Campus Construction

[Boomer]

Word is that these things are 95% filled ---that is just unreal---think that we are down only 500 Freshman from last year with the upper entrance requirements---This is great since the first year entry was expected down a lot more with the new standards---Next year the growth will be projected up with the reality of the requirements---also the retention rate is in for significant improvement with the JUCO transfers and the students that are there with higher HS GPAs and ACT scores!!!

[cajunhawk]

All I can say is wow...the hours I spent in those dorms working for the Night Crew...what an amazing job they did. Blown away. Not only in the quality and the aesthetic...the time period it was done in is remarkable.

[Turbine]

All I can say is wow...the hours I spent in those dorms working for the Night Crew...what an amazing job they did. Blown away. Not only in the quality and the aesthetic...the time period it was done in is remarkable.

+1

[LsuULfan]

Drove by campus 1st time in a while. New dorms look awesome. Look is great along University w/old oaks and all. Props to T Joe and UL for all of the work that has been done and is being done on campus. Looks really good.

[Boomer]

Drove by campus 1st time in a while. New dorms look awesome. Look is great along University w/old oaks and all. Props to T Joe and UL for all of the work that has been done and is being done on campus. Looks really good.

----Yea University look is just fabulous the old oaks with the new facade---i walked through the rose garden and through the whole complex area ---unreal----Can imagine when the Union village is complete!!!!

[HelmutVII]

Students are really settling in for the last day of move in before the semester starts. As usual you see happy faces on some of them but also bewilderment and fear in others. It will all work out though and usually within about a week or so everybody gets settled in to a routine.

This is a photo of the University Ave facade of Coronal Hall. I took this at 55mm which is pretty close to normal vision. I did this on purpose to show the relative scale of the trees, buildings, cars and people. The feel around the buildings is very nice. It is a comfortable place to be.



OOOOOHHHH MMMYYYYYY$$$$$$$ Copper gutters and downspouts on Randolph Hall. Thumbs up to the designers to respect the authenticity of the building.



The front of Buchanan Hall still under construction.



There won't be too many more updates on this phase of construction because it's almost finished. Maybe next week we will take a trip down memory lane.

I did have a chance to correspond with the general superintendent for Juneau construction and he said that he was going to a project in Savanah Georgia which is very close to home for him. He did say he enjoyed his stay in Lafayette and he hoped that he could return for PHASE II!!!! First I heard of that, so I guess I will have to keep my ears to the ground.

[Big Buds]

With the parking lot alongside University being reduced by about 80%. Will that give the live oaks a healthier living environment?

[Turbine]

With the parking lot alongside University being reduced by about 80%. Will that give the live oaks a healthier living environment?

Is that parking?

I thought it was supposed to be a pick up and drop odd point.

Anywho, the extra aeration for the root system can only help.

[Big Buds]

Is that parking?

I thought it was supposed to be a pick up and drop odd point.

Anywho, the extra aeration for the root system can only help.

I thought it was handicap parking...could be wrong though.

[Turbine]

I thought it was handicap parking...could be wrong though.

That would make sense.

[HelmutVII]

It is handicapped parking. They are using it for drop off and check in for now. The campus police have been pretty good about limiting parking there so they can get as many people in as quickly as possible. I would suspect that by tomorrow, if you don't have HC stickers or plates, you will be towed.

[ULGrad@HOU]

It all looks very nice indeed. Thanks again Helmut, for keeping us updated!