Two offices, east entrance still accessible in Bovee University Center during renovation
The dust is far from settled at the Bovee University Center as renovations continue, but the Copy Center and MEDIAgraphix are holding out in their original locations.
Clients and customers now need to use the east entrance or east stairwell to go through the UC at this point in the construction process. Because there is no access to the elevator, the area is not accessible to wheelchairs.
The construction taking place in the lower level has had an impact on several people and groups who work in the building.
Kristin Turbiak, a coordinator for Siblings Weekend who works in the the UC, was pleased despite the tumult.
“Personally, I like being up here,” the Livonia junior said. “It’s more open for students to come in and find their RSOs or ask a question about an RSO.”
Turbiak said she views the construction in a positive light because it shows CMU is growing as a university; however, she said there should be directions in place so students can easily locate offices in their temporary locations.
"It seems that people are not informed where to go," she said.
Caledonia senior Jacquie Wiest, who works at the information desk, said she also sees the lack of directions as an issue and dislikes the construction.
“I think it’s annoying for the most part,” Wiest said. “I don’t like having to move everything that is student oriented out of the UC. It makes my job harder because now I have people coming up to the desk who don’t know where to go.”
As a result of the construction several organizations like the Study Abroad program and the Volunteer Center have been moved to Ronan Hall.
For the Study Abroad office, the move from the Bovee to Ronan Hall has made work quite a bit easier, said Study Abroad Advisor Ere Rumsey, though it has confused some freshmen and sophomores about their location.
“For Study Abroad, it’s been pretty good because we have more space here than we use to have," Rumsey said. “In our old office, we were usually cramped together, but now we have much more space"
