Dean Parsons (left) and Provost House stand in the grand atrium looking toward downtown Elon. There’s just something about people in business attire donning hard hats and neon safety vests that makes you smile! At the conclusion of our National Advisory Board meeting on April 8, Communications Dean Paul Parsons and Associate Dean Kenn Gaither led nine board members on a hard hat tour … Continue Reading →

Two weeks ago, a mysterious wall appeared outside of McEwen Communications Building, just a few steps away from Snow Family Grand Atrium. It’s safe to say the single wall, with its tiny window and concrete foundation, puzzled the many former journalists who walked by it everyday. One group even hypothesized about its purpose while standing in their gowns following the university’s spring convocation. … Continue Reading →

To make way for the new plaza that will connect campus to downtown Elon, crews started removing a section of brick wall on April 4. It was a deliberate process as only a 50-foot section was to be removed. The above image was taken Monday afternoon, while standing on Williamson Avenue looking south. On April 5, just over 24 hours … Continue Reading →

Elon University hosted a brief ceremony on March 30, 2016, to commemorate a key moment in the shared history of the university and the Town of Elon – the opening of the west campus wall to downtown Elon. As construction continues on the new facilities for the School of Communications, a 50-foot section of the wall, which dates back to 1925, … Continue Reading →

A person must stretch over the fence to realize it, but the concrete foundation of the Snow Family Grand Atrium has been poured. The construction crew framed the foundation in the middle of last week and the concrete was poured right before Easter weekend. The above image was taken from Lebanon Avenue, while “possibly” standing on the brick wall outside the … Continue Reading →

While our students are off enjoying spring break, construction crews have prepped the foundation of Snow Family Grand Atrium for concrete. Do you have a few thousand pounds of cement you’d like to loan us? I’m guessing no. Crews have been working both high and low in recent days at the site, spending a great deal of time finishing Schar Hall’s roof. We’re going … Continue Reading →

The Schar Hall construction crew completed the window installation on the north side of the building this week. It does seem a bit ironic that this task was finished in 70-degree temperatures, just in time to crack them open and enjoy the breeze. The only remaining openings on this side of the building are for the Snow Family Grand Atrium (far right) and the “Under … Continue Reading →

With most of Schar Hall’s work moving indoors, the most noticeable progress over the past week as been at the site of Steers Pavilion. Below are four photographs “time stamped” to give you an idea of the site’s daily progress. All four images were taken from Whitley Auditorium, either on the building’s front stairs or from a second-story window. Enjoy! commexpansionMore … Continue Reading →

In terms of foreshadowing, most can predict what the arrival of a crane at a construction site means. Thankfully for Elon construction enthusiasts, we weren’t disappointed. On the morning of Monday, March 7, a crane was parked near the future home of Steers Pavilion. By 1 p.m., the facility’s first steel post was in the air and crew members were … Continue Reading →

For the second time in five weeks a small contingent from the School of Communications toured Schar Hall to document the project’s progress. Bryan Baker, Vic Costello and Tommy Kopetskie were joined on March 4 by Dean Paul Parsons, who was taking his first in-depth look at the facility. In case you skipped over the above caption, that is in fact the … Continue Reading →