Dalloway's, Welcome Center will open soon
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor
There is something new about Saint Mary's campus. The Welcome Center and new Dalloway's coffeehouse, both poised at the entrance of the campus, are near completion.
Keith Dennis, director of Finance and Administration, said construction was progressing speedily.
"We're on punch list phase [at the Welcome Center]," Dennis said. "We're progressing very quickly [on Dalloway's]."
The Welcome Center should be done in about two weeks, with the addition of a parking lot, according to Dennis. The basement was recently put in at Dalloway's, and construction should be complete in mid-September.
"It's been a very busy summer but it's been fun," Dennis said.
Other, less obvious but no less important changes have been made to make the campus more up-to-date, accessible and more navigable.
The Facilities Department received new equipment. Office space was reconfigured in Angela Athletic Facility.
But it is the large blue signs with white writing located around Saint Mary's that are the most visible change, making it easier for visitors to find buildings.
"[The signs] turned out to be a very good project," Dennis said.
Madeleva Hall is also being redesigned.
"We've pretty well decided how many offices and classrooms we need," Dennis said. "That's moving along well."
With the increase in enrollment at Saint Mary's, a new student activities center is slated to be built where Noble Family Dining Hall currently stands. Construction will likely begin in the next few years.
All News Stories for Wednesday, August 23, 2000
