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MOVING PIECES Planning for campus remodeling and building projects over summer BY LANCE SCHWARTZ • CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER
If you want to recall how the interior of Tweit Hall looks, or how the lower level of Meyer Hall is laid out you’d better look soon because several construction and remodeling projects will change the look of the Bethany campus during the summer of 2021. The largest of the renovations will be a nearly complete interior remodeling in Milton Tweit Hall. This building has seen considerable changes throughout the years. It once served as the Bethany Seminary and Headquarters for the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). When the ELS built a new facility just down the street, Bethany assumed ownership of the building and named it Tweit Hall in memory of the longtime Regent of the College. The building was first equipped as the home of the Communication Department—Bethany’s first bachelor’s program. It’s most recently served as the headquarters for the Exercise Science Program, and portions of the Art Department were housed in the building. The upcoming changes will see walls removed and classrooms expanded for both programs. Bethany’s new esports program is growing, and so is the space the varsity sport will occupy. A classroom on the lower level of Honsey Hall will become the program’s second gaming space. It’s located next to the team’s existing varsity competition space. Also happening in Honsey Hall is an upgrade to the College’s broadcast facilities. The renovation will give Bethany the ability to produce multi-camera event broadcasts in a single facility while tapping into remote cameras at event sites. It’s a
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model used in mainstream media production and the new arrangement provides real world experience for students in Bethany’s communication program. A couple of outdoor projects will also bring a new look to the Campus Green and the entrance to Honsey Hall. The long sidewalk running through the Green will be removed and replaced with a wider walkway. The rock garden outside Honsey will be refurbished and redone and will shine as a spectacular new entrance to the College’s largest academic building. Less obvious, but much needed projects will include new roofs on Luther Hall and the College’s warehouse/maintenance facility located on the north side of the campus. The Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center will see new windows installed. Plumbing will be upgraded in parts of Old Main and Teigen Hall.
