Clark Student Center gets overhaul from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo.
During the second week of school the atrium had some new additions. Matthew Park, assistant vice president of student affairs, said there have been two things students have seen so far. Specifically the new couches, chairs, and end tables located in the center of the atrium.
“I like the tables for the reason I can actually put my stuff on the table and actually do my work. Whereas before I was only able to sit, and it was really difficult on trying to write assignments and papers,” Lucy Ramirez, sophomore radiological science student said.
The remainder of the furniture in the atrium will also be replaced next week. The reason for the delay stems from the items being on backorder. Park said these recent changes are only the beginning.
“All of the upholstery in the dining areas is going to be replaced, so the booths in the food court, those are going to be reupholstered, same thing for the dining hall, same thing for the chairs,” Matthew Park, assistant vice president of student affairs said.
The new couches are not the only interior improvement being made over this academic year. There is also going to be new carpet put into the Wichita and Cheyenne meeting rooms. The money to fund these improvements is coming from the new campus bookstore.
“We used to be Barnes and Noble and we’ve changed to a company called Follett Higher Education, through that contract negotiation process there was a certain dollar amount, it was $250,000 that was given to the university,” Park said.
Changes that need to be made will come from the money given to the university by Follett Higher Education and not students’ pockets.
“Those are being funded through that bookstore revenue as part of going up for the new contract of the new bid. So this in particular there’s nothing that you’re looking at in terms of student tuition or special fees or things like that,” Park said.
Park said students can expect to see more improvements to the Clark Student Center during the next two years.
