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The Student Recreation and Wellness Center has been creating quite a stir among students on campus lately with the accompaniment of numerous resources explaining and hyping what the final product will entail.
According to CSULB's website, the facility will offer students:
- A large area for new weight lifting and cardio equipment
- 5 total basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts
- 3 multi-purpose dance/group fitness rooms for student group use
- 2 racquetball courts
- Indoor jogging track
- Rock climbing wall
- Juice bar and lounge
- Outdoor recreation swimming pool
Students who plan to be enrolled at the time of the SRWC's opening next fall have expressed support due to a belief in the betterment of campus life. "It's just a good opportunity for people who have time in between breaks and want to have an alternative to sitting around, not doing anything. They can hop in, change, work out, play some basketball, or just get acquainted with students," said Ramon Castillo, junior CSULB student.
For those who still seem unsure of the center's utility, the Associated Students, Inc. provides the necessary information about the project on a more massive scale. Blueprints are available here and here to provide a general framework idea of each of the rec center's levels. In addition, time lapse videos are made available as the construction progresses. Here, I have made my own interpretation of the videos provided:
[Original video footage courtesy of CSULB]
For a lengthy yet imaginative, walk-through view of exactly what the center will look like, watch this YouTube video.
[Above picture also courtesy of CSULB]
Long term projects and brand new structures are exciting, but sometimes a seemingly simple upgrade to an already existing building can make all the difference.
The Engineering & Computer Science building has recently begun a project that will replace broken window glazing panels and waterproof the entire exterior in order to prevent rain water intrusion. In the past, engineering students experienced trouble with gaps in the panels that allowed water leakage to occur. Now, with winter approaching, workers hope to complete construction within the next few months.
The Social Sciences/Public Administration building is also experiencing its share of construction work, but this time in hopes of keeping up with advancing technology. By the end of the month, there will be a new state of the art Video Teleconferencing Computer Laboratory that "includes new computer furniture, black out curtains, and video cameras and flat screens throughout the room," according to CSULB's website.
For further information, there is an interactive map at this location that enables the public to see what new developments are occurring in each area of construction by grazing over spots on a CSULB map and following links to subsequent pages.
[Photo courtesy of CSULB]
A nearly $5.5 million addition to the existing nursing building will begin construction this Thursday.
"The project consists of 10,581 gross square feet, providing teaching labs, a computer lab, faculty offices, administrative, and support spaces for the School of Nursing," said Mary Stephens, vice president of administration and finance
There are not enough nursing instructors, training facilities, or willing hospitals to train the thousands of new nurses according to Lucy Huckabay, director of the CSULB Nursing Program. The nursing program on campus is of such high interest that the university's bachelor of science in nursing program receives about 350 applicants for the 90 slots available.
However, CSULB hopes the addition will provide some assistance when it is completed in the summer of 2010, thanks to the funding specifically given for this project from a CSU General Obligation Bond and non-state funds from the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services.Construction on the building will occur in Parking Lot 2, but Parking Lot 1 will also be affected. For the duration of this project, 37 parking spaces will be taken away as students are advised to seek alternate parking in Parking Lot 18.
[Photo courtesy of CSULB]
The construction of the Hall of Science is moving along schedule after a setback in May of this year, caused by none other than the state budget crisis.
The delay on production lasted three months, but has since picked up with speed, committing to the May 2011 opening date.
Since the state could not provide the funding any longer, CSULB made the decision to continue work on the project by asking for help from the students. As a whole, the construction project costs $2 million a month. However, students begin paying $120 a month starting in the fall of next year.
In situations like this, one can only be left to hope that those dollars are being put to good use. With structural steel in clear view (see picture), students can rest assured as determined workers build in the blazing sun toward the ultimate goal of a new educational workplace.
The Hall of Science has finished placing structural steel and is currently in the process of building the exterior and beginning sitework and landscaping for the building.
