CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University (OSU) recently opened the Survivor Advocacy and Resource Center to offer support to students who experience sexual violence. The center debuted on Oct. 8 in Corvallis and provides confidential and easily accessible services.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The new 31,500-square-foot Lynn Science Center at Lycoming College in Williamsport is now open for classes.
DALLAS — An estimated 70 directors of educational facilities will meet in Dallas Oct. 19 and 20 for the complimentary Education Facilities Management Forum. With a unique appointment-based format of one-on-one meetings, a line-up of seminars by industry leaders and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, the forum is recognized as an efficient method for sourcing new solutions in the education facilities industry. Sponsors include companies such as Axis Communications, Detex, Kimberly Clark and Bradley Corporation.
FREDERICK, Md. — Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is undergoing some major changes with the groundbreaking of the new $120 million Frederick High in early September. The FCPS Board of Education is also in the process of deciding whether or not to build two elementary schools, despite only having the budget for one.
GALLUP, N.M. — Gallup-McKinley County Schools recently broke ground on the new Del Norte Elementary School. The new facility is scheduled to open in January 2017.
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel will ask city council members for approval of a $45 million property tax increase that would pay for construction projects at Chicago’s schools. This additional levy would go beyond the one the mayor’s school board raised to deal with the school district’s deficit — which could eventually lead to layoffs if the state doesn’t come through on funding.
CALGARY, Alberta — The Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts, the newest addition to the Mount Royal University campus in Calgary, opened with an event at the center’s Bella Concert Hall on Aug. 26. The facility aims to reset the standard for music education in Canada.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University in Fort Collins is set to begin construction on a new stadium situated in the heart of campus. Scheduled for completion in time for the 2017 season, the $220 million project will start foundation and on-site utility work as early as October. Kansas City, Mo.-headquartered Populous is working as the architect on the project.
STORRS, Conn. — Several construction projects are underway this year as part of the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) strategic Master Plan. UCONN 2000, 21st Century UConn and the new 10-year, $1.5 billion initiative, Next Generation Connecticut, are all helping transform the state’s flagship public university. Here’s a roundup of several major projects under construction in accordance to the plan.
MOLINE, Ill. — A ribbon cutting marking the official opening of the new Hamilton Elementary School in Moline coincided with the school’s first day of classes on Aug. 18. As the Moline-Coal Valley School District’s first new school in the city in five decades, Hamilton nearly quadruples the size of its 100-year-old predecessor and will house up to 600 K-5 students, according to a statement by the district.
