Facilities tackles changes over summer
Duncan McGregor
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: News
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Even though students leave for home in May, hammers and drills were heard at Pacific all summer long.
"With work ranging from repaving to reworking heating systems, the facilities team has had a busy summer," said Harold Roark, director of facilities and safety management.
Some of the most obvious changes on campus have been for safety reasons: cameras are now located at the door of every dorm. Now when a student lets someone in, a record is made for security.
Phones, lit with blue lights, are being installed throughout campus to provide a direct line to Campus Public Safety in the event of an emergency.
Students are less likely to encounter cars while walking between classes because auto access through the middle of campus is by appointment only now.
"Aside from safety, beatification has been a major concern for the improvement of campus," said Roark.
New flowers and more ground cover, such as bark, have been placed all over campus. A number of dead trees were also pulled from the grounds.
Over the summer Old College Hall got a new coat of paint and a number of other buildings on campus are in line to get repainted.
A number of sidewalks have been repaved and parking lots have been repainted.
Several classrooms have been improved all over campus. Marsh 101 and 103 have all new audio/visual systems and the heat exchange system in Price has been moved away from the classrooms.
More changes in store for Pacific: the administration is going through the planning stages of remodeling the University Center mailroom.
To help reach Pacific's goal of a greener campus, a new recycling and trash-compacting center is planned to be installed in the area known as the bone yard.
"With work ranging from repaving to reworking heating systems, the facilities team has had a busy summer," said Harold Roark, director of facilities and safety management.
Some of the most obvious changes on campus have been for safety reasons: cameras are now located at the door of every dorm. Now when a student lets someone in, a record is made for security.
Phones, lit with blue lights, are being installed throughout campus to provide a direct line to Campus Public Safety in the event of an emergency.
Students are less likely to encounter cars while walking between classes because auto access through the middle of campus is by appointment only now.
"Aside from safety, beatification has been a major concern for the improvement of campus," said Roark.
New flowers and more ground cover, such as bark, have been placed all over campus. A number of dead trees were also pulled from the grounds.
Over the summer Old College Hall got a new coat of paint and a number of other buildings on campus are in line to get repainted.
A number of sidewalks have been repaved and parking lots have been repainted.
Several classrooms have been improved all over campus. Marsh 101 and 103 have all new audio/visual systems and the heat exchange system in Price has been moved away from the classrooms.
More changes in store for Pacific: the administration is going through the planning stages of remodeling the University Center mailroom.
To help reach Pacific's goal of a greener campus, a new recycling and trash-compacting center is planned to be installed in the area known as the bone yard.
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