More than a year since renovations began on men\u2019s residence hall Graduate Hall, renovations concluded in time for the spring semester of school to start.<\/p>\n
Because there are two wings of the building, the project was split into two parts. The west wing was gutted and renovated first in the summer of 2018, while the east wing received new paint, carpets and a few other touch-ups.
\nFor the second part of the renovation, the east wing was torn up, as well as two center staircases in the building, and remolded into more efficiently designed rooms.<\/p>\n
In place of the two extra staircases that Graduate Hall previously held, three, three-person rooms were added to the floor plan. Other additions to the dorm include an exterior door to the trash room and lounges on each floor.
\nApril Frazier, Graduate Hall residence life coordinator, said the renovation allowed for things on her wish list for the dorm to be checked off.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best thing of all was the community space for the residents that we added,\u201d Frazier said. \u201cOther parts of campus are really nice, and I\u2019ve always felt that we needed to spend money to make the residence halls nice, too, because they actually live here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Junior Colin Smith, a new resident to Graduate Hall this semester, commented on how much he appreciated some of the new upgrades to the dorm. He said his favorite parts were the furniture in the rooms and hardwood floors because they are a dark bluish-black.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming from Allen where you can\u2019t move the beds,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAll the furniture moves in Grad which is pretty nice. \u2026 We haven\u2019t moved anything but we can move it and that\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The budget for the whole renovation of Graduate Hall was roughly $1.5 million, according to Director of physical resources Danny DeRamus. For this renovation, DeRamus said he worked with close to 50 employees as well as many subcontractors in order to finish the project in a timely manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to stay on a rotation to do the dorms and keep them fresh as best we can,\u201d DeRamus said. \u201cWe did Cone last year and Grad this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the Graduate Hall renovation is completely finished, there are still plans to redo the parking lot attached to the dorm when there is some better weather.<\/p>\n
Future renovation plans from the physical resources department, if approved, will include an indoor football facility, civil engineering labs in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center and a renovation of the student center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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