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Subject: How do you bar logistical issues on a very compact campus where every space is so heavily utilized? (more inside)

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Date Posted: 11:36:44 12/21/04 Tue
In reply to: An Old Coach 's message, "Wow. State of the art stuff. Most surveys from students say that recreation facilities are one of the highest priorities they look at when picking a school. As for funding it, if the project is part of an overall capital campaign, 25% of the overall goal would be met during the quiet phase of the campaign and donors can often be prodded to support the president's highest priorities. Most buildings are also financed with some bond money so once the building plans are set and the campaign is underway, a building like this could realistically go up in 3-4 years, barring logistical issues." on 10:18:47 12/21/04 Tue

The complex logistics and many critical paths posed by any sort of construction in our tight confines are a big part of the reason I look at this as a ten year project. Unlike the Library and O'Hare Hall, we probably wouldn't be building on open or underutilized land. Even the patch in front of McGinley would present many challenges.

You can't demolish McGinley for example until you have a replacement facility open (which means it has to already be built or core functions such as cafeteria, bookstore and meeting spaces relocated "temporarily" to swing spaces).

Nothing about this would be easy and everything takes time, especially when you're trying to keep things running with minimal disruption to students and campus life. Let's not confuse what's theoretically possible with what's most realistic. We only discredit ourselves when we try to make complex matters sound so simple.

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Big time planning. It can be done. I saw the whole UConn campus be rebuilt in 4 years. Needs comitment and once the plan is set, you move forward, no looking back. I;m no expert but i think the good news is that the terraine on campus would yield few delays. (NT) An Old Coach 18:56:54 12/21/04 Tue

Re: Big time planning. It can be done. I saw the whole UConn campus be rebuilt in 4 years. Needs comitment and once the plan is set, you move forward, no looking back. I'm no expert but I think the good news is that the terrain on campus would yield few surprises causing delays. The rest is planning. (NT) -- An Old Coach, 19:02:56 12/21/04 Tue