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Navigating Housing Reconstruction Challenges: Lessons from Willamette University

Explore the intersection of Housing, Greek Life, and Construction at Willamette University, delving into history, student involvement, budgeting, and lessons learned from the renovation process.

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Navigating Housing Reconstruction Challenges: Lessons from Willamette University

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  1. We Moved Your Core?What happens when Housing, Greek Life, and Construction Collide Versus? Micheal K. Seraphin Coordinator of Purchasing, Willamette University NWACUHO 2010 February, 8, 2010

  2. Why this session? • History between Willamette and National Fraternities • Commitment on the part of the Willamette • Student Input & Involvement • Budgeting • Master Planning • My limitations as the presenter – I was the Area Coordinator for the Fraternities during ¾ of this process, and the Coordinator of Purchasing the other ¼. I do not work in Facilities or Project Management

  3. How did Willamette get to this point? G. Herbert Smith – 1927 DePauw University alum • President, Willamette University President from 1942-1969 • Secretary General, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, 1935-1946 • President, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, 1946-1951 • Fraternities vs. Residence Halls • Starting in 1946 – Five national fraternities have been housed on Willamette’s campus • Beta Theta Pi • Delta Tau Delta • Phi Delta Theta • Sigma Alpha Epsilon • Sigma Chi

  4. The Process Fall 2007 Spring 2008/Summer 20008 • Breaking the news • What the men felt • Concerns they had • How was the University going to accommodate them? • Entitlement issues • Finding a new home • Controlling the flow of information • Meetings, meetings, more meetings • More meetings • Damage control • Preparation • Making accommodations • Bricks and trees • Damages to the facility • Saving goodbye

  5. Photos - Old Beta Theta Pi 5.30.08

  6. Budget – Demolition of “Old Beta”

  7. Photos - BETA Demo Summer 08

  8. Budget – Backfill of “Old Beta”

  9. Photos - Beta Theta Pi Backfill

  10. Budget - General

  11. Other Construction Costs

  12. Photos - New Beta Construction 2008_06_13

  13. Total Expenses to Date… • $ 1,687,275.82

  14. Photos - Beta Theta Pi 2010

  15. Things to Consider/Lessons Learned • When to bring students into the process • Communicating with the rest of the campus • Communicating with the other potential students/residential communities • Real wants vs. real needs • Dealing with inter-organizational communication/issues

  16. Thanks for the following: • Jan Gardner – Director of Facilities • Cindy Anderson – Assistant to the Director of Facilities • The Men of the Gamma Sigma chapter of Beta Theta Pi • The Men of the Delta Zeta chapter of Sigma Chi

  17. Questions ?Micheal K. Seraphinmseraphi@willamette.edu

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