Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents discussed a variety of topics including naming a new provost and approving an updated housing master plan on Friday, Feb. 28, at their quarterly meeting. Provost appointment Tim Todd, former dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, was appointed provost and vice president of Read More
Renovations on College Courts weren’t completed on schedule, but work on the apartment complex is continuing through the school year and into next summer until the improvements are finished. Kim Oatman, chief Facilities Management officer, said about 50 percent of the scheduled renovations were completed this summer. He said additional projects will be completed during Read More
College Courts will receive an update this summer as well, using the same funds allotted to the University to renovate Hester Residential College. After years of students living in on campus apartments, College Courts will go through several renovations to make them safer and more efficient for students to live in. Kim Oatman, director of Read More
Utilizing the same funds as the renovations to Hester College, and in the building’s shadow, numerous improvements continue for the unoccupied homes in College Courts. Facilities Management has been upgrading different aspects of the housing in the area since 2010. In the last four years, the University has replaced the heating and air units, installed Read More
Gov. Steve Beshear announced earlier this month a plan approving the issuance of bonds by Kentucky’s public universities for campus improvements, which would be supported by university revenues. The agency bonds are at no cost to taxpayers and are issued by the individual universities. Murray State would receive $9.9 million for Hester Residential College dormitory renovations, $590,000 Read More