2021-22presidentsreportWEB

Campus Enhancements Many improvements and additions were made to campus during the academic year. In addition to the opening of the new Thomas W. Carson Band Hall and the access gate project, some of these changes included:

•Installation of a glass partition in Burton Library to separate the library area from the expanding Student Success Center (pictured above).

•Extensive renovation of the Chemistry Lab in Cross Hall.

Upcoming projects include:

•New locker rooms for men’s and women’s soccer.

•Replacing the existing lighting at athletics fields with LED lights and adding LED lighting at the Soccer Complex. •Installation of a new ADA compliant handicap access ramp to Huff Auditorium. •Construction of a new cafeteria with updated Board Room and meeting areas.

•Indoor hitting facilities for softball and baseball.

•New outdoor digital signage for front and north campus and new indoor digital signage in five buildings.

•An extension to the current walking trail on the north end of campus, thanks to assistance from the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program, Board of Trustee member Edsel Cliburn, alumnus Wayne Comans and wife Sandy, and the Lamberth Foundation of Mississippi.

•Renovation of the current South Campus Gym to be the new Wellness Center.

•Renovation of Founders Gymnasium to serve as an events and activities center, among other uses.

•A new intramural/soccer practice field.

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