Spring Break
BBQ, "ground-breaking" to be held for 34th Street hall
Stephanie Takach
Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: News
The division of Student Life and Administrative Services is holding a "ground-breaking" ceremony May 20 for the new 34th Street residence hall, followed by a barbeque in the walkway between Kelly and Myers halls.
"Because it's a residence hall, the celebration has to involve all students," Rita LaRue, senior associate vice president for Business Services, said.
Students have been actively involved in the planning for this new residence hall, according to LaRue, including participation from architecture students and the Undergraduate Student Government Association in regards to the new hall's design.
Drexel administrators, along with the Board of Trustees, will attend the ceremony, according to LaRue, and will place the "first shovel" in the ground.
Under the heading of "Campus Community," this component of the Power of Ten initiative will make it a point to include students on what is going on within campus construction, according to LaRue.
"Something that's never [been] done before is letting the students know what's going on with construction projects," LaRue said.
She said in order to keep students informed, there will be signs outside construction sites with renderings of the finished project.
Students will also be involved in the campus beautification process, according to LaRue. SLAS will put up plywood outside of construction sites fences, on which any student can sign up to paint a picture or mural.
"Drexel will supply the paint and it will just be pictures, no words," LaRue said. "It's not meant to be advertising, but if students represent campus involvement, that's great."
Stacey Rose, Student Life chair for the USGA, said, "Students say negative things about construction, and giving them the opportunity to beautify that, it's a good thing."
Not including words on the murals also relates to driver safety, LaRue said, because it may be distracting to drivers.
The idea for student murals came from Jim Tucker, senior vice president for SLAS, who has a background in facilities, according to LaRue.
"[The goal] is to bring people together and celebrate the new buildings at Drexel that can seem like a hindrance sometimes," LaRue said.
Rose said that similar to painting murals around construction sites, the USGA wants students to paint a mural in the Greenwalt Center in the basement of the Creese Student Center when it is reconfigured.
"That's the stuff that [Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design] students ask for," Rose said.
The next component of the Power of Ten is "Retail," which will be reported in The Triangle May 30.
"It touches on campus community and addresses what has become a student concern, especially for dining," LaRue said.
She added that the project is "perfectly timed" for the summer months.
"Because it's a residence hall, the celebration has to involve all students," Rita LaRue, senior associate vice president for Business Services, said.
Students have been actively involved in the planning for this new residence hall, according to LaRue, including participation from architecture students and the Undergraduate Student Government Association in regards to the new hall's design.
Drexel administrators, along with the Board of Trustees, will attend the ceremony, according to LaRue, and will place the "first shovel" in the ground.
Under the heading of "Campus Community," this component of the Power of Ten initiative will make it a point to include students on what is going on within campus construction, according to LaRue.
"Something that's never [been] done before is letting the students know what's going on with construction projects," LaRue said.
She said in order to keep students informed, there will be signs outside construction sites with renderings of the finished project.
Students will also be involved in the campus beautification process, according to LaRue. SLAS will put up plywood outside of construction sites fences, on which any student can sign up to paint a picture or mural.
"Drexel will supply the paint and it will just be pictures, no words," LaRue said. "It's not meant to be advertising, but if students represent campus involvement, that's great."
Stacey Rose, Student Life chair for the USGA, said, "Students say negative things about construction, and giving them the opportunity to beautify that, it's a good thing."
Not including words on the murals also relates to driver safety, LaRue said, because it may be distracting to drivers.
The idea for student murals came from Jim Tucker, senior vice president for SLAS, who has a background in facilities, according to LaRue.
"[The goal] is to bring people together and celebrate the new buildings at Drexel that can seem like a hindrance sometimes," LaRue said.
Rose said that similar to painting murals around construction sites, the USGA wants students to paint a mural in the Greenwalt Center in the basement of the Creese Student Center when it is reconfigured.
"That's the stuff that [Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design] students ask for," Rose said.
The next component of the Power of Ten is "Retail," which will be reported in The Triangle May 30.
"It touches on campus community and addresses what has become a student concern, especially for dining," LaRue said.
She added that the project is "perfectly timed" for the summer months.
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