Tennessee State's Avon Williams campus is undergoing a major renovation.
Students at the downtown Nashville campus have discovered new classroom furniture and paint. New flooring is in place throughout much of the facility, and the school's library has experienced an extreme makeover.
While much of the the construction was compeleted this summer, a handful of major changes remain. The fourth and final phase of the project includes work on the atrium and facilities management areas, as well as creation of a new open computer laboratory for students and a new home for Continuing Education and Distance Education and Multimedia Services.
The $18.5 million renovation project is expected to be completed in early 2007.
"By day, the building is full of people in hard hats and sounds that go with construction," said Evelyn Nettles, associate vice president for academic affairs. "Then at night it's magically full of students and instructors. The first week has been pretty eventful for the students."
Approximately 2,880 students are enrolled in 192 classes at the campus for the fall semester. The classes meet from 4:30 to 11 p.m.
University officials expect the campus to attract more working professionals who want to learn additional skills or earn advanced degrees. Estimates by TSU show roughly 40,000 people working near the core of downtown Nashville.
Renovations to the 38-year-old, 200,000-square-foot facility began in 2002 with infrastructure changes. More noticeable cosmetic changes began appearing in fall 2005.The size (of the building) has not changed, but the space is being utilized better. When completed, classroom space will have increase by 10 percent."
A key addition will be a financial trading room on the third floor, where most visitors enter. The room has been designed to allow College of Business students to mimic the feel of Wall Street and to attract outside business.
Also included in the renovation are a new air conditioning system and a wireless computer network.
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