Construction started on North Quad, one of the first buildings on campus and a historical landmark, in the beginning of summer. The renovation, which includes some demolition work on the inside and the installation of new elevators, will be divided into three phases, each of which will last a semster.
With the West side of North Quad under construction, several departments have moved their offices to other buildings until Phase 1 is completed.
Departments that moved from North Quad are modern languages and classics, political science, criminal justice and criminology, academic systems, sociology, and psychology.
Most of the offices have relocated to West Quad and the Arts and Communications Building. Office phone numbers remain the same.
Although faculty offices have moved, there is still no definitive location for all classes, which will be moved to other buildings throughout campus, said Kristi Royal, administrative coordinator of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology.
"Classes will be scattered throughout Ball State," she said. "So students will have to pay more attention."
Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities planning and Management, said Phase 1, which includes the west part of the building, will be completed in November. Phase 2 will begin in December, involving working on the middle section of North Quad. The building's renovation is expected to be completed January 2012.
North Quad's renovation will include new floors, new handicap ramps for the entrances in front of Riverside Avenue and the removal of books from where the old library was located before Bracken Library's construction, which will make the area more open and usable, Kenyon said.
"The project is on schedule and work is progressing," Kenyon said. "The focus now is cleaning the old library space, which is the first part of the process."
The North Quadrangle, more commonly known as North Quad, was built in 1926 to become a library and assembly hall for the university and the community. New sections were added several times to the building.
Although the building will continue to be a maze for some students, the renovations will make the building more efficient, Kenyon said.
"[The building will] look very nice once all three phases are completed," he said.
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