Construction projects on target T
he next time you visit the Campus of St. Catha- rine College, you may not recognize it - and SCC President William D. Huston wouldn’t
have it any other way. Since Huston first revealed the construction plan nearly a year ago, some significant changes have occurred on the drawing board - some of them planned and some implemented out of necessity. Huston addressed the changes to SCC faculty and staff at a meeting held March 14.
“The first project I would like to update you about
is Aquinas Hall,” Huston told the crowd. “That 100- bed, private room residence hall is still on schedule to be completed the first week in June. We have a lot of events happening on-campus this summer and a lot of these rooms are going to be occupied week after week. That dorm is an integral part of our summer vision for the College. No longer are we an institution where, following graduation, there isn’t much activity until August. We have something booked each week from the time of graduation until the students come back in August and it’s going to grow each year in capacity that we are growing each year.”
The President then talked about some changes to the
new Athletic Complex along US-150. “The main difference between the athletic complex
Construction of the new track and tennis courts
hasn’t been without a few unanticipated hiccups. While leveling the field, a large rock deposit was found under the surface. Crews were forced to blast much of the rock out of the earth over the course of a few weeks. “Our biggest concern was the rock wall but it is not going to be as big a concern as we thought it would be initially”, added Huston. “We’re not behind sched- ule on that, but we can’t afford to lose too many days because of the weather. The new athletic complex will be a beautiful facility. The soccer field, the NCAA- regulation eight-lane track, the new tennis courts and the softball field will all be under lights at the conclu- sion of this project. All of this will enhance the view of St. Catharine College as it borders the new US-150 bypass.”
we are building today and what you saw earlier on our Master Plan is the road shown on the plan that is between the soccer field and the tennis courts will be moved to the north of the tennis courts and those courts will be moved down closer to the track,” added Hus- ton. “That will allow for the construction of a T-shaped building between the track and the tennis courts that will serve as restrooms, storage and a press box for soc- cer, tennis and track.”
Construction workers were hard at work in mid-February placing the roof on Aquinas Hall. SCC President Wil- liam Huston addressed the college faculty and staff in March on the progress of several Campus projects and he said Aquinas Hall, a new 100-bed apartment- style residence hall for juniors and seniors, should be completed by the first week of June.
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