From Morty, on Economic Uncertainty
Morty just sent out an all campus e-mail listing three steps the college will take in response to the current financial crisis:
1) Postpone for a year the renovation of Weston Field and the remainder of the Stetson-Sawyer project. This will preserve capital, put off additional debt interest payments, and provide time to better understand the depth and breadth of the economic downturn.
2) Reduce spending on other facilities renewal by around $3 million. We have very little deferred maintenance, so pushing some of this work off to the future makes sense when times are tight.
3) Not fill newly open positions except those deemed most essential…
Read the whole thing after the jump. Read more
Stetson-Sawyer Pictures
Go here. Looks like construction is complete.
Stetson-Sawyer Blog
Check out the new blog on the Stetson-Sawyer project, as well as the homepage for the forthcoming (and very cool looking) Center for Media Initiatives.
Stetson-Sawyer update
Recent pictures of the two new academic buildings going up on either side of Sawyer Library have been uploaded here. (The resolution is fairly high, so be prepared for a wait if your Internet connection is sluggish.) The construction is going well, and delivery of the buildings is currently expected to be on time: early July for the North Academic Building and roughly mid-July for its partner to the south. The expected move-in date for faculty and staff remains mid-August.
If you need to be reminded about what all this will look like when Sawyer Library is razed in 2013, click here.
Stunning view
Stetson-Sawyer is promised to have stunning views of the mountains, and it is clear from this picture that the autumn season will be especially beautiful.
Future switch
It is a little strange to think that in a few years, the one on the left will be gone and the one on the right will be brick.
Sawyer Lawn
The skyline in this area is dominated by a large crane, which was probably instrumental in raising the large steel beams that you see on the right of the picture.
Traffic aid
This mirror is apparently necessary for the safety of those driving at the corner of the construction near Dodd. Left turn only: only towards Mission; no driving towards Dodd! It does seem a bit out of place.
P.S. This is the second time a photo has doubled as a self-portrait, the first time being here.
South Side of Stetson-Sawyer
I took this from the steps of Hopkins Hall. This area of campus has been a construction zone for a long time, it seems, though I recall some nice all-campus picnics held there in the first few years I was at Williams. You can also see the north side construction to the right of Sawyer.
The Wasteland
This is the view from roughly between Lehman and Dodd, through the fence. Stetson and the top of the chapel are visible in the background. It gives you a sense of the impact of the new building on this part of campus.
There is another, less good picture taken through a nearby gap in the fence, in the extended entry.
No Man’s Land
I don’t know who put up this sign — workers, administration, students? But I like it.
A new roofline between Brooks-Rogers and Sawyer
From Baxter Lawn, a new peak is visible between the two existing buildings (behind the tree). It is just a skeleton now; it will be interesting to see how the rooflines interact once Stetson-Sawyer is complete (and once Sawyer is gone).
Stetson-Sawyer north side, from Rt 2
The construction is quite visible from Route 2, but much less has been done than on the north side.
P.S. Jonathan, notice how nicely this picture is framed with leaves in the corners.
Stetson-Sawyer: Four stories by Dodd
I took this picture from the path between Stetson and Dodd, by the Economics department house. According to alums I spoke with, no construction had started when they were at Williams for reunions in June, so this four-story steel structure has emerged just over the summer.
