Students can expect technological improvements in the Great Hall in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center within the next month.
Lambda Chi Alpha house undergoes renovations through alumni donations
The front porch of OCU’s Lambda Chi Alpha chapter is undergoing renovations funded by the group with the help of alumni, including Herman Meinders.
Renovations in theater building to happen in phases
Theater officials established a timeline for renovations in Gold Star Memorial Building.
Officials plan renovations to improve dorm aesthetics
Housing officials are planning Walker and Banning hall renovations with architects.
Dormitory receives plumbing renovations
Students living in Walker Hall’s B Hall were relocated while workers fix reoccurring leaks in the pipes.
Film school undergoes renovations
Renovations are underway in the School of Moving Image Arts’s new location. The film school grew out of its old location and recently began revamping its new home in Dawson-Loeffler Science and Mathematics Center. The program was housed in the Children’s Theater. The film school will continue to use the Children’s Theater for storage and…
Students start semester in new spaces, classrooms
Newly renovated classrooms and spaces on campus are getting mixed feedback from students. The Gold Star Memorial Building and Sarkeys Law Center have been repurposed for new academic spaces. The Gold Star was used for law school classes, but since their move downtown in December 2014, it has been empty. The building now houses the…
Gold Star Building repairs scheduled for December completion
The long awaited renovation of the Gold Star Memorial Building is slated for completion in December.The building, constructed in 1953, was built in memory of the Methodists who died in World War II, according to an article alumna Amanda Alfanos wrote for The Oklahoman.
Chemistry lab renovation plans revealed
Students required to take chemistry as a part of their degree will have the opportunity to learn in upgraded laboratories.University officials unveiled the $2.2 million renovation plan to current chemistry laboratories in the Dawson-Loeffler Science and Mathematics building at an Oct. 22 trustee meeting.
OCU Law School to move downtown
The law school is on schedule to move to their downtown location, 800 N. Harvey, in December of 2014.The move was approved in October 2012, and the school is on schedule with their original plan of moving to their new location in 2014.
Library renovation replaces study rooms, carpets
The fourth floor of the Dulaney-Browne Library is undergoing renovations.
The renovations include new ceiling tiles, walls, carpet, and heating and air conditioning vents and controls.
The study rooms also have been expanded.
“The fourth floor was re-carpeted in the 1980s,” said Victoria Swinney, director of the Dulaney-Browne Library. “That’s the only renovation work that’s been done on it since it was first occupied in the 1970s.”
While none of the chairs and couches on the fourth floor are being replaced, the ends of the shelves will be.
“We are replacing the walnut-look shelves with the oak shelves you see on the first, second and fifth floors,” Swinney said.
The first, second and fifth floors have already been renovated.
The current renovations will cost about $160,000, Swinney said.
The money for the renovations comes solely from donations, since there is no longer a library fee included in tuition.
The renovations are projected to be finished by the end of the semester, but books still have to be shelved, so it won’t be completely ready until the fall semester.
“The renovations are definitely a good thing,” said Amber Mattfield, music education/music junior. “They are really bringing it up to date, which will make it a more comfortable environment for students.”
The next areas of the library to be renovated include the third floor, bathrooms, stairwells, and the basement elevator lobby.
