Construction Update
April 2008

 
 
 

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
Though the spring rain makes grass, flowers, and trees grow more quickly, it
makes construction projects proceed more slowly. Still, if damply in some cases,
things are moving forward. Read on for Pearl Hall specifics, as well as
information regarding the Science and Math Center, the Campus Center, and
the College’s Norton Center for the Arts.

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Pearl Hall
The following items were completed or
in progress at the end of March:
• Electrical and mechanical rough-in at
ground floor
• Damp proofing of Concrete Masonry
Unit walls
• Electrical and mechanical rough-in and
metal stud framing at 1st floor          
• Exterior masonry and interior stairs
installation            
• Roof installation            
• Pipe and duct insulation            
• Double-hung window installation        
• Drywall installation at ground, first and
second floors            
• Mechanical and electrical rough-in and
metal stud framing at 2nd floor            
• Storm sewer installation            
• Fire caulking at corridor walls          
• Ceiling grid installation and painting at
ground floor

Pearl Hall Information

Campus Center
The Campus Center Groundbreaking Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 11 at 12:45 p.m. in front of the Cowan Dining Commons patio. The entire Centre
community is invited to attend. There will
be free hotdogs, popcorn and drinks!
Students who attend can enter into a raffle
to win a Wii game system – and the winner
of the Name the New Eatery Contest will
be announced. Don't miss this exciting
event!
• Architect’s renderings and other
information relating to the new Campus
Center will be available at the
groundbreaking ceremony.
• In addition, the Campus Center Committee
recently met with Sodexho and Ricca-
Newmark regarding the specifics of the
kitchen area.
  Science and Math
Center
• In early March, the academic programs met with the architects from Hastings and Chivetta and the lab planner, Rick Heinz, to begin planning the details of individual teaching and research labs.  
• Good progress was made in terms of customizing the design of each lab to the curricular needs of the individual programs.
• Several improvements and refinements were made to the floor plan, as well. Following these changes, the tentative floor plans were distributed to all faculty and support staff in Division III for continued feedback.  
• Other interested parties are welcome to ask Keith Dunn, associate professor of chemistry, for a personal viewing of the floor plans, but be aware that any such request is likely to be met with 30-60 minutes of unbridled, enthusiastic discussion.
• The Science and Math Center Committee will meet again in May.  
 
Norton Center
for the Arts
• The committee currently is in the midst of determining the best way to have particular projects designed and overseen. 		 
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