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Discuss “Campus to undergo construction this summer”

As students prepare to leave for the summer, Campus Design and Facility Development (CDFD) gets geared up for its busiest season. Once the campus becomes vacant, CDFC sets to work on new construction projects that will greet students when they return next fall.

The CDFD handles design, construction, and renovation all over campus.

“These summer projects are critical,” said Ralph Horgan, associate vice provost for CDFD. In order to build or renovate, students and faculty have to be moved. But during the school year there’s nowhere for them to go, because the academic buildings are full.

“It’s hard to find swing space for them,” Horgan said. “That’s why there are so many summer projects.”

Ideally, construction projects can...

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