Be sure to visit the newly renovated and cutting-edge Tutt Library, with 94,317 square feet of carbon-neutral, net-zero energy library space, and the new East Campus Housing Community, featuring eight residential buildings and a community center, during Family and Friends Weekend (Oct. 6-8) or Homecoming (Oct. 12-15), when tours and dedication ceremonies are planned.
The iconic Tutt Library, where architects, geothermal experts, construction workers, and others have been working for the past year, will be open and ready for business prior to the start of the 2017-18 academic year.
The $45 million renovation includes space for the physical home of the new Center for Immersive Learning and Engaged Teaching, and serves as the intellectual hub of the campus, capable of supporting the academic mission 24 hours a day. Alumni and their families are invited to participate in the Tiger Walk Parade of Classes from Worner Quad to the library at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 following the Homecoming picnic. The library dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m., followed by desserts and tours of the new space. The renovated library, built with the Block Plan in mind, includes:
- More than 25,000 additional square feet of space
- Twice the previous seating capacity
- Terraces on each level with views of Pikes Peak
- Advanced audiovisual and technology-centric systems including wireless accessibility to meet current and future demand
- A geothermal energy field on Armstrong Quad, 115-kilowatt rooftop solar array, 400-kilowatt offsite solar array, and a 130-kilowatt combined heat and power system to achieve a carbon-neutral, net-zero energy library.
The newly completed East Campus Housing Community opens in August, and will house 154 students in eight residential apartments and small houses, offering juniors and seniors a housing model that goes beyond the traditional options.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, when CC will honor 10 distinguished former CC students by bestowing their names on the new buildings and a courtyard. Honorees include Marcellus H. Chiles, a student at CC when World War I began; Marian Williams Clarke 1902; Albert R. Ellingwood 1910; Peggy Gale Fleming ’70; Glenna Maxey Goodacre ’61; James Joseph Heckman ’65; Frederick M. Roberts 1906; Ken Salazar ’77; William J. Hybl ’64, P’91; and Laura Ann Hershey ’83.
A lunch reception and panel discussion with some of the honorees will follow, with the honorees sharing stories of their careers and how CC played a role in their success. Tours of some East Campus residences, starting from the Hybl Community Center, also will be available.
The new housing community, located on the southeast corner of Uintah Street and Nevada Avenue, also includes sustainable architecture and energy systems, a classroom, laundry facilities, and several indoor-outdoor areas.
