Renovation

Projects expected to accommodate growing student body and help North Avenue corridor and Station North arts district

The Ferris State University Board of Trustees today approved up to $2.2 million to help upgrade campus housing, the university said.

A University of Vermont fraternity that was shut down after a scandalous membership survey will become a Champlain College residence hall under a five-year lease agreement.

If you think you’ve heard it all when it comes to arcane FEMA regulations, head to LSU Health Sciences Center, where Katrina-related work is still going strong. In the dark recesses of the Resource Building’s first floor, the cinderblock walls are painted gray, but only up to 4 feet above the floor. From that point to the ceiling — about 6 feet — they are aqua, the color they bore before the 2005 storm.

The University of Iowa suffered a setback Thursday in its effort to rebuild from a catastrophic 2008 flood when an audit recommended the federal government reverse its long-standing promise to pay the costs of replacing damaged music and art buildings.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder today signed a capital outlay bill that commits $304.5 million in state funding to facilitate $613 million in new construction projects at universities and community colleges around the state.

Missouri has unveiled its long-promised plans to upgrade athletic facilities as it moves to the Southeastern Conference.

The University of Colorado had to pull some planned amenities -- such as a sauna, simulated golfing and exterior designs -- from its $63.5 million remodel of the Recreation Center after the project's estimates came back 18 percent over budget.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College is changing the name of its Michigan Technology Education Center (M-TEC) facility to the Kalamazoo Valley Groves Center.

More than $1 million in public and private funds have been spent over the last year or so to renovate university residences of several new California State University presidents, improvements officials say are necessary as the pressure on campus leaders to raise funds becomes more acute.