As you all know, MU leadership has proposed the use of 52 Ellis Library for a new Student Experience Center. They definitely plan to move forward with this project. In addition, they plan to support the addition to UMLD that we need in order to free up much needed space in Ellis Library. Although we have had some concerns about our loss of space, which were shared with administration, it has been decided that it is in the best interest of the students and campus as a whole to move forward with this project as originally proposed. The addition to the depository will also be a great benefit to the entire campus.
We do not yet have a clear timeline for when the relocation of offices will need to take place, but LMT is working with ESFAC and others to make decisions bout this. We will also have information from the space planning consultants that will help in these decisions.
If you have additional concerns, please contact Ann Riley directly. If you hear of student concerns, please contact Grace Atkins, coordinator of ULSAC.