Movin' on Up!

In Fall 2007, the Commication Arts Department will have a new home! Now I know there may be some of you who will miss our beloved trailer (yeah right) but it's time to move on! Veazey Hall, which was orginally a residence hall here at Georgia Southern, is under renovation to make a new home for the comm arts department as well as graduate studies and the office of strategic studies.

This move is partly because GSU has an initiative to eliminate the temporary buildings on campus. This relocation will get rid of two trailers on campus. It has always seemed odd to me that the comm arts department was the one that got put in a trailer because we are the largest department on campus with 900 students. I have had many classes in the trailer, most of which were held in the exact same room, but I will not have a problem with the move. I am excitied that it will be occuring before I graduate.

The new Veazey Hall will have six classrooms on the first floor and an accommodating lobby for students to hang out in while waiting for class. There will also be two or three computer labs for teaching or student's personal use. The Office of Graduate Studies and Office of Strategic Studies will will be housed on the second floor. The third floor will house two more classrooms and instructor's offices. Since Veazey used to be dorms, there are some drawbacks of the building. Some pivitol supports in the structure which conflict with the layout of some of the classrooms will have to be left in. This will not allow larger classrooms sizes.

The move is set to take place as soon as the middle of the summer terms, but some faculty are concerned about a late move in the Fall. Either way, I can not wait! I will not miss the trailer and will be more than happy to say goodbye!