2008 Woodie Awards
Board of Trustees approves SIUE projects
Evergreen Hall officially dedicated
Sean J. Jordan
Issue date: 9/25/07 Section: News
The semester's first meeting of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees began almost an hour later than planned, but that did not stop attendees from filling the multipurpose room of SIUE's Evergreen Hall and leaving latecomers standing in the back.
Before the meeting officially began, the four BOT committees - Executive, Finance, Architecture & Design and Academic Matters - reviewed several items slated for the main meeting's agenda, including the installation of an automatic sprinkler system and a security camera system on the Carbondale campus, a proposal for a $16.6 million Student Academic Success Center for the Edwardsville campus, a $1.6 million proposal to renovate the Morris University Center Bookstore, a $10.5 million dollar proposal to add on to the Student Fitness Center and a proposal to renovate and improve the Vadalabene Center.
SIUE Student Body President Laurie Estilette and Student Organization Advisory Board Chair Ankur Patel offered the presentation for the Student Academic Success Center, taking the board on a virtual tour of the proposal and showcasing the unique architecture that is intended to match other buildings on campus. The center will be built on the southwest corner of the Morris University Center, next to the visitor's lot, and will house the expansion to the Kimmel Leadership Center, the Offices for Student Services, Disability Services, Career Services and the health and counseling services, among others.
Students Rachael Foltz and Anna McMakin presented the proposed expansion to SIUE's Student Fitness Center, which will add a new machine room, new fitness rooms and a brand new gymnasium that can be locked off from the rest of the building, allowing events to run even after the Student Fitness Center is closed. The gym will also include bleacher seating for around 500 people.
But those who attend events in SIUE's Vadalabene Center may be even more excited as renovations begin on the old fold-out bleacher system which, according to Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Administrations Rich Walker, breaks down frequently and costs the university heavily in maintenance and repair costs. The new design will place bleachers around the gym in a two-tiered bowl shape, and its design will also allow new rooms to be built underneath the seating, which will be used for classrooms, offices, storage closets and restroom expansions.
Before the meeting officially began, the four BOT committees - Executive, Finance, Architecture & Design and Academic Matters - reviewed several items slated for the main meeting's agenda, including the installation of an automatic sprinkler system and a security camera system on the Carbondale campus, a proposal for a $16.6 million Student Academic Success Center for the Edwardsville campus, a $1.6 million proposal to renovate the Morris University Center Bookstore, a $10.5 million dollar proposal to add on to the Student Fitness Center and a proposal to renovate and improve the Vadalabene Center.
SIUE Student Body President Laurie Estilette and Student Organization Advisory Board Chair Ankur Patel offered the presentation for the Student Academic Success Center, taking the board on a virtual tour of the proposal and showcasing the unique architecture that is intended to match other buildings on campus. The center will be built on the southwest corner of the Morris University Center, next to the visitor's lot, and will house the expansion to the Kimmel Leadership Center, the Offices for Student Services, Disability Services, Career Services and the health and counseling services, among others.
Students Rachael Foltz and Anna McMakin presented the proposed expansion to SIUE's Student Fitness Center, which will add a new machine room, new fitness rooms and a brand new gymnasium that can be locked off from the rest of the building, allowing events to run even after the Student Fitness Center is closed. The gym will also include bleacher seating for around 500 people.
But those who attend events in SIUE's Vadalabene Center may be even more excited as renovations begin on the old fold-out bleacher system which, according to Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Administrations Rich Walker, breaks down frequently and costs the university heavily in maintenance and repair costs. The new design will place bleachers around the gym in a two-tiered bowl shape, and its design will also allow new rooms to be built underneath the seating, which will be used for classrooms, offices, storage closets and restroom expansions.
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