ETSU makes additions to campus

Lorien Myerson

ETSU made many changes to its campus during the summer, many of which revolve around the utilization of the new space available in the parking garage, as well as other existing facilities around campus.

ETSU has one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation and as you can see it just keeps getting better, SGA Vice President Zack Sholes said. Ive always been able to take pride in this campus as a student.

Some improvements noted include the installation of HVAC into Dossett residence hall, the renovation of West Hall, renovation of the locker rooms and weight rooms in the Mountain State Health Alliance Athletics Center, and the widening of the pedestrian side walk near the amphitheater.

The summer is a great time for change at a college campus, said David Collins, vice president for finance and administration. This is like our house, we have a cycle of maintenance and during the summer there is a low enough amount of foot traffic that we can renovate and improve the interiors and exteriors of buildings we normally could not.

Collinss estimates that every residence hall room has been renovated within the past 10 years.

One of the major ongoing renovations is the resurfacing of the MSHA Athletics Center roof.

Multiple leaks in the roof brought the need for improvement to ETSU staffs attention and funding was received from the state of Tennessee to enable this improvement.

Pretty much, the Monday after graduation, we started work across campus, especially on the Mini-Dome roof, and it looks like it will be completed this November, Collins said.

Construction on the Fine and Performing Arts Center is expected to begin in the near future with the preferred location across North State of Franklin in close proximity to the Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center.

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ETSU makes additions to campus