Museum:
The David Owsley Museum of Art completed its 10-month, $3.6 million renovations in 2013. Four new galleries were added, which was a 50 percent increase in gallery space. The new galleries displayed works from China, India and Japan.
In September, history graduate student Josh Vance told The Daily News that the new collections “definitely diversifies the museum more.”
The opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony that President Jo Ann Gora attended.
Teachers College:
Ball State revealed the $17 million renovated Teachers College on March 19. Renovations took two years, and the building was last renovated in 1968.
Changes made to the building mainly concerned updating the structure to conform with the rest of the university’s look. Renovations covered most of the building’s 126,000 square feet.
Geothermal:
In May 2009, Ball State began a $70 million, two-phase project of replacing its World War I heating system with a environmentally friendly geothermal plant. Phase one was completed in 2012 and dedicated March 20, 2012. Phase two’s projected completion is the winter of 2015-16. The plant aims to save Ball State $1 million to $2 million annually.
Johnson A Complex:
Ball State recruited Indianapolis contractor Shiel Sexton Company Inc. to renovate Johnson A Complex. The project cost the university $30,422,000. The residence hall will have larger rooms, semi-private bathrooms, air conditioning and 591 beds. The building was built in 1969, and students will move in Fall 2015.
Studebaker East:
Studebaker Hall East was rededicated Jan. 10, 2013, after renovations starting in 2011. It experienced numerous delays, pushing back the completion date of March 31, 2012. It was the first time a construction project on campus wasn’t completed as scheduled. Students moved in October 2012.
Village Promenade:
Construction began in October 2013 on a new apartment complex in the Village called the Village Promenade. It is a $54 million complex with a $5 million city-run enclosed garage.
The complex will have 266 units and aims to meet the goals of the Village Review Committee in remaking the Village’s look.
Move-in day is set for Aug. 16.
North Quad:
The North Quad’s dedication of its renovation took place Feb. 8, 2012. Construction took place from May 2010 to December 2011 and included 20,300 square feet of new classroom and office space. The building was built in 1926.
McKinley Avenue:
In the summer of 2011, the university dug up McKinley Avenue near the Scramble Light at McKinley and Riverside avenues for three months. This made the intersection and roads larger and added medians. It also made way for the burying of geothermal pipes. Changes to the road cost $549,279.
The construction made the scramble feature run at all hours of the day and required people to activate the scramble. Upgrades also changed the chirping to a verbal countdown.
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