COLUMBUS, Ind. — Progress on Ivy Tech Community College’s new campus building in Columbus continues, with the college planning to move in this spring.
Local trustees and other individuals recently toured the interior of Moravec Hall after a Feb. 8 campus board meeting.
“You really get, now, how architecturally unique this building is when you walk through it,” said Chancellor Steven Combs. The board’s next meeting, scheduled for April 12, will be its last in Poling Hall, he said.
Ivy Tech – Columbus Director of Marketing Chris Schilling said that the college will take possession of Moravec Hall on May 19.
They plan to move some “instructional items” into the building in March and also install some furniture, equipment and other fixtures at that time. According to the scheduled timeline, labs will move during the second week of May, faculty and staff will move in on the week of May 16, and the first “operational day” will be May 24.
Director of Instructional Sites Erica Speer said that while the project has seen delays, lead contractor Pepper Construction continues to implement “creative solutions” and is working to catch up. According to the company’s progress report, material delays are an ongoing concern.
In discussing details of the project, Speer said that the building’s permanent roof is currently being installed.
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