by Monaih Sam | Aug 2, 2013 | News Slider
The fall semester is right around the corner, and cranes, construction trucks and hard hats are still a common site on the Lipscomb campus as summer projects continue. Piles of dirt and rock clutter the closed street behind the McFarland Science Center and the Crisman Administration Building as construction crews continue to work on the 15,000-square-foot pharmacy and health and sciences research facility. Much progress has been made since the project began and is scheduled for completion this fall. Swang 108, the large lecture auditorium in the Swang Business Center, has been completely gutted as hard hats are still hard at work constructing a major facelift that will include new seating, carpet, wall treatment, a new audio-visual system and an upgraded heating and cooling system. New additions to the Student Activities Center (SAC) include new locker rooms, restrooms, showers, and expended weight room and performance studio That construction is expected to be completed before classes are back in session. There is one summer project that is completed. The Osman Fountain, located in Bison Square, is complete with flowing water fountains and a baptistery. With construction equipment cluttering parts of campus, parking will be one of the main concerns students will be faced with when they return to school. Patrick Cameron, Assistant Director of Safety and Security, says that the construction will an affect on parking. “The biggest change the students will see is there are a few less spots behind Fanning next to the Village, but we will have more spots over at Stokes,” Cameron said. Cameron urges students to give themselves time to find a place to park...
by Nick Glende | May 31, 2013 | News Slider
When students return for the fall semester, they will notice a lot of new attractions on campus. Over the summer, many construction teams will be hard at work to build several new projects. Kim Chaudoin, Director of Communication and Marketing, shed some light on each of the sites of construction and renovation. The first thing one might notice when walking through Bison Square will be the new Osman Fountain. Built to honor the Memory of Ty Osman II, a Harding student who died in a car accident last year, the fountain will also feature a baptistry. “We thought it was just a really fitting thing to have because our student’s faith is such an important part of what we do here at Lipscomb,” Chaudoin said. “Dr. Lowry has a vision of this being a place where if students decide they want to commit their life to Christ that they might come here and be baptized, right here in the middle of campus.” Students and faculty in the field of sciences can look forward to a new pharmacy and health sciences research facility, which will be located behind the McFarland building. The 15,000 square foot addition will include classrooms, labs and offices. “It’s our intent that just about any student that studies sciences will go through here at least once during their studies,” Chaudoin said. “We’re on target to finish by fall semester, so students should be able to use it soon.” At the Swang building, students are going to return to a new auditorium in Swang 108. The room has been stripped clean and will be receiving new seating,...
