As one wall goes up, another wall comes down. The left image provides an update of the bricklayers’ progress on the exterior of Schar Hall. The image on the right shows the brick wall coming down outside McEwen’s Studio B, preparing for the facility’s new studio window that will look out on Williamson Avenue. What does Studio B look like on … Continue Reading →

To chronicle the progress of Schar Hall, Steers Pavilion and McEwen Communications Building, members of the School of Communications toured each respective construction site on June 10, 2016. Wish you could have attended? Here’s the next best thing – our robust photo gallery. The above image highlights the first floor of McEwen Communications Building, future site of the Elon News Network’s … Continue Reading →

Please excuse the video’s narrow orientation, but this clip published on the School of Communications’ Snapchat account (eloncom) is worth watching. The 72-second video highlights the ongoing renovations in McEwen Communications Building as of June 6. As you will see, construction crews have been quite busy since Commencement weekend. We can’t wait to see what the remodeled facilities look like come late … Continue Reading →

Thanks to these photographs taken by Dean Paul Parsons on May 20, here’s a look at the exterior progress of Snow Family Grand Atrium (left) and Dwight C. Schar Hall (right). Keen observers will notice a segment of concrete has been poured for the outdoor plaza leading toward the atrium. Construction crews also reopened a closed portion of the sidewalk on … Continue Reading →

With the ongoing construction of Schar Hall and Steers Pavilion, it could be easy to overlook the significant changes planned this summer for McEwen Communications Building. Immediately after graduation, the entire building – including Studio A and B – will be vacated for an extensive renovation project. (Teardown of the studios actually began in late April.) The major remodeling effort will provide new … Continue Reading →

As Dwight C. Schar Hall has progressed over the past few months with the installation of drywall, windows and brickwork, Steers Pavilion remained mostly a simple steel frame – until this morning. Crew members began installing the exterior framing to the new facility, beginning on the wall facing west. The 7,300-square-foot pavilion, which sits in front of Whitley Auditorium and between … Continue Reading →

Despite the several inches of rain we received earlier this week, this update isn’t completely damp. Over the past two weeks or so, the construction crew has been busy installing drywall, shaping offices, classrooms and other educational areas in the facility. Bryan Baker, coordinator of sound and video projects, and Tommy Kopetskie, communications manager, stepped inside the building on May 2 … Continue Reading →

Bricklayers have started working on the exterior of the south side of Schar Hall. This morning, three masons – look closely for the third man’s shadow – could be seen from Lebanon Avenue laying brick outside the future office of Communications Dean Paul Parsons. As you can see, this photo was taken from a safe location outside the construction fence. A … Continue Reading →