Summer construction and facilities upgrade projects are well underway on campus
Chief among them is Patricia Gioia Hall, the new campus welcome center for prospective students and their families, which is on schedule to be finished by late July (above). This project, which is currently more than 90 percent complete, includes a 7,000-square-foot addition to the east side of the former McGuire Hall, a new gathering/event space, extensive site work improvements, and a geo-thermal heat pump HVAC system.
In the coming weeks, interior work such as painting and flooring, and exterior site work such as sidewalk installation, landscaping and planting of grass and sod are scheduled to be done, as well as finishing touches on the open-air brick structure near the Grotto housing the Bells of Remembrance. The bells were gifted to the College in 2020 by the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Name Province and Siena’s Class of ’20.
Some other special touches still to be added: a ceramic tile mosaic of the Siena sunburst emblem will adorn the back exterior wall, and a large statue of St. Francis of Assisi will be stationed in front of the building to welcome campus guests.
Members of the College’s Enrollment Management and Marketing teams are looking forward to moving into Gioia Hall in August. An open house event is being planned for September. What else is underway? Below:
According to Mark Frost, assistant vice president for facilities management, other summer projects include:
- Construction documentation and permitting for the 40,000-square-foot Nobel Hall. Construction is expected to begin next spring, with completion by the winter of 2024-25.
- New vinyl flooring is being installed in Casey’s.
- A number of roof projects are ongoing, including the just-completed Kuhn Hall roof and repairs on sections of roofs at Roger Bacon, Hines Hall and several other campus buildings.
- A second phase of new emergency showers and eye wash stations are being installed in the Morrell Science Center.
- New HVAC systems are being installed in the Standish Library 24/7 Lab and classrooms L26 & L29.
- Interior painting of the townhouses, Snyder Hall and our south campus residence halls is underway.
- Replacement of the existing chain link fence around the baseball field.
- Beginning later this summer: Pavement repairs for several parking lots, including the athletic field parking lot (Lot U); a phased exterior light fixture upgrade project that includes the use of new energy saving LED fixtures; and re-insulation of boiler room heating and h/w lines in Foy Hall, following the completed asbestos abatement project.
- A section of underground water line that feeds Foy Hall and Roger Bacon will be repaired/replaced.
- Completion of the emergency generator installation at the Friary.
- Design and follow-up installation (this fall-winter) of new emergency generators for SSU and Siena Hall.
- In addition to these ongoing projects, a multi-phase Cushing apartment renovation program, a phased residence hall capital renewal program, replacement of our six tennis courts, planning for a future campus wellness center and planning for implementation of new Strategic Plan initiatives are all underway.