The Murray City Council voted unanimously Thursday to close a portion of Olive Street to prepare for construction of the new Engineering and Physics building. Kim Oatman, chief Facilities Management officer, said the recommended section to shut down runs from the intersection of 16th Street to 140 feet east of the intersection of Broach Street. Read More
Kim Oatman, chief Facilities Management officer, is resigning after accepting a similar position at the University of Louisville. Oatman said his official start date is Oct. 27. His resignation comes in the midst of three large construction projects at the University. The new Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, Ky., the construction of New Franklin Residential Read More
[thethe-image-slider name=”Ordway Hall2″] Eighteen months ago the vote was passed to raze Ordway Hall, and now the building is in its final days. The decision to demolish Ordway came after the Dec. 9, 2011, meeting of the Murray State Board of Regents and a final vote of 8-1 to raze the building. With two Read More
Despite inclement weather, construction is on schedule for the new 43,000-square-foot Paducah (Ky.) Regional Campus. Construction of the new regional campus began in December and, since then, the concrete foundation for the building has been laid and contractors are in the process of erecting the structural steel body. Prior to construction, the Paducah-based company Central 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
At the Board of Regents quarterly meeting on Dec. 14 Chairman Constantine Curris announced the forming of a new committee that will evaluate President Randy Dunn’s contract. Curris said the committee will be formed next month. Faculty Regent Jack Rose and Staff Regent Phil Schooley reiterated to the board the support of the Faculty Senate Read More
Construction of the new roughly $10 million dollar Paducah Regional Campus is scheduled to begin this week, six months after first breaking ground. The new facility, scheduled to be completed by Dec. 2013, was made possible through the collaboration of the city of Paducah, Murray State and McCracken County this summer. Kim Oatman, chief facilities Read More
Even universities have to do a little house cleaning every now and then. While much of the work the University tries to schedule during the less crowded and warmer summer months, some projects do come up while regular classes are in session – not unlike the maintenance roof work on Wells Hall this month. Lined Read More