Kent Trumbull Starts $3.5M Lecture Hall Renovations
WARREN, Ohio -- Construction is under way at the Trumbull Campus of Kent State University on renovations to its primary lecture hall in the classroom/administration building.
The project, with a projected cost of $3.5 million, is expected to last a year or so and will expand the lecture hall to 300 seats.
The renovations include new theater-style seating, new audio/visual and lecture equipment (including projection, sound and Wi-Fi), a new stage with wheelchair access as well as new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning climate control equipment.
In addition, the area under the new seating will be able to be used as a sales floor or storage area for the campus bookstore, officials said. To reach the 300-seat target, the rear (north) and side (west) walls of the hall will be removed and replaced by the creation of a new entry.
During the renovations, the campus bookstore, adjacent to the lecture hall, has relocated to Room 132 in the technology building.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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