{"id":3499,"date":"2016-08-29T12:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T16:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/?page_id=3499"},"modified":"2016-08-29T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T17:21:48","slug":"2-new-buildings-poised-to-open-science-and-enrollment-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/september-2016\/2-new-buildings-poised-to-open-science-and-enrollment-services\/","title":{"rendered":"2 New Buildings Poised to Open: Science and Enrollment Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Middlesex County College will open two new buildings this fall. West Hall, a one-stop enrollment center, will\u00a0open with a dedication and a reunion of MCC retirees on September 29, and South Hall, which will feature\u00a014 sciences labs, will have its formal opening ceremony October 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are two state-of- the-art buildings that will benefit generations of future students,\u201d said College\u00a0President Joann La Perla-Morales. \u201cI am thrilled with the way the construction has turned out. West Hall will\u00a0consolidate all of our enrollment departments into one location, which will streamline the process. And the\u00a0new South Hall will substantially improve the level and breadth of hands-on science instruction and allow us\u00a0to offer new programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"West

West Hall<\/p><\/div>\n

West Hall, which cost $12.7 million, was built through Chapter 12 funding, the traditional way that county\u00a0colleges in New Jersey are able to construct buildings. The county sells bonds, and the state and county\u00a0then split the debt service. West Hall will house the offices of Admissions, Academic Advising, Career\u00a0Services, Financial Aid, Registration, Student Account Services, Veterans Services, and the deans of\u00a0Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. The offices are scheduled to open in October.<\/p>\n

It is 30,000 square feet and is nearby two large parking lots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about this new building because we will serve students in a more efficient manner,\u201d said\u00a0Brian Clemmons, dean of enrollment management. \u201cStudents can sign in from anywhere \u2013 home, their\u00a0mobile phone, or inside West Hall. They will then go to one terminal to get assistance with any type of\u00a0enrollment issue. Most of them will only need to see just one MCC representative. Wait times should\u00a0improve dramatically.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"South

South Hall<\/p><\/div>\n

South Hall, which cost $18.2 million, was funded through the State of New Jersey\u2019s Building Our Future\u00a0Bond Act, along with a 25 percent match from the County. The two-story, 36,000 square feet facility includes\u00a014 science labs dedicated to general biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, genetics, microbiology and\u00a0general science. Classes will begin in January of 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all excited about the new facility,\u201d said Parag Muley, chair of Natural Sciences. \u201cIt looks spacious and\u00a0inviting. Students and faculty are going to find it to be state-of- the-art, and a really good educational space.\u00a0It\u2019s going to be equipped with the latest and the greatest equipment for training. We are eager to get started.\u00a0We can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donald Drost, executive director of facilities management, said the College will submit the two buildings for\u00a0LEED certification. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally\u00a0recognized mark of excellence that provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying\u00a0and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and\u00a0maintenance solutions. Crabiel Hall, which was completed in 2011, received a Silver ranking and Mr. Drost\u00a0expects West Hall and South Hall to earn a Silver or Gold mark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Middlesex County College will open two new buildings this fall. West Hall, a one-stop enrollment center, will\u00a0open with a dedication and a reunion of MCC retirees on September 29, and South Hall, which will feature\u00a014 sciences labs, will have its formal opening ceremony October 21. \u201cThese are two state-of- the-art buildings that will benefit generations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3498,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3499","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3499"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3532,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3499\/revisions\/3532"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}