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Lynn Buffing
lbuffing@oregon.uoregon.edu
Look for some radical changes in the Computing Center this fall.
Last month, workers began demolition and reconstruction for a major remodeling
project on the Computing Center building. When the dust settles in August
and all the new windows and skylights are in place, the renovated building
will be lighter and airier.
Staff offices will not only be more accessible to the public, they will
gleam with new paint and carpeting. In addition, Scanning Services will
have a new home in Room 104, making way for an expanded machine room.
This facelift is long overdue. When the Computing Center was built in
1966, computing was oriented toward large machines and punch card data,
and little thought was given to the staff associated with those functions.
Four years later, a second floor was added to accommodate office space
and growth in administrative and academic computing, but this space, too,
has long been outgrown.
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A worker plasters
a wall of the new Facilities Services offices on the first floor
Until recently, the 13,525 square foot facility also housed the Microcomputer
Support Center, the Documents Room Library, the Electronics Shop, and the
VMS/Banner/Unix account service group. When these services and staff offices
moved to Grayson Hall last summer, focus shifted to upgrading the Computing
Center building itself.
University Planning, Facilities Services, and Robertson, Sherwood Architects
assisted with setting priorities and establishing a plan of action.
If you have any questions about this project, please contact Lynn Buffing
(lbuffing@oregon.uoregon.edu).
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