EKU STORIES
CAMPUS REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES CONTINUE Numerous revitalization initiatives aimed at transforming the Richmond campus and the Eastern Experience are underway or in the planning stages. • Phase 2 of the New Science Building, which, when complete, will give EKU the largest such facility on any campus in Kentucky, is on track to open by late 2017. • New Martin and New Hall B, funded by a public-private partnership, will provide a total of 1,110 beds in suite-style rooms when they open for Fall 2017. • A new dining hall, to be built on the site of Case Hall and Annex, will be financed entirely by Aramark and open by Spring 2018. The Powell Building will be renovated to become a more attractive and useful student union. A new recreation center to be constructed nearby will complete a more studentcentric campus core. The student union renovations and recreation center are financed by a student fee.
• A new parking garage will open by Summer 2017 near the health sciences complex. The garage is part of the P-3 agreement that includes the new residence halls. • A Scholars House, featuring 36 two-bedroom apartments for single parents, will open in Summer 2017. The house is the product of a partnership between the Kentucky Housing Corporation, Kentucky River Foothills, the city of Richmond and EKU. • A new pedestrian entrance, financed in part by a contribution by Board of Regents Chair Craig Turner, at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and Barnes Mill Road has enhanced the aesthetic appeal of the western periphery of campus, as will nearby Carloftis Gardens when it is completed. • Construction and renovation of baseball and softball facilities, funded by agency bonds, should be complete by March 2017. For more information, see ekubuilds.eku.edu.
DR. SHERRY POWERS NAMED DEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dr. Sherry Powers has been selected as dean of EKU’s College of Education. Powers brings 17 years of experience in higher education, including the past four years as dean of the School of Education at Asbury University. Previously, she served 13 years at Western Kentucky University, the last three as associate dean and director of its School of Teacher Education in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. Powers said she was delighted at the opportunity to join “a student-focused institution of higher education,” and the effort to “develop creative and critical thinkers who’ve expanded their ability to analyze problems and implement solutions to become citizen leaders.” Dr. Janna Vice, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said Powers’ “knowledge of the issues facing education at all levels in Kentucky, and her proven leadership and commitment to improving the lives of learners of all ages and backgrounds through quality programs and services will enable her to adapt quickly to the college and to EKU.” Powers holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Asbury, a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Kentucky, and a doctoral degree in instruction and administration reading specialization, also from UK.
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