Green Technology Building on campus taken off master plan building om construction

After years of ongoing construction on campus, the idea of assembling a Green Technology Building has officially been taken off the to-do list.

The master plan for Pierce College is constantly being updated to keep students and faculty members aware of future construction, funding, partnerships and student success. The Green Technology Building is still listed under the campus projects that are currently awaiting funding but faculty members feel that the funding for the project is no longer there.

“The school is not willing to spend money on the Green Technology Building unless the school demands it,” said Leland Shapiro, director of the preveterinary science program and professor of animal science. “By the time they have enough money to fund a building, I don’t even think it would be toward the Green Tech.”

With the major budget cuts, there are not enough professors to teach all the science courses taught on campus.

“We are not even offering 1/3 of plant sciences classes. I know that not having a Green Tech Building is affecting more than one science department,” said Shapiro.

Not being able to construct the building is not only affecting the professors, but also the students. Even though professors are managing to teach in class, there is still work that students are not able to complete.

“The students and the professors

Annual Farm Walk event to take place on campus [4/27] are troopers. We still manage to teach our students in class,” said Assistant Professor of Physics Lee Loveridge. “Some students aren’t able to work on their lab all day because there isn’t enough space.”

The Agriculture department is inviting the community to attend the Farm Walk on Sunday, April 27. Activities will include hay rides, a petting zoo, sheep shearing and face painting.

The updated master plan said that the Pierce College committee wants to develop a stronger management oversight for the pre-and postconstruction in hoping that a better team would create a better picture.

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The Green Technology Building was originally supposed to be located on the northeast side of campus and had been listed on the construction list since 2010. Other classrooms, buildings and facilities were also supposed to be restored over the next few years including the area north of the Mall.

“I don’t think there will ever be a Green Tech Building, not anytime soon at least,” Loveridge said.

– Compiled by Tracy Wright

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Political discussions on healthcare, the Governor’s race and propositions 41 and 42 are a few of the topics being discussed at Pierce College’s Day of Politics from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 in the Great Hall.

In anticipation of the upcoming June elections, candidates from the 30th district congressional race and 45th assembly race will be discussing platforms and policies.

“This may be the only chance to meet most of these third party candidates who rarely get an opportunity to participate in political events,” assistant professor Denise Robb said.

A debate