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Pagoda Union Building
(PUB) Renovation History
(Architects' Rendition - Fall 2007) |
Original PUB - (Circa 1965) |
Click Here to see: Demolition and Construction Progress
Pagoda Union
Building (PUB) ready for students Winter Quarter 2008
The remodeled
PUB(Pagoda Union Building) will be ready for students and
community members by early 2008. The new building will offer a quiet study
lounge, student and staff meeting rooms, two dining areas and a game room.
The College looks forward to hosting community events in the new facility.
Rooms in the PUB will also be available for rent for community functions such as
weddings, charity dinners, and meetings. Contact Lynn Yaw at
lyaw@shoreline.edu for reservation
information.
Food
services, including deli and espresso items, will be
provided by
Chartwells, a division of the Compass Group.
The vendor will focus on healthful menus
that offer low-carb, low-fat, non-dairy and vegetarian options.
Additionally, Chartwells
will provide
catering and vending services on the
College campus.
The design for the new
PUB
was created by Opsis Architects of Portland, Oregon.
Opsis specializes in student union buildings for college and university
campuses, and has designed many of these facilities in the state of Washington.
In May of 2006, the existing
PUB
is
scheduled to be torn down and a new building constructed in its place. The
College has created this website to provide ongoing information about the
project and to alert the campus to changes that will take place. Program
and services that are current housed in the PUB will be moved to various
location on campus. A "Virtual PUB" has been created that details where
these services have moved.
Background
The
remodeled PUB will be built on the existing footprint of the current building’s
foundation, and will add a third floor to the current two-floor design.
The new
PUB
will include the Bookstore, moved from its current location in the
basement of the FOSS building, offices for the Ebbtide (student newspaper--moved
from the 1500 building). A new kitchen and food service area and two new
dining rooms will be included in the new PUB. A study lounge, numerous
meeting rooms, a game room, and a quiet lounge will also be added to the new
building.
Pub Renovation
 Pagoda
Union Building (PUB) Renovation Background Information
In May of 2006
the Pagoda Union Building (PUB) will be torn down to the existing foundation,
and construction will begin on a new student union building. The remodeled
PUB will be built on the existing footprint of the current building’s
foundation, and will add a third floor to the current two-floor design.
The new PUB
will include the Bookstore, moved from its current location in the basement of
the FOSS building, offices for the Ebbtide (student newspaper--moved from the
1500 building). A new kitchen and food service area and two new dining
rooms will be included in the new
PUB. A study lounge, numerous meeting
rooms, a game room, and a quiet lounge will also be added to the new building.
Several
offices currently housed in the
PUB
will also be located in the new building,
including Diversity and Student Success (the Multicultural Center and Women’s
Center), Safety and Security, Student Government, Student Programs (Arts and
Entertainment Board, Campus Ambassadors, support services for clubs and
organizations, and Transfer Student Tutoring).
The campus Plant Operations
offices, including maintenance and custodial services, will be moved from the
basement of the current PUB to a new facility in order to accommodate the move
of the Bookstore into the bottom floor of the new building.
Construction on the new
PUB
is
scheduled for completion by September of 2007. The project is projected to
cost $17.5 million. A certificate of participation (COP) was granted by
the state in 2005 as a low interest loan to finance the construction project.
The loan will be repaid largely through a student building fee that was enacted
by a vote of the students in December of 1999. Funds from the College
Bookstore, the Food Service, Whidbey Coffee, and International Student
enrollment are also being used to pay off the COP.
The design for the new
PUB
was
created by Opsis Architects of Portland, Oregon. Opsis specializes in
student union buildings for college and university campuses, and has designed
many of these facilities in the state of Washington, most recently the student
union building at Highline Community College that opened in the spring of 2005.
Student Fee Funding Sources:
a.
PUB
Renovation Fee: On December 7 and 8, 1999,
Shoreline Community College students voted to approve a ballot measure to
establish a new PUB Renovation Fee for remodeling the PUB. The text
of the ballot issue approved by students in the election reads:
“For the purpose of remodeling
the Student Center (PUB), shall the Associated Students of Shoreline Community
College assess themselves a $3.00 per credit fee (maximum 10 credits) to begin
fall of 2000 and continue until Student Center obligations are complete?”
b. Student
Services and Activities Fees: Since 1987,
students have set aside a portion of the Student Services and Activities Fee
Budget for a PUB Reserve Fund to remodel the building. There have been two
elections held where students voted to set aside a portion of the SS&A Fee
Budget for remodeling the PUB (1987 and 1991). Additionally, in
spring of 1999 the College Board of Trustees approved a request by Student
Government to set aside an additional 4.6 percent of the SS&A Fee Budget for
remodeling the PUB. All of these actions combined amount to approximately
7.6% of the SS&A Fee Budget. The PUB Reserve was budgeted at 7.6% for
2004-05, producing an estimated $69,700 in revenue. These funds are
transferred to the PUB Renovation Fee Budget at the end of each fiscal year.
The PUB Reserve Fund was used
three times in the past: to match a state of Washington Americans With
Disabilities Act (ADA) grant to build a disabled elevator for the FOSS Building
and PUB; to build the Multicultural/Diversity Education Center in 1997-98; and
to improve lighting and restrooms in the PUB in 1994.
The December 1999 election was
held to establish a separate fee in addition to funds dedicated to remodeling
the PUB through the SS&A Fee Budget. At current enrollment levels, these
two sources of revenue will produce approximately $500,000-$550,000 per year
dedicated to remodeling the PUB.
Building Plans:
A needs assessment conducted by Student Government in
1989 identified the following improvements as priorities:
1.
Quiet, private dining areas to eat,
talk and study
2.
Lounge space for students to study,
meet informally, sleep and listen to music
3.
More meeting rooms for clubs and
organization
4.
Office space for student clubs and
organizations
5.
A game room for interactive games like
ping pong and pool
6.
Covered access and improved disabled
access to the FOSS Building from the PUB
7.
A separate area for entertainment,
apart from dining areas
8.
Increased restrooms, especially
women’s
9.
Improved lighting throughout the
building
10.
An area for designing posters for
events
11.
Redesign the food service area,
including a mini kitchenette for conferences & rentals.
The 1999 election that created
the PUB Renovation fee included the following proposals for remodeling the
building in the promotional materials, drawn largely from the 1989 needs
assessment.
* create quiet, private
dining areas to eat, talk and study
· create
lounge space for students to study, meet informally, sleep, listen
to music or watch TV
* increase meeting
rooms for clubs and organizations
* increase office space
for student clubs and organizations
* build a game room
for interactive games like pool, ping pong, foosball
* create
sufficient bathroom space, especially women’s
* build
covered access to the FOSS building from the PUB
· create
separate entertainment areas in the building for concerts, lectures and
events.
* build an office in the
PUB for the Ebbtide (student newspaper).
· create
an outdoor plaza between the PUB and the FOSS Building for concerts and
other events.
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