Building Progress 9 and School Starts

Well, the summer is over and the Fall term is upon us. This week I had several meetings and training sessions preparing for another college school year. We also had our annual College of Business (COB) faculty meeting where this year we welcomed a new Dean. We are anticipating good things from him. This year will present us with tough fiscal times that will require all of us to be innovative in how we meet the needs of our students academically. Budgets are tight and with limited resources we expect things to impact us here in the COB directly this year. Our new dean has experience with similar situations in the past and will hopefully be a wise steward of our resources.

Shown below are 2 pictures I took today of work progress. The end wall picture is of the East facing end which will accommodate the large hangar door (16' x 32'). The walls are a taupe (rawhide) color and the roof and all trim is a barn red color. The wall sheeting on the bottom 4 feet of the wall will be bricked in after the concrete footer is completed.



The distant picture below shows the South facing wall with insulation in place waiting for the taupe colored metal sheeting to be installed. This wall will accommodate 2 large garage doors (12 feet high) as well as 2 walk-through doors. Under the porch I will have an outdoor kitchen area installed. It will include a grill, sink as well as counter area for food preparation. The columns will be bricked to match the lower section of the main wall.