Chancellor mentors SGA
Rachel Swafford
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: News
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Brown, along with Janet Spraker, director of facilities, and Tom Ellis, vice chancellor of facilities, presented the senators a plan concerning Chamberlain Field and the South Stadium.
Brown's presentation included pictures of the deterioration of the stadium and images of a possible concept for the area surrounding chamberlain field.
The concern for the South Stadium building is the deterioration of the brick and concrete construction used in the building, Spraker said.
She said other campus buildings with similar structural problems have been restored, but funds have not been available to completely restore the stadium.
Brown said: "We do have a culture for saving these historical buildings, but we're struggling with this one...because of safety...If we can save it, we will."
Spraker said, "We consider [Chamberlain Field] significant...We'll surround it, but not build on the field itself."
This is being called the "concept of Chamberlain Plaza" which would include the addition of buildings on Vine Street between Chamberlain Field and the UC.
Brown said the buildings will be similar in design to the Engineering building with a goal for all the buildings to be LEED certified.
The uses of these buildings would range from housing, classrooms and student services, to an alumni building.
"This plan will be funded by money from the stimulus package of which the executive team has already okayed the use of the money," Brown said. "We're just trying to do what's right."
SGA President Tyler Forrest, a senior from Athens, Tenn., informed senators he would be participating in a tour of the South Stadium in cooperation with the proposal planning.
