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University Daily Kansan
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Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1985
Plan
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pected to cost about $14 million, also has entered the first stage of planning.
planning Although the University has turned to private and federal funds for additional support, the state has continued to provide needed funds for campus improvement.
The completion this summer of the $12.7 million addition to Haworth Hall, Budig said, was evidence that the state was serious about supporting KU, despite tough economic times.
Wiechert said many of the projects undertaken by the University over the next five years would be renovation projects.
"We are primarily in a renovation mode," he said.
Wiechert said that Snow Hall would be the first renovation project that the University would start. He said renovating the 55-year-old building, which houses life science programs, would cost the University more than $7 million and most likely would begin next summer.
Students and faculty will move from the building until the project is completed.
Despite the support shown for the growth of the University, Wiechert said there were a couple of projects the University needed badly but could not afford, such as a planned performing arts center and a Continuing Education Center.
The University already has a federal grant for the Continuing Education Center, Wiechert said, but no state money has been allocated for
The performing arts center also will have to wait, Budig said. The University needs it but can't presently afford it.
"One of our highest priorities is the realization of a performing arts center at KU," he said. "Hoch Auditorium is inadequate.
the project. Estimated costs for the project are not available yet.
"I am committed to the realization of a performing arts center. It is essential to our academic programs. It is something that the University of Kansas community needs."
Budig said he and other University officials had visited performing arts centers at other schools. He said he was currently reviewing the situation with representatives from the fine arts and architectural services and hoped to have a plan ready soon.
Budig said the performing arts centers he has seen had been constructed with private funds, as would any KU performing arts center.
Despite the hole created by the lack of a building for the Division of Continuing Education and a performing arts center, Budig said, the University has made significant progress in capital construction.
Budig said that even with hard economic times in Kansas, through private, state and national support, he was positive that the University would continue to grow.
"The state has not deserved education during difficult times." he said. "That is why I am optimistic about the future."
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State financing of KU construction
Fiscal year Funds appropriated by the state
1987 $ 2.34 million
1988 $ 4.90 million
1989 $ 9.02 million
1990 $ 5.56 million
1991 $ 2.00 million
Already used: $ 1.13 million
Total: $24.95 million
The projects financed by the state are remodeling of Snow Hall, remodeling of Haworth Hall, remodeling of Fowler Shops and the Broadcasting Hall, remodeling of Spooner Hall, construction of the new Science and Technology Library, and an analysis of the University's utilities.
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