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Rich Legacy Leads to Teaching and Learning Building
KEVIN MAPP
GROUNDBREAKING MARKS BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION
Construction progress can be viewed at any time via the web. A camera takes stills every five minutes. This image was taken in mid-December.
Saturday, Oct. 1, was an exciting day as community members celebrated the groundbreaking of the first academic building to be constructed on campus since 1993. But the ceremonial hard hats and shovels were taken up only after many expressions of gratitude to the Garrett Family, who are among the key pioneers whose past efforts made the day’s events possible. Garrett family members Marvin (son of founding Trustee Leroy Garrett) and Judy (Marvin’s spouse) joined HMC Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, students, architectural and construction staff, community members and friends, to cele-
“Their names are around [campus] because of a financial commitment, but the real commitment was of the heart,” said Marvin Garrett of his father and stepmother. “They were dedicated with the Mudd family to creating and being part of the creation of a science and engineering facility second to none in the world. That emotional dedication was equally as important as the financial commitment. Also, my father had great foresight and always looked ahead, and I think he would be very comfortable that the time had come to move to the next era in the College’s history.” Assistant Vice President of Planning and Construction David Dower reported that during the fall months, installation of soldier beams, lagging and tie-backs were completed to allow excavation. Excavation operations included removal of approximately 23,000 cubic yards of earth to create the space for the new building’s foundation and basement. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing coordination with the BubbleDeck® structural systems should be completed by the first of the year. For a birds-eye view of construction 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (fiveminute delay), see hmc.edu/building/construction.shtml.
VIDEO
Pres. Klawe leads faculty, AABoG, student and trustee representatives in the breaking of ground for the new teaching and learning building.
Groundbreaking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhOoXYGC0o&feature=youtu.be Demolition: www.youtube.com/harveymuddcollege#p/u/2/QWV4MFAt6SE
brate the historic occasion in a tent adjacent to the construction site, where Thomas-Garrett Hall once stood. Speakers described how the 50-year-old academic building impacted the Mudd community and helped to inform the program of the new teaching and learning building that will be completed in 2013. Kerry Karukstis, chair of the faculty and Joseph B. Platt Professor of Effective Teaching in Chemistry, said Thomas-Garrett “fostered our vision of this exciting facility, and for that we owe the Garrett family an immense amount of gratitude.”
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Harvey Mudd College
FALL/WINTER 2011
