CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – Beginning May 15, the North Parking Lot will be closed for repaving. Long-term visitors should park behind the Griffith Memorial Building or in the Dome Parking Lot. Admissions visitors can park in the lot along Dome Loop Road.
The Edward A. Whitney Academic Center
CONSTRUCTION
April 17, 2012, 1:00 pm: bids due on second bid package. Sealed bids accepted in person and by mail to 3059 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801 Room W163, Attention Kent Andersen. For questions contact Construction Manager Brian Bolton, KWN Construction LLC, brianb@kwnconstruction.com
April 3, 2012, 10:00 am: Pre-bid meeting for second bid package. Sheridan College Board Room, W145C, bidders strongly encouraged to attend.
March 27, 2012, 2:00 pm: bids due on first bid package. Bids accepted in person and by mail to 3059 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801 Room W163. Public bid opening March 27, 2012, 3:00 pm, same location. For questions contact Construction Manager Brian Bolton, KWN Construction LLC, brianb@kwnconstruction.com
January 2012 – Orientation Session scheduled for January 31, 10 am in CTEL. This is a non-mandatory orientation for vendors, suppliers, and contractors to learn about the project and the bid process.
November 2011- Preliminary steps to prepare the site for construction has begun. The project will include additional changes to the entryway, the road, and traffic patterns on campus. Construction will begin this spring, weather permitting.
BACKGROUND
The Edward A. Whitney Academic Center at Sheridan College became a reality in March of 2011, when the Wyoming Legislature approved funding for a new Academic Center at Sheridan College. The $7.5 million dollars in funding from the state required local matching funds, and Whitney Benefits, Inc. generously offered to provide the match needed. A new academic building has long been number one on a list of projects in the College’s master plan.
THE PROJECT
The center will include 35,000 square feet of new space and will connect with the east side of the current Whitney Building. This project will also include renovation of 18,000 square feet of the current building.
The new and renovated space is designed for student success and replaces outdated classrooms with collaboration spaces, learning labs and laboratories that enhance learning opportunities. The entire student experience will be improved with welcoming and gathering spaces, collocated student services offices and a new front door for the entire campus.
Some components of the project include:
- 9 classrooms/collaborations rooms, including computer labs, physic lab, GIS/Cad Lab
- Center for teaching and learning and learning lab
- Large tiered classroom
- Student and business services including recruiting, admissions, financial aid, advising, testing, records, registration, and business office.
- Outdoor Education office
- Bookstore and coffee shop
- Gathering space and welcome center
- Faculty offices and writing center
FLOOR PLANS
