AROUND CAMPUS
Campus News NEWS East Campus conference center and Cralle student center undergoing renovations
T
wo major construction projects are happening on campus.
Construction began in May on a $525,000 renovation of the East Campus Conference Center, part of Georgetown College’s athletic facilities. The project is being funded by the James A. & Martha R. Brown Charitable Foundation, Sodexo, and donors. Construction is estimated to be completed in June. Once completed, the conference center will officially be named James A. & Martha R. Brown Conference Center in honor of the foundation’s gift. In late May, the College began work on a $2.4 million renovation of the Cralle Student Center. The project, funded entirely by Sodexo, will be completed by the time students return to campus in August for the Fall 2021 semester.
GC MAGAZINE | SPRING 2021 27
The renovation, which has been in the planning stages for three years, will be a complete overhaul of Montgomery Dining Hall located in Cralle Student Center. In addition to an aesthetic rehaul with new mixed seating options and decor, Sodexo will also
enhance its dining selections with new stations where food is prepared in front of students as they wait. The other major renovation taking place during this phase of the Cralle Student Center project is the addition of an elevator to the outside of the building, which will greatly improve accessibility to the entire building. This set of renovations is part of a multi-year project for the student center. The College will work alongside Sodexo, which it has been partners with for 20 years, for all phases of the project. Future phases include bringing a national brand restaurant on the ground floor of Cralle Student Center and renovations of the Mulberry Café located in the Ensor Learning Resource Center.
