Construction of the Marie DeBartolo Performing Arts Center will be delayed for several months to redesign some areas of the 125,000 square feet project.

According to Jim Lyphout, vice president of business operations, specific reasons for the delay included design modifications to the lobby and the exterior of the building.

"We hope to start construction in April or May and construction should last about 27 months, as it's a very large and complex building," said Lyphout.

When the building opens in late 2003, it will complete the DeBartolo quad, and contain a 900-seat concert hall, a movie theater, an organ and chorale hall and a studio theater.

The Coleman-Morse center on South Quad is scheduled to open after spring break. The First Year of Studies, First Year Writing Center, Learning Resource Center, Campus Ministry and Academic Services for Student Athletes will all be moved from their current locations to the Coleman-Morse center during spring break.

According to Lyphout, renovation of the Hayes Healey Center and Hurley Hall, which will house the Math and International Relations department, and construction of the Philosophy and Theology faculty hall is also on schedule and both buildings should be ready for use during the Fall 2001 semester.

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