Goal 6:
Provide safe, accessible, effective,
efficient and inviting physical facilities
"S" returns to Bowman Hall
A historical landmark, the Stout "S" was restored to the campus in May 2004 after a 35-year hiatus. The original "S" was a treasured piece of Stout until 1969 when the landmark was stolen. The new "S" on the clock tower measures 10 feet high and more than six feet wide with back lighting. Fund raising is being conducted to cover the expenses.
The "S," chosen from a 1913 annual, was made of aluminum and painted white. The Menomonie Historic Commission has endorsed its installation. While the "S" had been missing for years, its legacy was still preserved in the following phrase from the Alma Mater: "On the banks of Lake Menomin stands our Alma Mater true, with tower high and brilliant 'S,' for her we'll dare and do."
New residence hall construction
Construction for a new residence hall on UW-Stout's north campus broke ground in spring 2004.
The new building will be a 296-bed residence hall with 75 suites, each containing four single bedrooms, a kitchenette, living area and bathroom facilities. On each of the building's five floors will be a laundry room, recycling center, and full kitchen/lounge area. The residence hall will offer several meeting rooms, an activities room, vending areas and other amenities.
The estimated cost of the new building is $16.6 million and will be funded by user fees, not taxpayer dollars. The new residence hall will replace the aging Jeter-Tainter-Callahan Hall that will be demolished in the next few years.
Plans are for the residence hall to be completed sometime in the summer of 2005, to be ready for new residents that fall.
Re-keying the campus
Access to all campus buildings has changed and become more restrictive than in the past, but the university and students are the benefactors of a re-keying of the campus.
All residence halls were re-keyed, as well as five academic buildings and Jarvis Hall's Science Wing. The approximate target date to finish all re-keying was mid-November 2004.
Faculty, staff and students were able to pick up their new keys for the re-keyed buildings at the Key Control Center. Old exterior door keys no longer worked in the newly re-keyed facilities, and all after-hour building access was then accessible by card access only.