Former Dean Husby, Dean Alexander and Director Sedinger were been asked by the provost to discuss who would get the space, with no resolution to date. Provost Reichardt asked Space Manager Deb Brownfield to evaluate the space. A West Ridge committee was formed and after a walk through of all the space the group gained a greater appreciation for the dilemma. The number one need on West Ridge is research space. To that end, the provost proposes ATCO units for lab space and offices not to exceed a life of 5 years.
People are tired of band-aids all over the campus.
Some ATCOs have been on the campus over 20 years with no end in sight. The flip-side of the coin is also true. There is also the issue of the maintaining of the ATCOs once they're in place. You don't just rehab them and then forget about them. That needs to be added to the equation.