Relocation
The long but rewarding process of building a new Union is well underway. Right now the transition phase between the current building and the new one is being finalized. Even though the campus will not have an official Union building, the Union will be very much alive providing events and services to students just like it always has.
With the transition, the offices and resources housed in the Union will be relocated to various spots around campus. But rest assured all programs and resources will have a place.
By the end of the summer of 2013 the Union will be emptied and construction will begin. At this time all Union departments will be in their new spot around campus.
Parking Updates
Three UNT parking lots will be fenced off in preparation for modular buildings that will house various departments and programs while the University Union construction is under way.
Parking lot 47, which surrounds the Church of Christ on Welch Street, will close April 24 (Wednesday), in preparation for construction of the building that will house the Texas Fashion Collection, a portion of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, and a portion of the College of Visual Arts and Design.
Parking lots 53 and 56, located at the corner of Bernard and Sycamore streets, will close April 29 (Monday). The lots will close to make room for construction of a facility that will house the Department of Dance and Theatre.
Relocation Station #1
The first relocation outline concerns the College of Visual Arts and Design, Texas Fashion Collection and Counseling and Higher Education. These departments are being moved from Stovall Hall to new buildings at the old Church of Christ site.
The new CVAD space will include:
- 17,800 gsf
- Classrooms
- Studio lab teaching spaces
- Equipment-dense work rooms, faculty and staff offices
- Storage for the Fashion Design and Fibers Program
- This will be a temporary location until the new CVAD building in complete.
The new Texas Fashion Collection space will include:
- 7,600 gsf, two-story
- Climate controlled vault space for 20,000 pieces
- Storage and processing space
- Offices
- A conference room
- A classroom
- Laundry room
- The space will require museum preservation and conservation considerations
The new Counseling and Higher Education space will include:
- 14,000 gsf
- Academic space
- Administrative space
- Clinical space for CHDC
Relocation Station #2
This week’s relocation outline concerns the Dance and Theatre Arts department.
This department currently has space in Stovall Hall. But in order to make room for Union offices and resources in Stovall, this department being relocated to a new building adjacent to the Speech and Hearing Clinic on Bernard and Sycamore Street.
The new Dance and Theatre Arts building will feature:
- 19,000 gsf
- A reception area
- A conference room
- A storage space for instruments
- Offices for faculty and staff
- Four large dance rooms
- Dance computer lab
- Specialty flooring and increased ceiling heights will be provided
Relocation Station #3
The University Bookstore is an important part everyday life for UNT students. From UNT gear to school supplies to books, the University Bookstore provides daily needs for students. Like all other resources in the current Union, the bookstore is being relocated on campus to make sure students have access to its benefits.
The temporary bookstore will be located at the Northwest corner of Avenue C and Chestnut near McConnell Hall and Bruce.
The temporary building will be a 20,000 square foot pressurized tent structure. It will house everything that is in the current bookstore in the Union until the new Union is finished.
Relocation Station #4
The Campus Chat is the most popular venue for students to grab some lunch or a quick snack during the day. Rest assured that when the Union is under construction the beloved food court will not disappear. In fact, the Chat will be relocated just a few feet from the Union construction site.
The temporary Chat will be located in the North Commons in between the International Students Building and Sage Hall. It will be a 6,000 square foot modular space with all of the food options students have in the current Union. Catering will be absorbed into existing food services functions elsewhere on campus.
Relocation Station #5
Check back on May 1st for more info!