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New Print Shop Opens to Accolades
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Facilities Progress Marches On
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 After more than a year of planning and
anticipation, Roz Scott and the crew in the Grossmont College
Printing Department are enjoying their brand new space in the
west side of the remodeled LRC and evolving Technology Center.
They moved into their new quarters in December, just before
finals. According to Scott, “We survived the perils of
demolition of the old LRC.”
Faculty and staff are enjoying the improved and more
client-friendly service counter, too. “Not only were we able
to design the flow of work through the room for optimum
efficiency, we were able to configure a service counter for
friendly and responsive service to our clients,” Scott said.
She also pointed out the roomy job pick-up area where faculty
members are now able to retrieve their own jobs (except for
tests) without having to wait for assistance. Scott says,
“We’ve received dozens of compliments on the new area.”
Meanwhile, pencils are flying as fast as hammers as new
construction around the Grossmont College campus bulldozes its
way into the new year.
In January, selection committees sat for presentations by
architectural candidates to design and build a new Student
Services Center and a multi-story parking structure.
The parking demand is a no-duh question and work is already
under way in Parking Lot 5 to obtain necessary geological
information. Testing engineers completed the geological work
during the holiday break and the Select Committee has
recommended an architect for the project. That firm will be
recommended to the Board at its next meeting.
The new Student Services Center will consolidate Student
Services programs and staff into one multi-story “gateway”
center providing coordinated services to Grossmont students.
It will also house the Public Safety office and flexible
spaces for instruction and community meetings.
At the same time, the Student Center will be expanded for more
dining area and multiple vendors as well as improved work
areas for the Associated Students and Culinary Arts. At
present, the gateway task force is determining square footage
needs and office proximity needs and is waiting for completion
of the architect selection process. Again, an architect has
been selected for recommendation to the Governing Board.
Meanwhile the new Tech Center (the old LRC) noses nearer
construction above the Main Quad. The present target date for
completion is April 16, the week after spring break. The first
tenants will begin their moves into the building that week.
Other projects in the works include expansion and remodeling
of Room 220, a new Science Lab Building, a Digital Arts and
Sculpture Building, a Health Professions/Sciences building,
and reconfigured entrances to the campus both from Highway 125
and Highwood Road off Lake Murray Blvd. |
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