August 18, 2005

Cal State Fullerton welcomes the fall semester with a new name for its south county branch campus, more than 60 new tenure-track faculty members and projected first-day student enrollment of 32,500 students, including more than 3,000 who will attend classes offered at the CSUF Irvine Campus.

Old and new campus members will find new pathways and detours as construction and renovation projects continue throughout the campus.

Among those new projects that are changing the face of the campus is the renovation of the commons — the area between the Pollak Library, Performing Arts Building, Titan Student Union and Titan Bookstore. New, wider walkways lined with trees have been installed, while lighting and additional landscaping will continue through the semester.

Finishing touches are in the works for the new Performing Arts Center, as are sidewalks, roadway and landscaping between the new structure and the Visual Arts Center. Those wishing to park in Parking Lot C at the corner of State College Boulevard and Nutwood Avenue will be out of luck: the lot is closed for construction use as part of the Performing Arts Center project.

Once again open to campus members, however, is the walkway that runs from the Nutwood Parking Structure between the biological science greenhouse and the Performing Arts Center to the Quad.

Construction continues on the 10,000-square-foot Fullerton Arboretum visitor and conference center. The project, which includes classrooms, a museum, an open-air meeting area and entrance plaza, is scheduled for completion later this year.

Also under construction is the State College Parking Structure located in Lot B on the west side of the Kinesiology and Health Science Building. When completed — sometime in late spring — the six-level structure will provide more than 1,500 parking spaces.

Less visible than the construction of a building or renovation of a large open area is the university’s fire-life-safety project. The project, which includes additional fire hydrants and upgrades of the campus fire alarm system, continues in various locations.

In November, construction will begin on a realignment of the south side entrance to campus in preparation for the construction of the College of Business and Economics building, Stephen G. Mihaylo Hall. Schematic plans for the Hall, as well as the student Recreation Center, were approved by the CSU Board of Trustees in July.

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