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February 6, 2004 Purdue trustees advance housing at Calumet, expand Cary projectWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Board of Trustees voted today (Friday, 2/6) to take steps on the university's first housing project at the Calumet campus and advance Cary Quadrangle renovations. The board voted to pay Gariup Construction Co., of Gary, Ind., $12.5 million to build an approximately 380-bed housing facility at Purdue Calumet. Construction of the residence hall is scheduled to begin in late March on 11.5 acres of land adjacent to the Physical Education Recreation Building along 173rd Street. The facility is scheduled to be completed for the fall 2005 semester. The residence hall will include 94 suites with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a manager's suite. Each apartment-style student suite also will include a shared kitchen, bathroom, and living and dining areas. The building is the first phase of a two-part housing plan on the Hammond, Ind., campus. The next phase is the construction of a second facility, contingent on student demand for the first building. Purdue Calumet Chancellor Howard Cohen said the residence hall construction will help transform the campus into a full-service regional university. "This facility will represent an important step in Purdue University Calumet's development into a campus environment in the fullest sense," Cohen said. "The opportunity to live on campus will both help us recruit students who are looking for a traditional college experience and also help create a stronger campus life for all students." The residence hall will be paid for with a combination of gift funds and bonds, which will be repaid from the rooms' rent. Trustees also voted to increase the budget for renovations at Cary Quadrangle by $11.5 million. The project, which began in 2000 and is scheduled for completion in August 2006, was originally approved for $43.5 million, but today's vote will increase the budget to $55 million. Kenneth P. Burns, Purdue executive vice president and treasurer, said much of the additional cost came from project upgrades in two of the halls. In Cary Hall Northwest, the project was upgraded to more closely mirror the completed renovations in Cary Hall East, which include larger double rooms, semi-private baths and air conditioning. "The positive response that we received after re-opening Cary Hall East was even greater than we expected," said Tom Paczolt, Cary Quadrangle manager. "We are pleased to be able to respond to the students' excitement and provide more of them the opportunity to live in the type of rooms that they want, with more space, privacy and amenities." The project originally called for a dining court in the basement of Cary Hall South that would have been paid for by the Residence Hall Food Service Consolidation Project. Since then, that operation has been relocated across the street to the under-construction Stadium Avenue Dining Court, and the basement space instead includes a student lounge, staff offices and a mechanical area. The basement also is home to a post office and the Knightspot Grill. Rooms in the renovated Cary Quadrangle will be priced according to size and amenities. Paczolt said some of the traditional, small double rooms will remain for students who need or want a lower-cost housing option. When the project is completed, the halls' capacity will decrease from 1,555 to approximately 1,170 residents. In other residence hall business, the board's Physical Facilities Committee voted to hire Jungclaus-Campbell Co., of Indianapolis, to upgrade student rooms in the west wing of Earhart Hall. The $1.4 million project will include replacement of ceiling tile in the hall's living spaces, as well as the construction of walk-in closets in residents' rooms. Deteriorated plaster in some rooms also will be replaced. In other business, the trustees: • Voted to hire Hagerman Construction Corp., of Fort Wayne, Ind., to extend utilities to the Discovery Park construction site along State Street on the west side of campus. The $4.1 million project will extend heating and cooling services, potable water, high-voltage electricity, storm and sanitary sewers, and telecommunications to the area. The project will be paid for by a combination of gift funds, bonds and Discovery Park development funds. When completed, the $100 million Discovery Park will be a hub for interdisciplinary research at Purdue. The park will house the Birck Nanotechnology Center, Bindley Bioscience Center, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Discovery Learning Center. The board also voted to hire Superior Engineering, of Hammond, Ind., to serve as architect and engineer for a similar project in the Stadium Mall area, which will include the future site of the Millennium Engineering Building and other areas on the north side of campus. • Approved the nomination of Pfendler Hall for the National Register of Historic Places and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures. Built in 1901, Pfendler Hall is the second-oldest building on campus. Designed in Beaux-arts Neoclassic style, the building is one of only two examples of that architecture in Tippecanoe County. The university recently completed a major historic renovation on the agriculture building that was recognized in 2001 by the Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation for outstanding historic preservation and restoration. There are currently 47 Tippecanoe County buildings and areas on the national list, including the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house. Four additional buildings are listed on the Indiana register. • Changed the name of the student housing community building at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to Cole Commons. The change is in honor of the Olive B. Cole Foundation, which has contributed more than $1 million to the campus, including $500,000 to the IPFW student housing project. The foundation also has provided support for various scholarships and other campus programs. Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu Sources: Kenneth P. Burns, (765) 494-9705, kpburns@purdue.edu Howard Cohen, (219) 989-2203, hcohen@calumet.purdue.edu Tom Paczolt, (765) 494-2472, tpaczolt@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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