Sand Mountain Reporter

Evacuation of the Administration Building at Snead State Community College is complete and preliminary plans for the building’s renovations are under way.

Due to safety issues, college administration made the decision to vacate the building on June 25. For the past month, the building was limited to only employees, and all classes were relocated to various buildings. The final office was relocated on Friday.

“The entire process has been a challenge, but our employees stepped up and did a tremendous job. The move took place just as our fall registration was beginning, and we were able to completely relocate vital offices on our campus without disrupting services to our students,” said Snead State President Dr. Robert Exley.

The Department of Postsecondary Education approved preliminary renovation plans developed by Krebs Architectural firm, of Birmingham. Krebs also spearheaded the renovation of the Norton Building and the construction of the new softball field.

“The first step is to do an assessment of the building to determine exactly what the renovation will entail. We are still in discussion on what exactly will be housed in the Administration Building after the renovation, but we do plan to renovate Fielder Auditorium and restore it to be a true fine arts auditorium,” said Dr. Exley.

Offices have been relocated to the McCain Learning Resources Center, which served as the location of the college’s library services. The move required some offices and services previously in the LRC to move to other areas on campus to open up space for the offices coming from the Administration Building. The new locations are as follows:

• Top floor of the LRC – Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Coaches, Testing Coordinator, Athens University Center, Academic Affairs Office, Vice President/Student Services Office, online library services and the cashier.

• Bottom floor of the LRC – Human Resources, Business Office (including vendor services and accounting), and the President’s Office.

• Bottom floor of the Bevill Center – GED classes and offices and library services, including resource materials.

“We appreciate the patience of our students, visitors to our campus, and our employees during this relocation process. We beg their indulgence a bit longer as we get these offices settled in their new locations,” said Exley.

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