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Tech building makes progress
By Crissie Russo
On March 8, 2012
A $38 million center will give the technology department a leap into the future
when its new building opens in fall 2013. This construction is located near
parking lot D, behind Weigel Health Center.
Richard Butz , chair and associate professor of technology, has been in the
department since 1996 and said he is thrilled about this new development.
"A building like this comes along, often times, once in a faculty member's career,"
he said.
The new building will have three floors, each designated for a specific branch
of technology. Butz said the first floor will hold the engineering technology
department, electrical and mechanical labs will be on the second, and the fashion
technology department will be on the third.
These rooms are being designed to make a significant change from analogue
to digital, allowing processes that were once done by hand to be done through
computer systems.
According to Butz, Upton Hall has been housing technology classes since the
1960s, adding that the technology department moving into the new building will
enhance the students' learning experience. Labs that should be next to each
other will be, which is not the case now.
"It's a sudden jump, in this case, into the 21st century," he said.
Butz said once Upton and Caudell no longer house the technology program,
there will be more vacancy for fine arts, education and design in Upton, and
dietetics and hospitality in Caudell. There will also be space available in Chase
Hall when the communication system information programs moves into the new
facility.
To reassure prior students, sharing a building all these years has not set back
the department, Butz said. Although the new center will not be completed until
summer 2013, current students have benefited from new equipment.
"We've already been the recipient of a fair amount of money and have been able,
the past four years, to purchase upgraded equipment," he said.
Since technology is constantly growing, it is important to have space for the
equipment. According to Butz, the office of institutional advancement has put
together a campaign to fundraise for continuation of upgraded equipment and
software.
As most students graduate and are required to learn how to use new equipment
at jobs, Butz said the department's objective is to reverse that.
"Our students are going to be coming out with knowledge to introduce the
workplace to the latest technology," he said.
Elaine Polvinen, professor of fashion technology, has been at Buffalo Sate since
1990. She has watched the enrollment of the fashion technology program grow
from 100 to 368 since 2000. The main benefit from the new building will be the
space.
"It will unify the program," she said.
The anticipation for the finished product will not last too much longer.
Construction worker Ken Mauer has been working on the site since July when
construction started and says the building is on schedule.
The project should be completed in August of 2013. Construction workers are out
there from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday, including holidays. They will
continue to work throughout the summer months.
Crissie Russo can be reached by email at bscrecord@gmail.com.
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