Monday, May 9, 2016
Campus Tour

We had a very nice turnout for the campus tour even though it was a rainy day. VP Narvel Weese guided us to the Law Center, two new residence halls – University Place and University Park, and Evansdale Crossing where he treated us to lunch at Octane on the fifth floor. Lunch was a sampling from the different restaurants that are in the building. It was a very nice lunch and a beautiful view. 

After lunch we toured the Art Museum. Staff opened on a Monday for us and docents were available to tell us about the different collections.

Because of the rain, we skipped the walking tour and stayed on the bus to get to the new Agricultural Sciences Building still under construction and the Advanced Engineering Research Building. Once the Ag Sciences building is finished, the old building will be demolished. The goal is to create a walking campus where the upper and lower parts are accessible by either elevators, indoor stairs, or the connector bridge at Evansdale Crossing. Some exciting changes have been made and some are still in the works – and it was well worth the tour! Thanks Narvel.