University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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CAMPUSCONSTRUCTION

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Under Construction Major Additions to Campus Increase Beauty and Function CASEYHAMMOND When students arrived on campus in August, they saw the beginnings of many new additions to the Fayetteville campus. The new parking deck was well underway, ground had been broken on a new residence hall and health center, and Garland Avenue was being expand¬ ed and resurfaced. Construction of the state’s largest parking deck began in March 2003. This nine-story concrete facility will have a 2,000 vehicle capacity, making it the largest in the state of Arkansas. The facility is located two blocks south of In I 954 A greenhouse was annexed to the south side of Old Main with much opposition from those who felt the flagship building should remain unchanged.The opposition eventually got its way as the greenhouse was later removed. Dickson St. and east of Kimpel Hall and the Business Administration building. The construc¬ tion includes three fast service elevators and a two- story transit facility. Instead of paying at the machines, drivers will pick up a ticket before entering the deck, then pay a cashier or automated money taker upon leaving. Permit drivers will have a device that lets them into the deck auto¬ matically. The expected completion date is April 2005. The Northwest Quadrant of campus is now home to a new residence hall and health center. With the University’s goal of 22,500 students enrolled by 2010, the campus was in need of a new residence hall. The 600-bed residence hall will be four stories, with each suite containing four bedrooms, two bath¬ rooms and a common living area. A new din¬ ing center will also be built. Also on the Northwest Quadrant will be the 35,000 sq. ft. Pat Walker Health Center in honor of the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation. Mary Alice Serafini, director of the University Health Center said, “The University Health Center has evolved from what many may think of as a stu¬ dent infirmary with little more than a nurse and a cot. We are an accredited provider of medical and mental health services as well as health educa¬ tion, staffed by physicians, mental health clini¬ cians, nurses and other healthcare practitioners and technicians. The University Health Center is an important source of healthcare and health educa¬ tion for many people.” The new health center and residence hall are expected to be completed some¬ time in the summer of 2004. With such a high expected enrollment, these buildings will be appreciat¬ ed by current and future students at the University of Arkansas. Working lights shine brightly from within the metal framework of the new Pat Walker Health Center.The 35,000 square foot health center was completed in the summer of 2004. PHOTOBYNATALIEANDERSON 018019 CAMPUSLIFE

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The large, yellow crane used for constructing the nine- story parking deck was a stand¬ out feature on campus for the months until the deck was completed. Upon completion in summer 2005, the deck became the largest in Arkansas with nearly 2,000 spaces. PHOTOBYNATALIEANDERSON 020021 CAMPUSLIFE