A cell phone photo of the construction on the West Building. Gampel and the UConn School of Business are to the back left and the UConn Student Union is to the back right.
I snapped this photo as I walked by the construction site for the new West Building, the 42-million-dollar replacement for Arjona. I remember attending the press conference for the official groundbreaking of the site back in December, 2009 (they had already fenced off the site and made some preparations when I returned from Thanksgiving break). I’m surprised that work has transformed a grassy field crisscrossed with sidewalks into a pit containing what looks to be the building’s foundation in three months. The building is scheduled to open in time for Fall 2011 classes, according to the administration back in December. I hope that happens as the building will house the social sciences including journalism, my intended major.
On a side note, I noticed many tour groups walking around campus today. I can’t believe that I was walking around campus in one of those with my parents two years ago! I wonder what they think of all the construction/new buildings on campus…
