Construction Around Campus
A.J. Berna
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
Two building projects have been in development on campus. The first, the Wellness and Athletic Center, affectionately referred to as the WAC, was completed last month and opened for the Hendrix community. The multimillion dollar project broke ground last year, and is one of the many planned expansions of the Academic Village.
The WAC has several new features, not seen in Grove. The pool is a "waveless" pool which aids in swimming. The new workout room has multiple television sets for individual viewing. There is a walking track about the two recreation courts and the courts are easily divided by a drop down curtain, with separate stereo systems on each side. Also, the main entrance is dominated by an imposing rock wall.
Dedication was held Sept. 27. In it, the Rev. Charles Crutchfield led the Convocation and was joined on stage by President J. Timothy Cloyd, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Madison Murphy; the Dean of the College, Dr. Robert Entzminger; Student Senate President, Will Green and the Executive Director of Wellness, Recreation and Athletics, Danny Powell. They were followed by the keynote speaker, Senator Bill Bradley, who also was a leading candidate in the Presidential primaries in the 2000 election. Over 400 people attended the event.
While the WAC is completed for the most part, there are still some projects in the works. A new tennis facility and a new sand volleyball court will be added to the area in the future. There will also soon be new baseball and softball fields near the WAC, and should be ready by the spring of 2008.
In other construction news, work has begun on the Labyrinth and columbarium near Trieschmann hall.
The labyrinth will serve as a quiet place for reflection and the columbarium is part of a growing trend in colleges across the nation. Columbaria are places where urns containing the ashes of alums and friends of the college can be stored. Much like a cemetery, people remains are stored for loved ones to visit and be remembered.
Rev. Wayne Clark said that part of the trend comes from the mobile lifestyles people live today. "Unlike our grandparents, most people tend to move around a lot," and don't have a community that is strictly their home, he said. This is a chance for the school to offer a service to its community.
The WAC has several new features, not seen in Grove. The pool is a "waveless" pool which aids in swimming. The new workout room has multiple television sets for individual viewing. There is a walking track about the two recreation courts and the courts are easily divided by a drop down curtain, with separate stereo systems on each side. Also, the main entrance is dominated by an imposing rock wall.
Dedication was held Sept. 27. In it, the Rev. Charles Crutchfield led the Convocation and was joined on stage by President J. Timothy Cloyd, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Madison Murphy; the Dean of the College, Dr. Robert Entzminger; Student Senate President, Will Green and the Executive Director of Wellness, Recreation and Athletics, Danny Powell. They were followed by the keynote speaker, Senator Bill Bradley, who also was a leading candidate in the Presidential primaries in the 2000 election. Over 400 people attended the event.
While the WAC is completed for the most part, there are still some projects in the works. A new tennis facility and a new sand volleyball court will be added to the area in the future. There will also soon be new baseball and softball fields near the WAC, and should be ready by the spring of 2008.
In other construction news, work has begun on the Labyrinth and columbarium near Trieschmann hall.
The labyrinth will serve as a quiet place for reflection and the columbarium is part of a growing trend in colleges across the nation. Columbaria are places where urns containing the ashes of alums and friends of the college can be stored. Much like a cemetery, people remains are stored for loved ones to visit and be remembered.
Rev. Wayne Clark said that part of the trend comes from the mobile lifestyles people live today. "Unlike our grandparents, most people tend to move around a lot," and don't have a community that is strictly their home, he said. This is a chance for the school to offer a service to its community.
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