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Student Services Building opening Oct. 21
Opening ceremony will include speakers, tours of new facility
Melissa Meek / Roundup
The opening of the new Student Services building near Parking Lot 1 is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Speakers will include Dr. Tyree Wieder, interim chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), Dr. Joy McCaslin, interim Pierce College president and Shani Simms, Associated Students Organization president.
“I am really excited about the grand opening,” McCaslin said in an e-mail.
She had hoped the building’s ceremony would have been in the late afternoon, but it was moved to the morning to avoid conflicting with the LACCD meeting.
She confirmed three past Pierce presidents — Bob Garber, Tom Oliver and Rocky Young — have been invited. She believes they are planning to attend.
McCaslin said the actual move-in will occur Oct. 29, so as to not interfere with the ceremony and leave the building “pristine.”
“We just recently decided not to move in before the grand opening because the move-in itself will be pretty messy,” she said.
The purpose of the new building is to keep all student services together instead of spread across the campus, as they currently are.
“The building is designed to serve students in a cohesive manner, with all the services grouped together in one building,” McCaslin said in an e-mail.
Some of the offices will be closing today to begin packing, although most will begin tomorrow.
“We are encouraging students to come in prior to the move if possible and (we) apologize for any inconvenience as we move into the new facility,” said David Follosco, interim vice president.
Movers will be transporting all the packed materials to the new building Thursday and Friday. Staff will be unpacking when they return Monday.
Follosco said most offices should be re-opening Tuesday.
Refreshments will be served directly after the ceremony and tours will be given by the staff.
