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There are going to be a lot of changes in the renovation.
We are going to be taking down the 70's side of the building
and replacing it with a new student wing.
However the 50's side of the building, the more traditional side of the building,
we are going to be keeping.
The new EMU will have a greater capacity to serve student groups and
people who come in to rent space.
The 3-story atrium is really going to be the first introduction to the new EMU
when people walk into it.
It's going to be this grand open space and there will be an introduction to
everything that is happening in the EMU.
It'll be a great place for students to hang out and do their studying.
The new EMU will have a 250-seat multimedia room
that is going to be located on the 3-rd floor
next to the student activities and resource center.
I'm definitely excited about the herb garden that is going to be in the new EMU.
It's going to house more plants, more vegetables, more food for students to be able to use and take.
We're going to change the face of the east lawn.
We're going to level out the field so its a little more versatile for different events.
Students are going to be able to play frisbee on it, or play games, study on it.
But it's also going to be a space that can be used during graduation and for other large
events on campus.
It's going to look really nice.
I'm also really excited about the pub.
I think it'll be fun on game day for students to come in the center of campus and watch games.
For the first time we'll really have a place that students will really be happy to be at
in our student union after hours.
What's really great about our new EMU is that our food service is really going to be taken
to the next level.
There will be more food options in the EMU, which will be very nice.
Biking has always been a strong tradition here at the University of Oregon and Eugene.
The bike center will provide a place for students to rent bikes, work with the bike-share program,
or fix their bikes.
It'll expand the University's relationship with biking.
With the renovation we will become an incredibly sustainable building, very energy-efficient.
What is great is we're going to reuse heat from the craft center kilns to heat our building.
We are currently as the building plans stand at gold standard for the LEED sustainability
process and we're shooting for platinum.
It's really important in a college education for students to learn outside the classroom.
What that means is participating in student activities and participating in your University.
The new building will really allow students access to activities like that and really
bring the student experience full circle.
Without that a college education really isn't complete.
I think it's all about opportunities for students to be able to take the initiative
and grow their education
and take it a step farther so that they don't just go to school here but they are also
involved in school here
which I think is a huge part of the college experience everyone should be a part of.