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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Apr 24, 2018 8:33:40 GMT -5
This is the new dorm Belmont is building. I hope whatever design is proposed for our new residence halls are not boxes and create more visual interest. Just imagine how something similar on the TSU campus would improve the look. Just imagine if the area east of where the president's home sits was actually developed into a new residential area on campus and the impact it would have on visual approach to the campus. I honestly think the president's home should torn down and make way for a new academic facility. I just think we're missing opportunities to improve the overall look of the campus. In addition to improving existing buildings and building new ones, I'd also like to see the university seek converting all utilities to being underground and then installing all new light posts around the campus.
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Post by tsumadness on Apr 24, 2018 20:15:34 GMT -5
Man, that building looks like it's going to house a lot of students! Not necessarily a fan of the architecture of this particular building, but you're right, at Tennessee State it would be a step-up in design amongst our current dorms.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they said the new dorms will be apartment style dormitories. If that's the case, an apartment style design doesn't lend itself to high capacity of tenants.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Apr 26, 2018 14:52:33 GMT -5
Man, that building looks like it's going to house a lot of students! Not necessarily a fan of the architecture of this particular building, but you're right, at Tennessee State it would be a step-up in design amongst our current dorms. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they said the new dorms will be apartment style dormitories. If that's the case, an apartment style design doesn't lend itself to high capacity of tenants. I'm hoping that apartment style means the actual units. Not another garden apartment style complex. I lived in a 3 building high rise apartment complex for a few years in Alexandria, VA outside of DC that I thought would have been a perfect fit for a college campus. Anyway, I hope they do not use valuable land for another garden style complex. Especially land that is in the interior of the campus. That would not be smart.
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Post by roknows50 on May 8, 2018 1:10:00 GMT -5
The timeline for tsu buildings is in the tbr website.
I will try to post pdfs later
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Post by roknows50 on May 8, 2018 8:46:35 GMT -5
The timeline for tsu buildings is in the tbr website. I will try to post pdfs later Attachments:document 5.pdf (64.05 KB)
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Post by tsu120 on May 8, 2018 11:35:34 GMT -5
Why build "anything" when TSU has the lowest retention rate and lowest ACT Scores among the SBR Schools.
The school is slowly becoming a disgrace.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on May 8, 2018 14:07:59 GMT -5
It looks like the university is also positioning to buy out properties on 38th Ave. I noticed on the PDF posted by roknows50, that $25K was approved for demolition at 1116 38th Ave. It's a small home. I guess as properties on that street go on the market TSU will look to purchase them. I've always felt like TSU should move to own the land along Tigerbelle Dr., 38th & 39th Ave and the small stretch along Dr. Walter Davis Blvd between Tigerbelle Dr. and 39th.
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Post by tiger1 on Oct 17, 2018 13:14:37 GMT -5
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Oct 24, 2018 10:18:51 GMT -5
Would still like to see a full rendering of the new dorms and the alumni welcome building. Seems like they would have been included in the announcement. TSU BREAKS GROUND FOR FIRST NEW RESIDENCE HALLS IN 23 YEARS OCTOBER 17, 2018 LUCAS JOHNSON TSU breaks ground for first new residence halls in 23 years NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – TSU President Glenda Glover helped break ground Wednesday for two new co-educational residence halls, the first of three groundbreakings taking place during Homecoming week. TSU President Glenda Glover unveils information about new residence halls. (Photo by Michael McLendon, TSU Media Relations) Wednesday’s groundbreaking, the first for a new residence hall at TSU since 1995, took place on the lawn of the Strange Performing Arts Building. The groundbreaking for a Health Sciences Building is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Hankal Hall Courtyard. And the groundbreaking for an Alumni Welcome Center will take place around 1:30 p.m. at the corner of 31st and John Merritt Blvd. Construction of the residence halls was initially announced last fall after the State Building Commission approved construction of the $75.3 million project. “We break ground this morning for student residence life,” said Glover at a ceremony before the groundbreaking. “We break this ground for student success. And we break this ground because it is altogether fitting and proper for upgrading student life on the campus of Tennessee State University.” Dr. Tracy Ford, vice president of student affairs at TSU, said the groundbreaking for the residence halls and the other planned construction is indeed “reason to celebrate.” “Today doesn’t just mark the groundbreaking of a physical structure, but it shines a light on the amazing future of TSU, and represents one of the many exciting and strategic changes to come,” Ford said. Student trustee Braxton Simpson speaks at ceremony before groundbreaking. (Photo by Michael McLendon, TSU Media Relations) Braxton Simpson, student representative on the TSU Board of Trustees, expressed similar sentiment. “This is a very exciting moment for all of the students here at Tennessee State University,” she said. Besides TSU’s faculty and staff, Wednesday’s groundbreaking was also attended by local and state officials. “This is a wonderful day,” said State Sen. Thelma Harper. “TSU is No. 1!” State Rep. Harold Love, Jr., a TSU graduate, lauded Dr. Glover and “all those involved in the intricacies of getting this done.” “Residence halls represent a university’s commitment to student success just as much as other educational buildings,” Love said. “Tennessee State continues to invest in facilities to increase the opportunities for students to find a home away from home.” For more information about the other groundbreakings and Homecoming activities, visit www.tnstate.edu/alumni/homecoming/ Department of Media Relations
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Post by tsumadness on Oct 27, 2018 20:15:45 GMT -5
I know there is a push by some to get rid of Glenda, but so far, I like what I'm seeing. She's not the one leader I have issues with, right now, at TSU.
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Post by tiger1 on Dec 3, 2019 13:09:22 GMT -5
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Dec 3, 2019 17:32:23 GMT -5
Glad to hear that they are breaking ground to start construction in January. The design is kinda blah to me. Makes me wonder if they were intending to mimic the look of Eppse Hall with a few additional touches to modernize the style.
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Post by tsu120 on Dec 4, 2019 7:43:17 GMT -5
Glad to hear that they are breaking ground to start construction in January. The design is kinda blah to me. Makes me wonder if they were intending to mimic the look of Eppse Hall with a few additional touches to modernize the style. True,
Traditional, but can accommodate a of students. I like the style of Rudolph.
Its time for Eppes, Boyd, WRC and Watson to be replaced.
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Post by tsumadness on Dec 8, 2019 11:10:57 GMT -5
Looking for renderings for TSU’s new Alumni Hall, I ran into this; archdesign.utk.edu/tsu/. It’s an April 26, 2019 article with possible renderings of a new design for TSU’s Avon Williams Campus. Only problem, Nashville’s Civic Design Center partnered with UTK students to come up with the design. From what I can tell, it looks nice, but wish they had included TSU architectural students in the design. Not sure if this is wishful thinking or a true plan. The buildings around the campus will not belong to TSU. It has me thinking....I know Glover wants a university hotel on campus by the river, however she would probably get more city and private support with a plan for downtown.
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Post by tsu120 on Dec 9, 2019 6:46:50 GMT -5
Great idea, but:
Remember how the farm was flooded. The water covered 90% of the farm, W. S. Davis, Softball Field, over to the storage units and part of Ed Temple.
The ground is not stable enough to support a large hotel, its mostly compact soil.
She need to consider will there be enough traffic, to maintain the hotel.
What happened to the Engineering and Research Buildings.
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