CAMPUS CURRENT
Rich Legacy Leads to Teaching and Learning Building GROUNDBREAKING MARKS BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION
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Pres. Klawe leads faculty, AABoG, student and trustee representatives in the breaking of ground for the new teaching and learning building.
Saturday, Oct. 1, was an exciting day as community members celebrated the groundbreaking of the first academic building to be constructed on campus since 1993. But the ceremonial hard hats and shovels were taken up only after many expressions of gratitude to the Garrett Family, who are among the key pioneers whose past efforts made the day’s events possible. Garrett family members Marvin (son of founding Trustee
Leroy Garrett) and Judy (Marvin’s spouse) joined HMC Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, students, architectural and construction staff, community members and friends, to cele-
Groundbreaking:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhOoXYGC0o&feature=youtu.be Demolition:
www.youtube.com/harveymuddcollege#p/u/2/QWV4MFAt6SE
brate the historic occasion in a tent adjacent to the construction site, where Thomas-Garrett Hall once stood. Speakers described how the 50-year-old academic building impacted the Mudd community and helped to inform the program of the new teach- ing and learning building that will be completed in 2013. Kerry Karukstis, chair of the faculty and Joseph B. Platt Pro- fessor of Effective Teaching in Chemistry, said Thomas-Garrett “fostered our vision of this exciting facility, and for that we owe the Garrett family an immense amount of gratitude.”
Construction progress can be viewed at any time via the web. A camera takes stills every five minutes. This image was taken in mid-December.
“Their names are around [campus] because of a financial commitment, but the real commitment was of the heart,” said Marvin Garrett of his father and stepmother. “They were dedi- cated with the Mudd family to creating and being part of the creation of a science and engineering facility second to none in the world. That emotional dedication was equally as important as the financial commitment. Also, my father had great foresight and always looked ahead, and I think he would be very com- fortable that the time had come to move to the next era in the College’s history.” Assistant Vice President
of Planning and Construction
David Dower reported that during the fall months, instal- lation of soldier beams, lagging and tie-backs were com- pleted to allow excavation. Excavation operations included removal of approximately 23,000 cubic yards of earth to cre- ate the space for the new building’s foundation and basement. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing coordination with the BubbleDeck®
structural systems should be completed by the
first of the year. For a birds-eye view of construction 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (five- minute delay), see
hmc.edu/building/construction.shtml.
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Har vey Mudd College FALL/WINTER 2011
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