Summer w88 online live casino update: Making room for the future

Peavine Hall opens for fall 2015 semester, w88 online live casino breaks ground on E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center, engineering buildings renovations and faculty office space

Summer w88 online live casino update: Making room for the future

Peavine Hall opens for fall 2015 semester, w88 online live casino breaks ground on E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center, engineering buildings renovations and faculty office space

Enrollment at the w88 online live casino has steadily increased in the past several years, and last year the w88 online live casino experienced a 6 percent increase in enrollment. Enrollment continues to grow with the fall 2015 enrollment approaching 21,000 students.

The opening of Peavine Hall for the fall semester and the opening of the William N. Pennington w88 online live casino Achievement Center, expected in early 2016, will greatly increase the physical space and improve the quality of accommodations needed to serve the increased w88 online live casino body population.

“The way we put the campus together has a great impact on student success, and we intentionally build student success into the design of these buildings,” w88 online live casino President Marc Johnson said in an interview with UniversityBusiness.com in July.

Along with current w88 online live casino projects, additional plans are in the works to accommodate the growing needs at the University.

Peavine w88 online live casino

With 3,100 students expected to reside in on-campus housing this year, Peavine Hall, located north of Sierra Hall at the corner of Sierra and 11th Streets, helps meet increasing demands for w88 online live casino housing. Although Peavine Hall will accommodate 600 mostly freshman students this year in suite-style rooms of three students each, plans call for the wellness-themed hall to service approximately 400 w88 online live casino as additional residence hall capacity is developed in the coming years. Peavine Hall is designed to be environmentally friendly with the goal of LEED Gold certification.

  • Cost: .5 million
  • Size: 117,000 square feet
  • Funding sources: Residence w88 online live casino fees and bonds
  • Timeline: Aug. 13 grand opening
  • Architect: Collaborative Design Studio (also designed Joe Crowley w88 online live casino Union)
  • Contractor: Sundt w88 online live casino, Inc.
  • Project Manager: Scot Orchard

Pennington w88 online live casino Achievement Center:

The William N. Pennington w88 online live casino Achievement Center is being constructed on the site formerly occupied by the Getchell Library, and is slated to open in early 2016. The Center will foster the culture of w88 online live casino success by providing key w88 online live casino academic and support services in one location with continued and convenient resources to help engage and retain students.

  • Cost: .1 million
  • Size: 78,000 square feet
  • Funding Sources: A million lead gift from the William N. Pennington Foundation is acknowledged in the naming of the William N. Pennington w88 online live casino Achievement Center. The Neil J. Redfield Foundation and the Clarence and Martha Jones Family Foundation each provided million toward the project. A new Veteran and Military Center will be located on the third level, and has received a 0,000 gift from the Nevada Military Support Council.
  • Timeline: 60 percent complete; anticipated opening early 2016
  • Architect: H + K Architects
  • Contractor: CORE w88 online live casino
  • Project Manager: Scott Brown

E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center

The E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center w88 online live casino a vibrant hub of campus fitness and recreation, offering a gymnasium with three courts for intramural basketball and other court sports, areas for weightlifting, cardio training and a multitude of fitness classes and activities. Additionally, there w88 online live casino an indoor, 1/8th mile running track and stadium stairs for training. Finally, there w88 online live casino lockers and changing rooms and administrative office spaces. The E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center w88 online live casino available to students, faculty and staff.

  • Cost: million
  • Size: 108,000 square feet
  • Funding Sources: An million naming gift was given to the w88 online live casino by the E. L. Wiegand Foundation. A .5 million gift was given by Mario J. Gabelli, and the Gabelli Foundation will be recognized by the naming of the Mario J. Gabelli Plaza outside the E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center. The w88 online live casino of Nevada, Reno Foundation has provided million in matching gifts and several donors have responded to this offer as the w88 online live casino continues its philanthropic efforts to raise the remaining funds from private donations. The remainder will come from student fees and bonds
  • Timeline: Estimated completion in early 2017
  • Architect: Worth Group
  • Contractor: Q&D w88 online live casino
  • Project Manager: John Walsh

Tennis Courts:

Six brand-new tennis courts with spectator areas are replacing older tennis courts that were recently renovated into a new 195-spot, permit-parking lot built this summer as part of the University’s parking improvement plan. The new courts will be situated in Hixson Park near the softball field. w88 online live casino begins August 2015, with estimated completion date of November 2015.

  • Cost: .3 million
  • Funding Sources: w88 online live casino Athletics and donors
  • Architect: TSK and Engineer: Pezonella Associates
  • Contractor: Not Yet Awarded
  • Project Manager: Lyle Woodward

Thompson w88 online live casino:

The Thompson Hall renovation project includes minor office space layout changes, restroom and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance improvements, an upgraded fire alarm system, new flooring, ceilings, paint, asbestos abatement, converting open space into office space, and repainting of exterior masonry. The project will commence after faculty moves into the William N. Pennington w88 online live casino Achievement Center in early 2016.

  • Cost: .7 million
  • Size: 18,000 square feet of renovated space
  • Funding Sources: Institutional funds, Higher Education Capital w88 online live casino and Special Higher Education Capital w88 online live casino
  • Timeline: w88 online live casino begins early 2016, finishing in August 2016
  • Architect: GML Architects
  • Contractor: Not Yet Awarded
  • Project Manager: Ariel Lauzardo

Lincoln w88 online live casino:

Built in 1896, Lincoln Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus and in Reno. Through an upcoming renovation, structural upgrades to the building will address safety and seismic standards. Closed as a residence hall in May 2015, Lincoln Hall w88 online live casino converted to an office building of approximately 70 offices and workstations. In cooperation with the State Historical Preservation Office and a design agent that specializes in historic structures, upgrades in seismic, fire and safety, mechanical, plumbing, phone and data, and ADA access will also be included in this project.

  • Cost: .13 million
  • Size: three floors and a basement; 28,298 square feet
  • Funding Sources: Institutional funds
  • Timeline: Estimated w88 online live casino start is January 2016, with estimated completion in August 2016
  • Use / change: Was residential; now w88 online live casino office spaces
  • Architect: TSK Architects
  • Contractor: Gilbane w88 online live casino
  • Project Manager: John Walsh

Palmer Engineering and Scrugham Engineering and Mines Building Renovations:

Currently in the design phase, this project will update two labs in Scrugham Engineering and Mines and several labs and offices in Palmer Engineering. Built in 1940-41, Palmer Engineering housed most of the w88 online live casino’s engineering classrooms and labs until Scrugham Engineering opened in 1963. Renovations include removing the existing wind tunnel to create additional space, remodeling several labs and upgrades to comply with accreditation standards.

  • Cost: million (with majority of funding going to Palmer Engineering)
  • Size: approximately 36,000 square feet (Palmer Engineering is 32,147 square feet and Scrugham Engineering and Mines is 4,196 square feet)
  • Funding Sources: From the state slot taxes provided by the 2013 Legislature
  • Timeline: w88 online live casino will begin at the end of spring 2016, and will be completed in January 2017
  • Architect: H + K Architects
  • Contractor: Clark & Sullivan w88 online live casino
  • Project Manager: Scott Brown

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