An update on projects proposed or under construction at OU.

National Weather Center - currently under construction. The NWC will house the NWS-Norman office, Storm Prediction Center, NOAA, the National Severe Storms Laboratory, and the OU School of Meteorology. The anchor of the South Campus at Hwy. 9 and Jenkins.


Student Housing (dorm towers) - currently under construction. Complete renovation of the towers including new furniture, bathrooms, etc.

Student Housing (apartments) - currently under construction. New apartments to replace the old Yorkshire Apartments at Chautauqua and Imhoff.


Devon Energy Hall (Boyd and Jenkins) - construction to begin Spring 2006. Part of the developing Engineering Quadrangle that will include Carson Engineering Center, Felgar Hall, and the proposed Engineering Practice Facility.


Wagner Student Services Center - construction to begin Spring 2006. 38,000 sf student advising center with writing/computer labs, study areas, and a 24 hour coffee shop.

Research Facility - construction to begin Summer 2006. 50,000 sf research office building to be built at the South Campus.

Chemistry Lab Building - proposed. OU officials are deciding whether to build this new building on the main campus or the South Campus (hopefully they build it on the main campus).

Gould Hall renovation and expansion - proposed. Architecture students and admins are currently working to develop ideas to renovate the building, one of the ugliest on campus. The school has already secured funding, they are now just working on a design.

Gaylord Hall Phase II - proposed. Phase II includes a new auditorium and lecture hall to be built onto the northside of the building.

Did I miss anything?