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Connecticut College completes $9 million of renovations
Connecticut College completed $9 million in renovations this past summer. Projects included the installation of several new sidewalks, new campus signage and outdoor lighting, upgrades to storm drainage and electrical systems in various buildings, and infrastructure improvements across campus.
September 18, 2007
Connecticut College ushered in the new academic year with the completion of $9 million of renovations. With just a 75-day window in which to complete work over the summer, crews finished nearly 100 different projects in anticipation of the return of the college´s 1,880 students.
The construction, which included replacing a main campus road, renovating two large residence halls and remodeling four classrooms, is part of the college´s larger $53 million, 10-year campus renewal plan.
"The work we completed this summer is just the beginning of what we have planned for this campus," said College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. "Already, the work has made a major impact. The students are excited to see what we´ve accomplished and the alumni and parents I met with over the summer are thrilled with the progress we´ve made."
The summer´s largest project was the completion of the second phase of a $5 million renovation of Marshall and Hamilton residence halls, which house approximately 190 students each year. In 2006, both residence halls were upgraded with new windows, roofing and siding. Most recently, the work focused on the interiors of both buildings with new bathrooms, elevators and common rooms, in addition to new flooring, lighting and air conditioning.
Other summer 2007 projects included the installation of several new sidewalks, new campus signage and outdoor lighting, upgrades to storm drainage and electrical systems in various buildings, and infrastructure improvements across campus.
"Everyone on campus will benefit from the extraordinary amount of work completed over the summer," Ulysses B. Hammond, vice president for administration, said. "All of these projects improve the quality of the residential life for students and the work life for faculty and staff."
Next summer, Hammond said, campus renewal will continue with another $7 million in improvement projects.
The college´s 10-year renewal plan is focused on enhancing technology in learning environments, revitalizing student life, boosting energy efficiency and updating staff and faculty office spaces.
"The campus has never looked better - and it´s a beautiful campus to begin with," said sophomore Claire Gould. "Even seemingly minor improvements have made a big difference."
The magnitude of a project of this scope takes on a whole new meaning when it is broken down into specific components. Some of the statistics associated with the college´s summer 2007 renewal projects include:
- 100 projects
- 75 days
- $125,000/day
- 30 subcontractors
- 245 construction drawings
- 67,000 work hours logged
- 500 people involved
- 42 miles of electrical wiring
- 500 tons of asphalt
- 450 cubic yards of concrete
- 400 gallons of paint
- 3.75 miles of piping
- 8,000 bottles of CT College water
- 1 mile of landscape protection fencing
For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu