News
SMITHFIELD, R.I.Georgia Universities Aim to Improve Campus Safety
ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based University System of Georgia (USG) Campus Safety and Security Committee — co-chaired by Presidents Steve Dorman of Georgia College & State University and G.P. “Bud” Peterson of the Georgia Institute of Technology — published its May 19 report on the state of campus security across Georgia colleges and universities. The report outlined the USG’s plans to institute a broad safety initiative in the coming year and to provide incoming freshmen across all 30 campuses with mandatory sexual-assault training.
Maryland Education Advocates Pursue State Funding
ANAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) launched a new video and digital advertising campaign in May 2015 asking Marylanders to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to release $68 million in education funding included in the General Assembly’s passed budget.
St. Cloud Students Spearhead Intersection Improvements
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Guns and intruders are not the only causes for concern when it comes to student safety. Two students at North Junior High School in St. Cloud recently devised an improvement plan that would help increase safety at a busy intersection near the school — and won the approval of the St. Cloud City Council.
Minnesota Students to Help School Earn LEED
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — A group of junior and senior high school students at the School of Environmental Studies (SES) in Apple Valley are creating a plan to help their school earn LEED certification. If achieved, this would be the first student-led, LEED-certified project under LEED v4.
State Matches Donors for $20 Million MU Business Facility
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A new $20 million facility for the University of Missouri’s College of Business is expected to “take education beyond the lecture hall,” according to an article by the . The new Applied Learning Center has received $10 million from donors, which was then matched by the state on May 18 during a news conference with Governor Jay Nixon.
Portland鈥檚 Collaborative Life Sciences Building Earns Recognition
PORTLAND, Ore. — The 650,000-square-foot Collaborative Life Sciences Building & Skourtes Tower (CLSB) — which combines the research of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Oregon State University and Portland University into one location — recently earned three industry awards for its sustainable design. Los Angeles-based and locally based SERA Architects worked together on the design.
Marquette University Expands to Milwaukee鈥檚 Global Water Center
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University in Milwaukee will be the final tenant in the city’s Global Water Center, a collaborative water-industry consortium located in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood. The university recently announced that it plans begin building out the center’s last unoccupied floor this summer. Upon completion, Marquette University will join a number of other research facilities, firms and accelerator spaces for emerging water-related companies working to advance water science, conservation and innovation.
C.W. Driver Faces Tight Schedule with Irvine Project
IRVINE, Calif. — C.W. Driver, with offices in Irvine, is in the process of constructing Por-tola High School, Irvine Unified School District’s (IUSD) fifth comprehensive high school.
Wyoming Receives School Facilities Management Award
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne-based Wyoming School Facilities Department (SFD) was recently honored with the prestigious AssetWorld Achievement Award for innovative use of facilities management technologies. The award was presented on April 23 during the AssetWorld annual conference in Atlanta.