Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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in construction projects. Many of the endeavors, such as the expansion of the Valley Library and major renovations of residence halls have continued into the 1997-98 school year. None of these projects arc unusual, according to Lee Schroder, chief business officer at OSU. Annually, there | arc about Si87 million deferred maintenance and renovation needs on campus. No longer is the state bankrolling some of these needs. Private gifts, federal funding, donations from business and industry and other sources arc funding about three-fourths of the work, while overall expenditures arc being kept down by new methods of construction management. In 1996, OSU raised $28.5 million- much of which came from state subsidies, federal grants, and student tuition, but not all of it. AsOSU Vice President Saji Prelis holds the ribbon to be cut for the Marketplace West opening. Photo By Ann W » f During the West grand opening students, faculty, staff, and community members attended to check out all of the improvements. Photo By Ann Director of Tclcfunding, Todd Olncy says that last year, they were able to raise $620,000 over the phone from alumni, with a total of $1.5 million that included mail in donations. Student fees pay for many of the campus improvements. Estimated total dollars allotted for OSU student funded resources for the 1997-98 school year is $7.9 million. For each student it breaks down to $205.41 a term. Committees allocate funds from the student fee budget to many areas, including the state fee that receives 9 percent of the funds roughly $900,000. 1'he pounding of hammers, the whine of a saw, the smell of fresh paint, near misses with construction vehicles while biking around campus- doesn’t seem at all like the peaceful, quiet college campus most students enjoy attending. Reality at Oregon State is that construction. renovations, and upgrades to many of the school’s buildings arc as much a part of this campus as the students and faculty that keep the OSU campus alive day to day. Student J ife • zz

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r technician completes some paper work while the donor squeezes the ball to keep the blood flowing. Photo 6y retry UmphMf Red Cross employee accepts a registration form from a student, and directs him to the next station. Photo 6y Terry l.ympboar v-J otting ready to do a case history on a donor and take a blood sample for testing, the Red Cross employee tightens her glove. Phoio 8y retry lampheor After the donor has given the allotted amount they arc then sent over to get juice and cookies or doughnuts to regain some energy, and then they arc on their way. A small amount of time, and blood with such a large impact. The opportunity to help save a life. tBlood'thrive- zi

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AA discussion is being held about the new circulation desk that is still under construction. Photo By Carol Arm Patterson I n the Marketplace West Deli a student gets a sandwich made his way. Photo By Carol Ann Patterson I n October the grand opening for the Valley Library was held; eventhough, the renovations are not complete. Photo By Carol Anne Patterson I he state building fee is used for the new construction and renovation projects, such as the Valley Library, which is due to expand another 147,000 square feet by the end of the year, at a renovation cost of S47 million. The Library project, which is set for completion in December of 1998, actually began in 1990, but was killed by measure 5 in 1994. Even now, the Valley Library is facing budget problems and cutbacks that arc resulting in the loss of funds for new books. The Valley Library is not able to divert any of the $47 million allocated to construction of the Valley Library OjChiMS • 23