 200 miles west of the university’s hometown, Flagstaff.
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Hey, Big Spenders: Trustees of Purdue University have approved a $1-billion, 10-year capital plan that envisions almost $100-million worth of renovations and additions to the Mackey Arena (right), improvements to recreation facilities, renovations to life-sciences buildings, and much more. According to a news release, the plan goes next to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and from there to the legislature.
Wait—There’s More: A $500-million construction plan gets under way today at Drexel University, which is breaking ground for a new dormitory and signing a 50-year lease on the National Guard’s Philadelphia Armory, which will become Drexel’s basketball and convocation arena. The Associated Press reports that the university’s five-year master plan includes four academic buildings, two dorms, two athletics centers, and a hotel and conference center that would be built by a private developer.
Lawrence Biemiller | Tuesday April 15, 2008 | Permalink | Contact us
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