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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: Creating Community in Florida, Isolating Bacteria in N.C., and More
Community in Orlando: The University of Central Florida is working to create a sense of community on its campus by bringing restaurants, a Starbucks, and a Barnes & Noble to an area that was grass and asphalt just three years ago, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Paid for by $300-million in bonds, the university’s new town center now has four seven-story residence-hall towers housing a total of 2,000 students — a big change for a campus long known for catering to commuters.
The U. of North Carolina at Charlotte’s new student-health center
Health center in Charlotte: A new $7.5-million student-health center has opened at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, according to The Charlotte Observer. The 32,000-square-foot building has 19 examination rooms, among other facilities. Two rooms in the building are designed to use negative air pressure as a way of preventing the spread of dangerous bacteria. The building that had previously housed the student-health service will be renovated to house the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs.
Lofts in Cleveland: Cleveland’s City Planning Commission has signed off on a development company’s plan to renovate two buildings near Cleveland State University, creating a mixed-use project called the University Lofts, according to the The Plain Dealer. The project would include 32 rental apartments, six condominiums, and a bookstore. The project’s designer, Paul Volpe of City Architecture, says it is part of a development effort around Cleveland State that will create a neighborhood called Collegetown.
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