Work stalled on new Education building
Campus Times
October 10, 1997
photo by Andrew Woolsey
The former temporary library building, located on "D" Street
across from the tennis courts was scheduled to be restored fall of this
year. Due to lack of funds, the restoration was halted and the building
remains vacant. The planned development of new offices and classrooms for
the Education Department will allow the science departments to expand within
the Mainiero Building, into space currently occupied by the Education Department.
Construction on the new Education Department building, formerly known
as the Kilo Building, has been halted, with its future depending on a new
budget figure to be released by early November.
Renovations were stopped at the framing stage in order to help balance
the 1996-97 budget. These improvements will not go on until the University
finds adequate funding in its budget.
"We have plans to completely refurbish the Kilo Building for the
Education Department," said President Stephen Morgan, "but we
also have to remain within the school's budget and completing the renovations
at this time would not be meeting the revenue suggestions."
Currently, the Education Department says it needs more space.
Education Department Chair Dr. Thomas Mc Guire said, "We have a
space problem, and we need more office and classroom space."
The renovations of the Kilo Building will create a building solely for
the use of the Education Department. This will also create more office and
classroom space for the Biology and Chemistry departments, which occupy
the Mainiero Building along with Education.
ULV is a tuition-based revenue school, meaning the greater the number
of enrolled students, the more revenue to add to the budget. Although undergraduate
enrollment is slightly lower than last year, the graduate and off-campus
enrollments has increased this year.
Construction could resume next semester if the numbers are right, otherwise
the school will have to wait for the next fiscal year to re-evaluate the
cost of construction and see if it is within 1998-99 budget.
