New Student Union part of Chancellor's Master Plan

[Jesse Jackson's Side eye]

As part of the 2010 Chancellor's Master Plan, A&T is planning to renovate or build a new student union.



The plan calls for a number of amenities from a new bookstore and retail dining area to a movie theater, piano lounge, art gallery. I'm assuming the existing campus Starbucks would move into the planned Coffee shop area attached to the bookstore.

The design shows promise, BUT before you start popping the champagne, there is no expected date on the project's construction

As the Aggie Faithful, what are your thoughts?

[90Aggie]

I'm sentimental to the old, but happy for the new. Where are they going to put this new building? Maybe this time I'll be able to get a brick if they do some demolition.

[Deleted]

Lot of memories in the Union man. From the Ballroom to the Yearbook, SGA and SUAB offices.

Speaking of the Ballroom, what will happen to those spaces?

[Jesse Jackson's Side eye]

that's a good question...the layout eliminates the ballroom among other things...it wouldn't be as appealing to have it in the basement, if there even is going to be one

[blessedaggie84]

We know nothing is set in stone with this and all but why would we have two bookstores. if you look at the other thread:

bluedeathvalley.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=campus&action=display&thread=6189&page=2

we see that they would like to put a bookstore on the corner of Benbow Rd. and Bluford St. The student union looks like it would have to be in a totally different place.

[Bigboy]

From what I have been told the existing union will be renovated again and this renovation will take place in the very near future. This is what I was told, don't know if this is true or not.

[Jesse Jackson's Side eye]

Jul 7, 2010 20:16:01 GMT -5 blessedaggie84 said:

We know nothing is set in stone with this and all but why would we have two bookstores. if you look at the other thread:

bluedeathvalley.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=campus&action=display&thread=6189&page=2

we see that they would like to put a bookstore on the corner of Benbow Rd. and Bluford St. The student union looks like it would have to be in a totally different place.

I noticed that too, i just think it was a matter of not updating the master plan with the plans for the Union