Share: Monday, April 28 was the grand opening day of the Student Health Services Office after it moved from the basement of the D Building to the brand new U Building that opened earlier this month. The SHS office’s new location is U-201, the second floor of the U Building. Previously, the office was located in D-105. Administrative Assistant, Daisy Hyunh, expressed her thoughts about how the office is now in a better location. “When the new building was designed and the placement of the …
PCC celebrates grand opening of new Sarafian building
A state-of-the-art building opens at PCC—but concerns about space and access linger.
‘There are glitches that will be fixed’: U building opens to mixed reviews
Share: This semester PCC’s Sarafian Building or the U building has officially reopened to the public, with a variety of science classes already taking place inside. Faculty and students were asked about their opinions of the new building which prompted mixed reactions on the building and how moving the health sciences and natural sciences divisions classes were handled. Anatomy professor Teresa Trendler is currently only faculty member from department of anatomy division of natural science to have moved into the U building on the third …
U-Building replacement funding in peril
Share: California state legislators have decided to hold back on funding PCC’s promised Proposition 51 bond, further delaying the replacement of the U-Building and stagnating the future of the natural sciences division. Follow:
Academic Senate ushers in fresh faces to tackle longstanding ideas
Share: Equity and student completion are at the forefront of the newly elected 2018-2019 Academic Senate executive board agenda. Follow:
State of California will no longer fully fund U-Building project
Share: The progress to get work done on the Armen Sarafian Hall (also known as the U building) has been dealt a number of blows in recent weeks. The full support of the project from the government has been derailed, and the school is hoping that the state will change its mind before the May Revise when the governor’s proposed budget from January gets an update before it is signed into law by the end of June. Follow:
Props 51 and 55 to improve PCC campus and benefit staff
Share: PCC is to significantly benefit from the passage of two statewide propositions from the Nov. 8 General Election ballot, propositions 51 and 55, by being able to rebuild the U Building and to retain teachers. Follow:
Passing prop. 51 pays for PCC property upgrades
Share: If Proposition 51 on the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election ballot fails, the U Building — the condemned, eerily silent 80,000-square-foot science building adjacent to the Bonnie parking areas and the Science Village — may be doomed. Voters can do something about this. Follow:
Fate of U Building awaits funding from State bond measure
Share: The furniture and other articles seen outside of the U Building over the last few weeks is not a sign of the imminent demolition of the building that was deemed structurally unsound back in 2012 but rather part of an effort to use it for temporary storage of salvaged items from other projects. Follow:
Plans for U Building still at standstill
After two years of not knowing what to do with it, the college has finally received funding from the state to replace the U Building, but has yet to decide if it will be demolished, according to acting Superintendent-President Robert Miller.