Current Activities and Impacts
The Facilities Services Department is always working to improve our facilities.
Current Activities
Project Updates as of February 2025
Description: Seminar Room 111 will be converted into an accessible graduate student lounge.
Status: This project is in design and construction is expected to occur between winter break and spring break. Room 111 is off-line until graduation.
Impacts: There will be some construction activity and intermittent noise.
Description: We continue the phased renovation of Park Science that includes renovations to the Physics Wing, the new Health Professionals Advising Office (HPAO), the Collier Library, and select areas of the Biology wing.
Status: We are completing the punch list the work in the Physics wing and the HPAO suite. We expect the last of the furniture to arrive and the Physics Department Faculty to move to their permanent offices on or about January 6th followed by the HPAO staff on January 14. Three renovated classrooms will be completed and open for use in the Spring Semester. Over Winter Break demolition in the Biology wing began, along with some additional demolition in the Collier Library. Construction will be completed by the fall 2025 Semester.
Impact: There will be some intermittent noise. We are working with those affected to manage the impacts. Any utility interruptions will be planned and communicated in advance. Some Biology and
LITS faculty and staff are relocated to swing spaces.