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Contacts:
Steven Prater, Facilities Planning and Management, (515) 294-8213
Margaret Tabor, Facilities Planning and Management, (515) 294-5658
Steve Sullivan, News Service, (515) 294-3720

BEARDSHEAR REMODELING IS UNDER WAY

AMES, Iowa -- Staff in much of Beardshear Hall moved out this summer to make way for the first phase of a major remodeling project that eventually will turn the ground floor into an expanded Student Answer Center.

When completed in November 2002, the $5.7 million, three-phase project will give students better access to university services, brighten Beardshear by opening the first floor atrium and improve the building's safety and accessibility.

Under the plan, the help desk on Beardshear's ground floor will become the focal point of a much-expanded Student Answer Center. It will include units from student financial aid, ISU Card, career planning and accounts receivables, as well as a branch office of the registrar's office.

Some of the dark finishes will be removed, additional lights will be added and doors replaced so people can see into offices before entering.

The Beardshear project calls for relocating and reorganizing some of the administrative offices on the second and third floors. No major changes are planned for the first floor, which houses the President, Provost and Vice President for Business offices.

Other changes include replacing the front steps, redoing the north entrance to make it handicap accessible, replacing the old elevator with a new one near the east entrance, adding new restrooms and remodeling the existing groundfloor restrooms, upgrading the building's electrical services and installing smoke exhaust fans in the atrium and additional fire sprinklers, Prater said.

The south entrance will be closed during the remodeling, but there will be access to the building from the north or west entries, as well as to the elevator, throughout construction. Handicap access will be available during the entire project.

The east-west sidewalk on the south side of Beardshear will be closed and the area fenced off as a storage area for construction materials. The east-west sidewalk on the north side of Carver Hall will remain open.

During the remodeling, it is a good idea to call ahead to determine the location of offices typically located in Beardshear. Phone numbers are expected to remain the same during construction. Updates of office locations are provided online at www.iastate.edu/Inside/beardshear/moves.html.


Where are they?
A major remodeling project of Beardshear Hall has resulted in the temporary relocation of several offices to the Wallace Road Office Building (formerly called the Child Development building), Pearson and new locations in Beardshear. Phones numbers should not change but many of the offices will have mailing addresses different from their actual office addresses. Here's where the relocated offices are:

Office New Location Mail address
Student Answer Center 112 Pearson N/A
Student Financial Aid 112 Pearson 12 Beardshear
Human Resources
Classification/Compensation
105 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Human Resources Employee Relations 103 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Assistant Vice President
for Human Resources
125 Bearshear 125 Beardshear
Human Resources Employment 114 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Affirmative Action 101 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Training and Development 112 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Human Resource Benefits and Records
(student/employee sign-ups for payroll and benefits)
100 Wallace Road
Office Building
1031 Wallace Road
Office Building
Extension Finance Staff 205 Wallace Road
Office Building
1032 Wallace Road
Office Building
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs 318 Beardshear 107 Beardshear
Accounts Receivables 307 Beardshear 307 Beardshear
Internal Audit 5 Wallace Road
Office Building
1033 Wallace Road
Office Building
Vice Provost for Extension 321 Beardshear 321 Beardshear
Institutional Research 309 Beardshear 309 Beardshear


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