http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/11/26/story5.html
I knew this was rumored for some time, glad to see it happening.
Marquette University has issued $55 million in bonds through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to fund building purchases and renovations, including $25 million for a new administration building.
The Brookfield-based authority, which helps educational and health care institutions gain access to low-cost private capital financing and bonds exempt from federal taxes, issued the bonds in late October, said Larry Nines, WHEFA executive director.
The university plans to use the bulk of the proceeds for the administration building. The project includes demolishing a building at 1212 W. Wisconsin Ave. and building a new structure to house administrative departments, which are spread around the campus.
Marquette president Father Robert Wild's office also will be in the new building. University officials expect construction to begin in spring or summer 2008.
Thank god.
The building on 19th street across from Miss Katie's was bought by MU this summer or sometime relatively recent for the Advance team to work out of until the new bureaucracy building is built.
Guess what it's called?
"The 500 building".
Quote from: MUfan12 on November 27, 2007, 03:57:53 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/11/26/story5.html
I knew this was rumored for some time, glad to see it happening.
Bummer, that was my office for 5 years. I'll miss the old lady. It was a dump, however.
Ironically, when they came up with the name "1212 building" they were more creative than when they saddled us with our lame nickname.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 27, 2007, 05:03:32 PM
Ironically, when they came up with the name "1212 building" they were more creative than when they saddled us with our lame nickname.
And the award for the "best adding a personal gripe to a totally unrelated topic" goes to......
Quote from: ilovefreeway on November 27, 2007, 06:30:28 PM
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 27, 2007, 05:03:32 PM
Ironically, when they came up with the name "1212 building" they were more creative than when they saddled us with our lame nickname.
And the award for the "best adding a personal gripe to a totally unrelated topic" goes to......
it's still true though
What's really sad is I think I'm in the last class that remembers the ATHLETIC OFFICE being in there. Crean's office with its blue and gold venetian blinds. TAAA-CKY.
I remember picking up my Fanatic tickets freshman year (02-03) in a hallway that was probably as wide as I was, with maybe a foot on each side, and I wasn't that fat a kid....well, at least BEFORE my freshman year...
Most creative building name has to go to the 707 Building by far. I mean the 1212 Building is off of 12th St. That's way too easy. The 707 Building is off of 11th. Now that's creativity at it's finest!
Quote from: TallTitan34 on November 27, 2007, 07:35:08 PM
Most creative building name has to go to the 707 Building by far. I mean the 1212 Building is off of 12th St. That's way too easy. The 707 Building is off of 11th. Now that's creativity at it's finest!
Uhh... the address of the 707 Building is 707 N. 11th St.
Still! Still! Touche.
Quote from: notkirkcameron on November 27, 2007, 07:21:23 PM
What's really sad is I think I'm in the last class that remembers the ATHLETIC OFFICE being in there. Crean's office with its blue and gold venetian blinds. TAAA-CKY.
I remember picking up my Fanatic tickets freshman year (02-03) in a hallway that was probably as wide as I was, with maybe a foot on each side, and I wasn't that fat a kid....well, at least BEFORE my freshman year...
They moved the offices during my freshman year, I remember picking up fanatic tickets, as well as buying my ticket to the MU-USM game in Green Bay. That was a great roadtrip... ::)
One of my first MU memories was riding up the elevator with Coach Stephens and some recruit when I was turning in my Fanatic ticket money with my dad during Preview. That was the summer of '00.
at MUSG, we have been told about big changes coming to campus. first the new 1212 building in additional to the new engineering building and the new law school are the big projects to focus on. they also bought the marquette apartments on n 17th streets, above sweeneys, it is becoming a sophomore dorm in 2009
Speaking of the new engineering building, rumor around the biology department has it that once the engineers get their new building they are going to attempt to convert the current engineering building into the new bio building... it needs it bad.
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 27, 2007, 09:34:30 PM
Speaking of the new engineering building, rumor around the biology department has it that once the engineers get their new building they are going to attempt to convert the current engineering building into the new bio building... it needs it bad.
That would be an incorrect rumor. The new engineering building is going to be mostly labs which are in the worst shape on campus.
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 27, 2007, 09:34:30 PM
Speaking of the new engineering building, rumor around the biology department has it that once the engineers get their new building they are going to attempt to convert the current engineering building into the new bio building... it needs it bad.
i heard offices. alot of teachers and TAs are scattered across campus and in offices that have two or more professors. the old engineering building would allow professors to have their own offices
Quote from: MU3boy on November 27, 2007, 09:55:39 PM
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 27, 2007, 09:34:30 PM
Speaking of the new engineering building, rumor around the biology department has it that once the engineers get their new building they are going to attempt to convert the current engineering building into the new bio building... it needs it bad.
i heard offices. alot of teachers and TAs are scattered across campus and in offices that have two or more professors. the old engineering building would allow professors to have their own offices
Did I just go un-noticed? The engineering buildings are staying engineering buildings. As civil engineers, this has been widely discussed in our classes.
The Discovery Learning Center is just that, a Discovery Learning Center. Comprised of mostly laboratories and teaching laboratories.
I heard ya. I guess they don't pay attention to the engineering students that would know what's going on in the college more than others...
Quote from: marqptm on November 27, 2007, 09:58:59 PM
Did I just go un-noticed? The engineering buildings are staying engineering buildings. As civil engineers, this has been widely discussed in our classes.
The Discovery Learning Center is just that, a Discovery Learning Center. Comprised of mostly laboratories and teaching laboratories.
A couple points of contention
1. You posted that after I posted my comment so no you did not go unnoticed.
2. the administration is telling the bio department that turning it into a bio building is the plan. I was told by a professor and confirmed it with the department chair. So either the University is lying or I don't really know how to explain that.
3. I have been in the engineering labs... they are not anywhere close to the worst shape in campus. Wander down to the bio labs and take a look... they are pitiful. After looking at the undergrad labs walk down to the basement of WLS and take a look at some of the labs they are giving to the Bio professors, they are beyond pitiful. Long story short, your labs are not as bad as you are making them out to be.
Quote from: warrior07 on November 27, 2007, 04:18:51 PM
The building on 19th street across from Miss Katie's was bought by MU this summer or sometime relatively recent for the Advance team to work out of until the new bureaucracy building is built.
Guess what it's called?
"The 500 building".
unrelated, but at the mention of miss katie's i have to mention the fact that i slept through a final last spring and took my final sitting at the bar of miss katie's and got an "A"!
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 27, 2007, 10:19:06 PM
Quote from: marqptm on November 27, 2007, 09:58:59 PM
Did I just go un-noticed? The engineering buildings are staying engineering buildings. As civil engineers, this has been widely discussed in our classes.
The Discovery Learning Center is just that, a Discovery Learning Center. Comprised of mostly laboratories and teaching laboratories.
A couple points of contention
1. You posted that after I posted my comment so no you did not go unnoticed.
2. the administration is telling the bio department that turning it into a bio building is the plan. I was told by a professor and confirmed it with the department chair. So either the University is lying or I don't really know how to explain that.
3. I have been in the engineering labs... they are not anywhere close to the worst shape in campus. Wander down to the bio labs and take a look... they are pitiful. After looking at the undergrad labs walk down to the basement of WLS and take a look at some of the labs they are giving to the Bio professors, they are beyond pitiful. Long story short, your labs are not as bad as you are making them out to be.
I wasn't referring to you Spartan. I could possibly seeing Olin being turned into something for Bio, as I have heard nothing on it's fate (however, it holds our only lecture hall, and two engineering offices.) I do know Heggarty is staying engineering without a doubt.
While your labs may be bad, our Civil Materials lab has been shoved down into a retrofitted Heggarty basement. Full classes cannot fit down there, and no emphasis has been put into Materials, despite it being one of the forefronts for CE today.
We have Geotechincal Engineering Lab taught in a regular classroom now because the labs are in such terrible shape. As you can imagine, it's not like learning for an actual lab when everything is simulated.
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 27, 2007, 09:34:30 PM
Speaking of the new engineering building, rumor around the biology department has it that once the engineers get their new building they are going to attempt to convert the current engineering building into the new bio building... it needs it bad.
We have a biology program?
;)
The 1212 building is Johnston Hall, correct?
I can vouch for the civil materials lab as I am taking that class now. Absolutely horrible and the basement is poorly laid out for any lab space. It's barely capable of being used for storage, let alone an actual lab space.
Quote from: ecompt on November 28, 2007, 07:54:33 AM
The 1212 building is Johnston Hall, correct?
What?!? No! Johnston Hall is Johnston Hall. The 1212 Building is across the street.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 08:29:23 AM
Quote from: ecompt on November 28, 2007, 07:54:33 AM
The 1212 building is Johnston Hall, correct?
What?!? No! Johnston Hall is Johnston Hall. The 1212 Building is across the street.
holy smokes.
you knock down J Hall and a world o' BRCO INCO JOUR COMM alum and students are going to be pissssssssssssssssssssd
tho' some of the rooms there are quite nasty, they did a good job redoing the audio labs and staff production/engineering
Next to Marquette Hall and Gesu (literally), Johnston Hall is the nicest and most recognizable building on campus.
1212 is a dump and should probably be torn down. I can't believe they paid an architect to design it.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:05:47 AM
Next to Marquette Hall and Gesu (literally), Johnston Hall is the nicest and most recognizable building on campus.
1212 is a dump and should probably be torn down. I can't believe they paid an architect to design it.
We didn't. The 1212 building was not originally part of MU's campus. In fact there were dental offices there decades ago. MU bought the building along with the one that used to have Grebe's, etc....remember the old University Store....that was all non-MU stuff which MU then bought.
That explains it. What a dump.
And yes, I do remember the "U Store." They had some really, really bad merchandise for sale there.
I worked at the 1212 building for 2 semesters. Not 1 day went by where I didn't fall asleep doing what I did. Me and my friend actually had a bet to see how many days in a row we could stay awake during our time there. She won: 2 days.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:05:47 AM
Next to Marquette Hall and Gesu (literally), Johnston Hall is the nicest and most recognizable building on campus.
1212 is a dump and should probably be torn down. I can't believe they paid an architect to design it.
I'm not sure I'd call Johnston the third "nicest" building on campus, as much of the interior definitely shows its age. In terms of exterior architecture and charm, however, I'll give you fourth nicest.
Let's give the St. Joan of Arc Chapel the props it deserves, eh?
Quote from: Tribby on November 28, 2007, 11:28:36 AM
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:05:47 AM
Next to Marquette Hall and Gesu (literally), Johnston Hall is the nicest and most recognizable building on campus.
1212 is a dump and should probably be torn down. I can't believe they paid an architect to design it.
I'm not sure I'd call Johnston the third "nicest" building on campus, as much of the interior definitely shows its age. In terms of exterior architecture and charm, however, I'll give you fourth nicest.
Let's give the St. Joan of Arc Chapel the props it deserves, eh?
I stand corrected!!
(http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1130/stills/h11p6n00.jpg)
They still hang a large We Are Marquette banner on the east side of the building when MU is in the NCAA Tournament.
clearly that picture is of a coed outside the 1212 building before she found the McCormick ice cream machines. It would be interesting to see a before and after freshman year picture. Either that, or she is visiting campus. ;D
Pretty sure Cobeen has an ice cream machine now too.
Maybe MU pulled a UW and super-imposed a good looking co-ed into the picture.
;)
while nothing in that picture looks too shabby, I do remember the building now. It used to house the U-Store, Grebe's Bakery, and a religious book store. It will not be missed.
Quote from: shaquilvaine on November 28, 2007, 11:54:01 AM
clearly that picture is of a coed outside the 1212 building before she found the McCormick ice cream machines. It would be interesting to see a before and after freshman year picture. Either that, or she is visiting campus. ;D
I would like to point out the fact that the picture is most likely of a co-ed who probably did already find the ice cream machine in one of the buildings. It appears she has put on some weight since arriving....sorry if she or anyone she knows posts on this board...a little bit of a muffin top going...
but i will miss the giant 'WE ARE MARQUETTE' banner...where will they put it now?!
Quote from: MU3boy on November 27, 2007, 09:27:58 PM
at MUSG, we have been told about big changes coming to campus. first the new 1212 building in additional to the new engineering building and the new law school are the big projects to focus on. they also bought the marquette apartments on n 17th streets, above sweeneys, it is becoming a sophomore dorm in 2009
What's Sweeney's? I can't envision this building.
Sweeney's is the bookstore that competes with Book Marq, the building also has ziggies, cousins, campus dollar and Dany's in it.
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 28, 2007, 06:18:33 PM
Sweeney's is the bookstore that competes with Book Marq, the building also has ziggies, cousins, campus dollar and Dany's in it.
its on the corner of 17th and wisconsin. cousins, campus dollar, and starbucks is actually a separate building and their leases will continue.
Quote from: muwarrior87 on November 28, 2007, 05:39:47 PM
but i will miss the giant 'WE ARE MARQUETTE' banner...where will they put it now?!
There's another banner that they hang on the Hegerty Museum (so you can see it from the MU interchange). They might be able to hang the 1212 banner on the west side of Straz Tower.
I like it when they light up all the towers in MU Hall and Raynor with blue and gold too.
A banner goes up on the entrance of the union as well.
Quote from: MU3boy on November 27, 2007, 09:27:58 PM
they also bought the marquette apartments on n 17th streets, above sweeneys, it is becoming a sophomore dorm in 2009
If so, thank God. I spent a semester in Humphrey (Fall 05) and I think that housing right now is elderly-specific or something. Like low rent apartments targeted towards elderly people. I know it sounds petty and there are bigger issues at stake, but damn, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT at like 3AM there would be ambulances and fire trucks out in front there right in front of my window. Made it really difficult to get a decent night's sleep.
The university has also bought the Newbridge building across the street from the AL (next to Hegs). That craphole was my residence my senior year. Its demise I'm sure saddens MUfan12. Lotta history in that apartment. While Beer Olympics and pre-game Marquette shots dominated, I think the best part was when after graduation and packing up the car, my folks said they would be making a pit stop at the Cheese castle for a bathroom break. I offered the bathroom in my apartment (which may have been cleaned twice since we moved in), and my offer was flatly rejected.
Quote from: spartan3186 on November 28, 2007, 06:18:33 PM
Sweeney's is the bookstore that competes with Book Marq, the building also has ziggies, cousins, campus dollar and Dany's in it.
Ahhh.... the good old days of buying beer at Dany's. I still remember reading about Dukiets hiring hungover(Summerfest) at Hardees on the corner. We were excited but then........
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:12:17 AM
That explains it. What a dump.
And yes, I do remember the "U Store." They had some really, really bad merchandise for sale there.
I actually bought a lot of newspapers and college basketball magazines there.
Quote from: Eye on November 30, 2007, 03:07:03 AM
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:12:17 AM
That explains it. What a dump.
And yes, I do remember the "U Store." They had some really, really bad merchandise for sale there.
I actually bought a lot of newspapers and college basketball magazines there.
Why does that post make me want to go to the bathroom?
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 30, 2007, 08:43:05 AM
Quote from: Eye on November 30, 2007, 03:07:03 AM
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on November 28, 2007, 09:12:17 AM
That explains it. What a dump.
And yes, I do remember the "U Store." They had some really, really bad merchandise for sale there.
I actually bought a lot of newspapers and college basketball magazines there.
Why does that post make me want to go to the bathroom?
Not sure what you're reading into that PRN. Lived in McCormick my freshman year, had a fair number of classes at Johnston, so the natural stop my freshman year to pick up a newspaper or a magazine was that place.
Quote from: Eye on December 01, 2007, 05:07:10 AM
I actually bought a lot of newspapers and college basketball magazines there.
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Why does that post make me want to go to the bathroom?
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Not sure what you're reading into that PRN. Lived in McCormick my freshman year, had a fair number of classes at Johnston, so the natural stop my freshman year to pick up a newspaper or a magazine was that place.
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Not sure what you're NOT reading into my post.
Newspapers + college basketball magazines = bathroom reading materials!
When MU tore down the College of Speech (the Plankington Mansion) I gave up all hope. Consider ourselves lucky Chartres isn't on campus. The Rose Window would have been traded to Allen-Edmunds show company for some wing tips.
I thought you were referring to the use of the word "dump".
Have they done a remodeling of the old classrooms inside Johnston Hall? I remember them being in pretty bad shape back in the 70's.
Quote from: ecompt on December 01, 2007, 08:06:35 PM
Have they done a remodeling of the old classrooms inside Johnston Hall? I remember them being in pretty bad shape back in the 70's.
Doesn't look like it... but Ive only had one class in the building, the strange room on the first floor with no clock and a step in the front of the classroom.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on December 01, 2007, 07:26:54 AM
Quote from: Eye on December 01, 2007, 05:07:10 AM
I actually bought a lot of newspapers and college basketball magazines there.
Why does that post make me want to go to the bathroom?
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Not sure what you're reading into that PRN. Lived in McCormick my freshman year, had a fair number of classes at Johnston, so the natural stop my freshman year to pick up a newspaper or a magazine was that place.
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Not sure what you're NOT reading into my post.
Newspapers + college basketball magazines = bathroom reading materials!
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Gotcha. Long night last night.
GO WARRIORS!
The campus is so nice now....the 1212 Building used to be the highlight. Grebe's was the place to bounce a check while getting a French Cruller. The U Store for b-ball apparerel. I remember going to Dr. Ei there, an Opthamologist, for a scratched cornea via a hoops game in the Old Gym. Public Safety was on the street level. You could see the NCAA trophy in the Athletic Department office, if I remember correctly (on my way to see Dr. Ei for my eye). 1212 was right next to Schroeder Beach!
Quote from: MUMountin on November 30, 2007, 09:56:08 PM
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
"The new Marquette University Law School building will occupy a prominent spot overlooking the Marquette Interchange, symbolizing the school's mission of reaching out to the community."
(http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/may07/gift1050407.jpg)
i know this is only a concept, but here ya go.
it looks like it would occupy the open land south of the parking lot behind the existing buildings.
Quote from: thisists on December 03, 2007, 04:15:35 AM
Quote from: MUMountin on November 30, 2007, 09:56:08 PM
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
"The new Marquette University Law School building will occupy a prominent spot overlooking the Marquette Interchange, symbolizing the school's mission of reaching out to the community."
(http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/may07/gift1050407.jpg)
i know this is only a concept, but here ya go.
it looks like it would occupy the open land south of the parking lot behind the existing buildings.
i thought the parking lot was going to be lost during the construction b/c it is suppose to be so big?
Quote from: thisists on December 03, 2007, 04:15:35 AM
Quote from: MUMountin on November 30, 2007, 09:56:08 PM
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
"The new Marquette University Law School building will occupy a prominent spot overlooking the Marquette Interchange, symbolizing the school's mission of reaching out to the community."
(http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/may07/gift1050407.jpg)
i know this is only a concept, but here ya go.
it looks like it would occupy the open land south of the parking lot behind the existing buildings.
This is cool, but I hope they add some traditional architectural elements. MU has done a good job the past 10 years giving the campus a more cohesive look. I'd hate to see them go too modern with this one. (I'm sure there are people who design buildings that know way more about this stuff than I do).
Also, this is going to take up some of the little green space that MU has (which is too bad), but I guess that is a small price to pay for the new building (that is really needed).
By judging the picture, it looks like the glass facade will incorporate that "Marquette" look given by Marquette Hall and the new library. It is just done in glass, not brick. This is more apparent on the left hand side of the building as well.
Unfortunately, Marquette traditionally will not keep with a campus theme, Cudahy, Lalumiere, and the science buildings. However, I think the current administration isn't that way.
The green space that it will occupy is probably the least used on campus. Other than being the site for a surveying transverse, I've never seen a single kid over there. Too close to the free way, and it's a large sloping hill.
Quote from: marqptm on December 03, 2007, 08:21:40 AM
By judging the picture, it looks like the glass facade will incorporate that "Marquette" look given by Marquette Hall and the new library. It is just done in glass, not brick. This is more apparent on the left hand side of the building as well.
Unfortunately, Marquette traditionally will not keep with a campus theme, Cudahy, Lalumiere, and the science buildings. However, I think the current administration isn't that way.
The green space that it will occupy is probably the least used on campus. Other than being the site for a surveying transverse, I've never seen a single kid over there. Too close to the free way, and it's a large sloping hill.
Yeah, Torre Hill was never used much, outside of the occasional game of Frisbee, but anytime you give up green space, you can't really get it back. It may not have been used much now, but at least it was available.
I'm guessing (or at least hoping) that MU has a cohesive campus plan for all of the buildings and dormitories. I hate to think that each of the schools is simply out for their own interest instead of what is best for the whole University.
Campus look and feel will be very important for MU in the next 10 years. If MU wants to keep moving forward to becoming a more elite school, the campus facilities (dorms, school buildings, apartments, etc.) will need to continue to be upgraded and continue to create the right "feel" for the school.
Go figure the 1212 building would get a 3 page thread on a basketball forum! Haha.
Losing the green space shouldn't be a problem as a new green space was created in the location 11th Street used to occupy. (For those of you who haven't been on campus 11th Street has been moved to "wiggle" around to the east side of Carpenter Tower leaving a pedestrian mall between Cobeen and Carpenter along with more green space by the law building.)
My friends and I have used Torry Hill numerous times. The big tree in the middle was great for splitting it into 2 separate snow football fields. The new wiggle can't replace it unless it gets about 10 times bigger.
if they get rid of Tory Hill, where will Freeway watch traffic???!!!????
Quote from: 2002mualum on December 03, 2007, 08:36:38 AM
Campus look and feel will be very important for MU in the next 10 years. If MU wants to keep moving forward to becoming a more elite school, the campus facilities (dorms, school buildings, apartments, etc.) will need to continue to be upgraded and continue to create the right "feel" for the school.
Last year the building behind O'Donnel Hall was torn down and a pretty good size grass field has been put in. It encorporates the look of campus by having a steel fence with brick beams similar to the pilars seen around campus.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on December 03, 2007, 12:31:40 PM
Quote from: 2002mualum on December 03, 2007, 08:36:38 AM
Campus look and feel will be very important for MU in the next 10 years. If MU wants to keep moving forward to becoming a more elite school, the campus facilities (dorms, school buildings, apartments, etc.) will need to continue to be upgraded and continue to create the right "feel" for the school.
Last year the building behind O'Donnel Hall was torn down and a pretty good size grass field has been put in. It encorporates the look of campus by having a steel fence with brick beams similar to the pilars seen around campus.
Good to hear. I get back to campus a couple times a year, but rarely walk around enough to see all of the different changes.
Like I said, I'm sure (or at least hoping) that MU has some very smart people working on the long term campus planning and how everything fits together.
MU has done a great job in most aspects over the past 10 years. If MU is as successful from 2007-2017 like they were from 1997-2007... they will be in a very good spot.
Quote from: thisists on December 03, 2007, 04:15:35 AM
Quote from: MUMountin on November 30, 2007, 09:56:08 PM
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
"The new Marquette University Law School building will occupy a prominent spot overlooking the Marquette Interchange, symbolizing the school's mission of reaching out to the community."
(http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/may07/gift1050407.jpg)
i know this is only a concept, but here ya go.
it looks like it would occupy the open land south of the parking lot behind the existing buildings.
I know that the new law school building will be on Torre Hill, but my original question went unanswered. Since they don't have to tear down Sensenbrenner (the current law school building), what will happen to it? I can't imagine that the law school will still need it, which means that you have an entire building open for...what?
Anyone know?
Quote from: MUMountin on December 03, 2007, 01:49:09 PM
Quote from: thisists on December 03, 2007, 04:15:35 AM
Quote from: MUMountin on November 30, 2007, 09:56:08 PM
Does anyone know what the plan with Sensenbrenner Hall is once the new law school building is built?
Like Johnston and Marquette Hall, Sensenbrenner is a beautiful old building, and I'd hate to see it go. With the exception of the law library (which is a dump), I remember the rest of the building as being in pretty decent shape.
That could end up being a nice space for humanities/languages/social sciences classes--maybe pave the path to eventually get rid of Lalumiere--Eyesore #2 on MU's campus (behind the soon-to-be-demolished 1212).
"The new Marquette University Law School building will occupy a prominent spot overlooking the Marquette Interchange, symbolizing the school's mission of reaching out to the community."
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i know this is only a concept, but here ya go.
it looks like it would occupy the open land south of the parking lot behind the existing buildings.
I know that the new law school building will be on Torre Hill, but my original question went unanswered. Since they don't have to tear down Sensenbrenner (the current law school building), what will happen to it? I can't imagine that the law school will still need it, which means that you have an entire building open for...what?
Anyone know?
I'm currently a law student here, and I can tell you that the law school won't be using it. That's as much information as the administration has put out. Sensenbrenner will stick around, but it doesn't have a defined purpose as of yet.