UCO celebrates groundbreaking of new residence hall
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EDMOND — The University of Central Oklahoma celebrated the groundbreaking of a new residence hall with a ceremony and reception on Thursday.

The 440-bed hall, which is anticipated to open in August 2015, will be located just north of the university’s College of Business building along Ayers Avenue in Edmond. It is the former site of East Hall, which closed in 2001.

The $28 million, 120,000-square-foot structure will bring the total number of available beds on campus to 1,900. The hall will be paid for by auxiliary funds from the project.

“In the months to come, behind me will rise one of the model opportunities to express the connection between living and learning,” UCO President Don Betz said during Thursday’s ceremony.

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This is pretty cool and should be neat.

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It seems like they have at least doubled the square footage of buildings on campus in the last fifteen years

Chili’s fundraising night supports Old North campaign
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EDMOND — UCO Development will launch its #SaveOldNorth campaign by partnering with Chili’s Grill and Bar for a fundraising event from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday at 3580 S. Broadway in Edmond.

Ten percent of any purchase, including take out orders, will benefit the university’s fundraising efforts to reopen historic Old North, the university’s oldest building.

Due to structural complications that multiplied over time, Old North closed in 2000 resulting in the loss of several classrooms and the relocation of nearly 40 faculty and staff offices.

The #SaveOldNorth project is part of the university’s $40 million Always Central campaign. With just more than $38 million raised, $3.5 million is still needed to finish the interior renovation of the building.

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This is good. I heard talks of it being torn down and I am glad to see this.

I'll be on campus Saturday for my sister-in-laws graduation. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like since I graduated.

Are there any renderings of what the new residence hall will look like?

Here (http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=17223) is the press release about the new hall, and it includes links to the following renderings:

http://www.uco.edu/photo/ResidenceHallGroundbreaking04.14/2_ResidenceHall.jpeg

http://www.uco.edu/photo/ResidenceHallGroundbreaking04.14/2_ResidenceHall_AlternateView.jpeg

I am fairly sure that is the Business building in the background of the first rendering, so that view is looking southeast from around this spot (https://www.google.com/maps/place/620+E+Ayers+St/@35.6582729,-97.4713581,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87b21fb777a27db1:0xc14d98c028961 893?hl=en) on Ayers.

Nice.... I couldn't find the renderings but glad you did. This should be good for the area

Yeah I agree that it looks like the Business building in the back.

I remember having a conversation with one of the UCO housing folks quite a few years back where he told me about their eventual plans to build a new residence hall on the old East Hall site, I'm glad to see it finally come around.

I'm also glad to see the nice brick style continuing to be used on the new buildings on the UCO campus. Some of the older buildings look like crimes against architecture IMO.

I remember having a conversation with one of the UCO housing folks quite a few years back where he told me about their eventual plans to build a new residence hall on the old East Hall site, I'm glad to see it finally come around.

I'm also glad to see the nice brick style continuing to be used on the new buildings on the UCO campus. Some of the older buildings look like crimes against architecture IMO.

Thanks for the renderings and info David! I'm also glad they're sticking with the new style. It's better than what I was expecting and it looks like it will be a nice addition for UCO. And you're spot on about some of their older buildings.

Once they finish this building, they need to remodel Murdaugh Hall. There have been students in the past who have reported getting sick because of mold.

Further down the road, West Hall needs to be demolished and replaced.

I was on campus yeesterday for my sister-in-law's graduation. Took a couple of pics of the new residence hall. The pics of from the north side looking south. Not the best but you get the idea.

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A couple more pictures I snapped yesterday.

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Nothing too exciting, but it's nice to see the concrete and rebar going up.

Yeah I agree that it looks like the Business building in the back.

Directly East, it looks like the Communications building. The business building is NE, right?

I'm not sure what the building to the east of what I was calling the Business building is supposed to be, other than a badly rendered and misplaced Center for Transformative Learning. Pulling the satellite view over from Google Maps:

http://i.imgur.com/UCtQoAc.jpg

Going left to right, top to bottom, you have West Hall, Buddy's, the empty field were this new residence hall is going (the old location of East Hall), and then Murdaugh, Communications, and the Business building.

Directly East, it looks like the Communications building. The business building is NE, right?

In my pictures yes, but I think that comment was originally talking about the rendering, which i suppose depending on the angle could be either.

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From earlier today.

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A few more shots of the new residence hall:

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And a couple of the WIP new crosswalks on Ayers since I was walking by:

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University of Central Oklahoma's new summer intern housing program is big hit (http://newsok.com/university-of-central-oklahomas-new-summer-intern-housing-program-is-big-hit/article/5134047)


EDMOND — A summer experiment at the University of Central Oklahoma was so successful that plans are underway for next summer and beyond.

UCO opened the University Commons apartments on campus for the first time to student interns working at businesses and organizations in the metro area.

“It worked great. We’re already reserving spots for next year,” said Jose Rodriguez, UCO sales and marketing coordinator.

The university housed 63 student interns this summer, but could accommodate 150 to 200, Rodriguez said.

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Dr. Betz's address at the 2014 Fall Forum is online, and starting about 14 minutes in (I think this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3alnzvfo2o0#t=831) should take you to the correct moment) he gives a brief rundown of the some of the current projects.

Most interesting to me was the first conceptual drawings I've even seen for the proposed Medical Examiners Office:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8912&d=1408028879

I can't say I was expecting something quite so substantial.

Also new to me was the proposed addition to the Mitchell Hall Theatre:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8913&d=1408029448

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8914&d=1408029448

Why is the Medical Examiner's Office going in Edmond? That makes no sense. Why isn't it being built downtown near related enterprises?

Why is the Medical Examiner's Office going in Edmond? That makes no sense. Why isn't it being built downtown near related enterprises?

My limited understanding is that is has to do with an opportunity to locate it right next to the OSBI building on the south side of 2nd and the Forensic Science building on the north side.

My limited understanding is that is has to do with an opportunity to locate it right next to the OSBI building on the south side of 2nd and the Forensic Science building on the north side.

I had completely overlooked that that was already up there. Thanks for reminding me. That makes more sense.

Wow. That is awesome! Hopefully it gets built like that.

UCO has the state's best funeral and forensic sciences programs at the university level and was already partnering with the ME's office. It's still centrally-located in the state (serves the whole state, not just the OKC metro) and it worked well for UCO to build the office and lease back to the ME rather than having the state appropriate money for a new ME's office, which was sorely needed. It was a little bit of a political hot potato, but it does make quite a bit of sense on a number of levels.

A little bit more detail about the Mitchell Hall expansion project I commented about last week can be found here: UCO: CFAD - College of Fine Arts and Design - Build Mitchell Hall (http://www.uco.edu/CFAD/giving/buildmht.asp).

It's a bit sparse at the moment, but promises to eventually have blueprints and building progress updates.

Isn't really a project, but cool to see.

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A little bit more detail: UCO Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Research Grant for Supercomputer (http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=17931)


UCO Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Research Grant for Supercomputer
UCO professor of engineering and physics Evan Lemley, Ph.D., and the university’s Center for Research and Education in Interdisciplinary Computation received a $304,745 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a cluster supercomputer to be named “Buddy.” The supercomputer will support research and education for students, faculty and staff at Central, as well as researchers across Oklahoma.

Aug. 28, 2014

Media Contact: Lindsay Houts, Staff Writer, UCO University Relations, 405-974-2121, lhouts@uco.edu

UCO PROFESSOR AWARDED NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT FOR SUPERCOMPUTER

The National Science Foundation awarded a $304,745 research grant to University of Central Oklahoma professor of engineering and physics Evan Lemley, Ph.D., and the university’s Center for Research and Education in Interdisciplinary Computation (CREIC). The grant will fund a cluster supercomputer to be named “Buddy,” a nod to the university’s mascot, Buddy Broncho.

A cluster supercomputer allows multiple users to work on problems much larger than any one computer or user could handle alone. “Buddy” will support research and education for students, faculty and staff at the university, as well as researchers across the state.

“This grant is pivotal in transforming the research computing infrastructure at UCO and meeting the growing needs for high performance computing resources for student-centered research and education at UCO and other institutions in Oklahoma,” said Lemley, who is the director of CREIC and will serve as the lead researcher on the project.

Lemley, an active member of the One Oklahoma Cyberinfrastructure Initiative (OneOCII), will offer more information about the supercomputer at the Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium set for Sept. 24 at the University of Oklahoma.

“OneOCII is the glue that knits the Oklahoma cyberinfrastructure community together. OneOCII has been instrumental in supporting the Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium and in supporting collaborative grants such as the National Science Foundation’s award to UCO,” Lemley said.

For more information about the College of Mathematics and Science at Central, visit UCO: College of Mathematics & Science (http://www.uco.edu/cms).

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Not precisely a project, but a good step towards getting Old North back in the land of the living: UCO Foundation Receives $500,000 Grant for Old North from Gaylord Foundation (http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=18172)


UCO Foundation Receives $500,000 Grant for Old North from Gaylord Foundation
Oct. 6, 2014

Media Contact: Reagan Hamlin, Assistant Vice President, UCO Development Office, 405-974-3552, rhamlin@uco.edu

UCO FOUNDATION RECEIVES $500,000 GRANT FOR OLD NORTH FROM GAYLORD FOUNDATION

The University of Central Oklahoma Foundation recently received a $500,000 grant from the E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation to help fund the restoration of Old North on UCO’s campus.

“We are incredibly appreciative of the Gaylord Foundation and their positive impact in our community,” said UCO President Don Betz.

“To be able to count them as one of our generous partners of this restoration project is a true testament to the important place Old North holds in not only our history, but the hearts of all Oklahomans.”

UCO’s “Always Central” campaign seeks to raise $40 million in private support for projects that include $6 million designated for the interior renovation of Old North, the first building of higher education in the state.

Due to structural complications that multiplied over time, Old North closed in 2000 resulting in the loss of several classrooms and the relocation of nearly 40 faculty and staff offices. The university approached the restoration in two phases. Phase one was funded through bond and included the needed exterior repairs, an outdoor amphitheater, and the addition of a 16,000 square foot annex that contains necessary fire exits, ADA entry, mechanical systems, electrical systems, bathrooms and other support spaces.

Phase two includes the interior renovation and relies on the generation of private support from alumni and friends. Once $6 million is obtained, university officials anticipate the renovation being complete in 24 months.

UCO has raised more than $39 million of its $40 million “Always Central” campaign goal, in support of students, teaching, programs, facilities and fund for the future.

For more information on the “Always Central” campaign and the Old North project visit www.centralconnection.org/ (http://www.centralconnection.org/) or contact Anne Holzberlein, vice president for Development, at 405-974-2770.

Love to hear this. They need to restore this old beauty.


Phase two includes the interior renovation and relies on the generation of private support from alumni and friends. Once $6 million is obtained, university officials anticipate the renovation being complete in 24 months.

UCO has raised more than $39 million of its $40 million “Always Central” campaign goal, in support of students, teaching, programs, facilities and fund for the future.

UCO Foundation receives $500,000 grant for Old North - The Edmond Sun: Education (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/education/article_d34cb798-4dc5-11e4-83df-6b810c2cac62.html)


Structural problems shuttered the building in 2000, which displaced students and nearly 40 faculty and staff members. The university has already paid to renovate the exterior and says interior work can begin once the $6 million is raised.

http://www.news9.com/story/26724441/uco-gets-500000-grant-to-restore-building

A couple more shots of the new residence hall:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9298&d=1413406256

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Have you heard anything further about the other projects(ME Office and Theater Expansion)?

Not as yet.

Very nice. Thanks for the pics.

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This is exciting!


Long-awaited renovation

Before Old North was closed, the renovation had begun.

Phase one was funded through bonds and included needed exterior repairs, an outdoor amphitheater and the addition of a 16,000-square-foot annex that contains necessary fire exits, accessible entry, mechanical systems, electrical systems, restrooms and other support spaces. All that work was completed by 2010.

Phase two — the interior renovation — relies on private support from alumni and friends. Fundraising was delayed by the 2008 recession, but the $6 million goal is in sight, Betz said.

The interior will be “reinvented” using both historic elements and new ideas.

“It’s going to have a sense of the time, but its going to be incredibly up-to-date,” he said.

Gone are the 12 fireplaces that once heated the building and the gas lamps that lighted it. But the original tower clock mechanism will be restored and the old brick will be exposed in areas.

Good news! I can't wait to see Old North renovated and in use again.


UCO passes $40 million fundraising goal

The University of Central Oklahoma has surpassed its $40 million fundraising goal for the Always Central campaign about six months before it was set to conclude.

Nearly 7,000 alumni and friends contributed to the campaign with 64 percent of donations coming from first-time donors, raising to date $40,133,019 in support of students, teaching, facilities, programs and future needs of the university. With $800,000 still needed for the renovation of Old North, the campaign will continue to run until its official completion date of June 31, 2015.

- UCO passes $40 million fundraising goal - The Edmond Sun: News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/uco-passes-million-fundraising-goal/article_0237df44-7a56-11e4-9d8a-fb866948a265.html)

UCO Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant For Project - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | (http://www.news9.com/story/27607597/uco-foundation-receives-100000-grant-for-project)

Don't get up to Edmond much anymore. Anyone have recent pics of the new dorm construction?

Actually, I do have one that I just hadn't gotten around to posting.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10116&d=1423357271

A shot of the east side to give a view of the brickwork.

I had a meeting on campus a couple of weeks ago related to the opening of the UCO boathouse. It was the first time I had been on campus or driven around in the immediate area in several years, and it was really pretty stunning how much it has changed.

Took a few more shots of the new hall (to be named the Transformative Learning Quadrangle from what I've heard recently, or the Quad for everyday usage).

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Wow, very nice.

I'll have to make it a point to walk around that campus on my next visit.

Whoops, missed a couple that Google hadn't auto-backed up earlier.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10157

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UCO Receives $75,000 for Mitchell Hall Renovation from Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation (http://www2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=18925)


UCO Receives $75,000 for Mitchell Hall Renovation from Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
Feb. 18, 2015

Media Contact: Angela Morris, Staff Writer, UCO College of Fine Arts and Design, 405-974-3752, amorris11@uco.edu

UCO RECEIVES $75,000 FOR MITCHELL HALL RENOVATION FROM ROBERT GLENN RAPP FOUNDATION

The University of Central Oklahoma Foundation recently received a $75,000 grant from the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation benefitting the expansion and revitalization of Mitchell Hall Theatre.

The Build Mitchell Hall campaign will fund an expansion that nearly doubles the size of the historic venue. Plans include two new rehearsal halls for theater and dance students, a comprehensive costume shop, makeup lab, dressing rooms with showers, lounge areas for students and performers, a gallery space and a revitalized green room, courtyard and outdoor study area.

“The design by renowned local architects Elliott + Associates will bring to fruition a vision for Mitchell Hall long-held by stakeholders of the College of Fine Arts and Design,” said Deborah Baucom, development manager for the UCO College of Fine Arts and Design.

“The revitalized facility will be a source of pride and a performing arts center for the university as well as the Oklahoma City metropolitan community.”

In honor of the donation, the new green room will be named after the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation.

“In all theaters, the green room is the hub of activity for performers – a place where they can relax, prepare and focus for a performance,” explained Baucom.

“The Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation has supported the college for many years, positively impacting many of our students, so it is fitting that this central-most space of the theater be named in the foundation’s honor. We eagerly anticipate the moment our students can begin utilizing the new green room.”

For more information about the Build Mitchell Hall campaign, visit www.buildmitchellhall.com (http://www.uco.edu/CFAD/giving/buildmht.asp) or call Baucom at 405-974-3718.

Community Invited to Tour, Learn More About Plans to Expand UCO's Historic Mitchell Hall (http://www2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=19045)


Community Invited to Tour, Learn More About Plans to Expand UCO's Historic Mitchell Hall
A rendering shows the planned expansion of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Mitchell Hall Theatre. The community can tour the historic building and learn more about the project and the Build Mitchell Hall campaign at “Vision to Legacy: An Evening with Rand Elliott” March 27.

March 9, 2015

Media Contact: Angela Morris, Staff Writer, UCO College of Fine Arts and Design, 405-974-3752, amorris11@uco.edu

COMMUNITY INVITED TO TOUR, LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANS TO EXPAND UCO’S HISTORIC MITCHELL HALL

The University of Central Oklahoma College of Fine Arts and Design will host “Vision to Legacy: An Evening with Rand Elliott” on March 27 in Mitchell Hall Theatre to showcase the college’s new capital campaign, Build Mitchell Hall, an expansion that will nearly double the size of the historic campus venue.

http://www.uco.edu/photo/MitchellHall03.15/Mitchell_Rendering.jpg

Wine, hors d’oeuvres and theater tours begin at 4:30 p.m. and the program begins at 6 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

“Build Mitchell Hall is a campaign to benefit the quality of education available to our performing art majors and to benefit the quality of entertainment provided to our community,” said Deborah Baucom, manager of development for the UCO College of Fine Arts and Design.

Designed by Elliott + Associates Architects, the project will include two new rehearsal halls, a performing arts blocking studio/storm shelter, a comprehensive costume shop, make-up lab, dressing rooms with showers, lounge areas for students and performers, a gallery space, a revitalized green room, courtyard and outdoor study area.

The program will include a presentation by Rand Elliott, lead architect of Elliott + Associates, to showcase the designs for the expansion as well as the impact the project will have on students and the community.

“Build Mitchell Hall will address a critical need for more rehearsal space and improved theatre amenities, allowing our performing arts programs to grow a projected 30 percent,” said Baucom.

“Build Mitchell Hall will also enhance the productions our college is able to provide to UCO and the Oklahoma City metro.”

The Build Mitchell Hall campaign recently received a lead gift from the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation as well as 100 percent faculty/staff giving within the College of Fine Arts and Design.

“We invite all to learn at ‘Vision to Legacy’ how your support of Build Mitchell Hall can shape the course of a student’s career and better the cultural offerings available to a community we love,” Baucom concluded.

To learn more about the campaign, visit www.buildmitchellhall.com (http://www.buildmitchellhall.com/) or call Baucom at 405-974-3718.

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Editor’s Note: Download art associated with this release at www.uco.edu/photo/MitchellHall03.15 (http://www.uco.edu/photo/MitchellHall03.15).

Cutline: A rendering shows the planned expansion of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Mitchell Hall Theatre. The community can tour the historic building and learn more about the project and the Build Mitchell Hall campaign at “Vision to Legacy: An Evening with Rand Elliott” March 27.

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The last couple are from the beginning of May, forgot to post them then but wanted to give a better view of the other side compared to the three from the front.

I am shocked by how nice these have turned out. I don't know if the renderings just didn't do the project justice, or what, but they look great.

The Quad is open and students have been moving in. Here's an article from the Oklahoman (http://www.oklahoman.com/article/5439834?access=32e319be6938088ba18a2b9467998c91) about it and some pictures I took while walking around campus at lunch yesterday.

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This last one is a view from inside the courtyard, Google stitched together another panorama for me as I'd hoped it would. It's big so here's the thumbnail, clicky for the full version.

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Also, work in underway on the final set of renovations to Old North to get it back up and running and occupied.

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Great photos man. I ride my bike through campus a lot and love seeing Old North.

Wonder what now happens with the former dorm that was formerly the Ramada Inn? That's a fairly significant structure along 2nd St. Anyone heard any plans yet?

Wonder what now happens with the former dorm that was formerly the Ramada Inn? That's a fairly significant structure along 2nd St. Anyone heard any plans yet?

it's not owned by UCO and the owner has kept it as student housing.

The owner of Central Plaza is keeping it as private student housing. The university was just leasing the building. There has been doing some remodeling on the building. I drive by there almost every day. I noticed yesterday that there's a sign up over a door on the north side of the building announcing the opening of somebody's bar and grill.

I toured the new dorm on the day of the ribbon cutting. It is very nice.

More fiscal responsibility. In other wards a bunch of cheap asses.

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