Happy Holidays & To All A Good Night from the UD Campus!

Rodney basement "experiment" expanding

A plan this spring to change the appearance of the basements in the Rodney Commons' buildings has been successful and is now set to expand to the A/B and E/F basements. The new design includes additional lighting, an area carpet, new and different furniture, and the centerpiece is a new flat big screen TV. Most all of the work involved in transforming the areas is completed by our UD Housing Maintenance Staff, including all the electrical and carpentry work. Some furniture has been re-used by re-upholstering pieces through our Housing Upholstery Shop. Although the start in A/B includes just the initial framing of the new walls, the plan is to have everything complete by the beginning of the Spring Semester in early February 2010.

Dickinson kitchens back in play

Today I have a video blog on some changes that we are making in the Dickinson Commons areas in order to improve the appearence and functionality of the spaces. Dickinson is the only complex without public area kitchens, but by working with Kevin McSweeney, the UD Fire Marshall, we have come up with a plan to re-establish the kitchen areas and also upgrade the whole functionality of the Commons Lounges. Future plans include painting and new big screen TVs for the Commons Lounge areas.