I was on campus on October 31 and took some snaps. Foliage was almost over but it certainly felt great to drive down Old Main Street again.
The Memorial Building has transformed into the Hess Center for the Arts, with a fresh palette of colors apparent just beyond the crisp white lobby. The auditorium now has side balcony seats to accommodate the 638 students now enrolled plus faculty and guests. There is a new concert hall (incredible) and a new art gallery (more next week).
The Library is currently gutted for a complete renovation as a learning commons, with maker and collaborative spaces planned etc. As these core academic buildings are renovated to rise to current and future educational standards, we will more often get the feeling that "we're not in Kansas anymore" when we go back to reunions etc.
Some may be glad to know that the (reproduction) Audobon books in the case from the library are safe in the basement of the Hess until the renovation is complete.
