Dr. Harry K. Moon, president and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, visited construction workers at the Terry Administration Building renovation site on Aug. 27. The project is halfway done, which is seen as a milestone achievement in the Office of Facilities Management.
“The care that we have given, the patience, the research that we have done to help cure problems will all be impacted by what you are doing today,” Moon said to the construction workers. “Your safety records and things that you have done are really exceptional.”
Daniel J. Alfonso, executive vice president for Facilities Management, Public Safety, and Business Services, in the Office of Facilities Management, expects to complete the expansion of the Terry Administration Building by May.
“All the glass is done. The roof has been sealed in, and now pretty soon, they will start the interior work,” Alfonso said.
Ayanna Stephens, director of Design and Construction, said the expansion will increase dining options in the building.
“The previous cafeteria was really outdated and did not have a lot of food options, and now it is [planned] to kind of rival the University Center Razor’s Reef,” Stephens said.
Also, Alfonso said the fourth floor of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center will have spaces renovated for the Tutoring and Testing Center. The spaces used by the former Farquhar Honors College, now Farquhar Honors Program of the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, and the telepresence room, a conference room, will accommodate the TTC’s student clients.
“[The TTC is] telling us that they are at capacity. They don’t have enough room to do all the testing validation [that] needs to happen,” Alfonso said. “So we are looking at the Alvin Sherman Library.”
Alfonso said the Cultural Living Center, a student residential building, was one of the exterior renovation projects done during the summer.
“We did the outside; we changed all the windows to impact windows. We finished the doors. All the doors [have] new card access readers [which] are being installed or were installed,” Alfonso said. “The next phase is going to be interior renovation.”
Stephens said exterior renovations for the future NSU Health Interprofessional Simulation Complex, formerly the Miami Dolphins training facility, are done, with interior construction plans forthcoming.
“Ultimately, we are waiting for direction from President Moon,” Stephens said. “One of the options we discussed was building out the interior for Athletics because it is right next to the soccer stadium.”
Alfonso said the projects the Office of Facilities Management plans and undergoes help the university keep costs down.
“Our goal is to be as efficient as possible to reduce the burden on the cost of education while providing excellent facilities for our students to thrive in,” Alfonso said. “That’s why our motto is we create the environment where research, teaching and community take place.”
“Under Construction” is a series that informs readers about construction and renovation projects on NSU campuses.
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