Student Center Construction
Taft College Board of Trustees Kal Vaughn, Secretary, Emmanuel Campos, Micheal Long, Billy White, President, Dr. Debra S. Daniels, Superintendent/President of Taft College, and Dawn Cole.
Artist rendering of new Student Center
By Mark O’Connor
As the new school year comes around so do new students, new teachers, new administration, and even new buildings. Although this project is not supposed to be finished until 2018 the construction of the new student center is underway.
In about two years time there will be a new building for Taft College students to take advantage of. The new building will be The Student Center. According to Brock McMurray, the executive vice president of administrative services, the student center will be The Student Union, a cafeteria, a bookstore, and a lounging area where students will be able to relax after long hours of study or even be able to get in long hours of study.
The demolition process of the recently abandoned P Dorms began last Monday in order to make way for the new structure at Taft College. Actual destruction began approximately six weeks ago, where workers stripped the buildings inside out piece by piece.
Housley Demolition Company brought out the big guns and sliced through the old dorms like a stick of butter.
The new Student Center will be the most recent building added to Taft College since the ETech building that opened up last year.
Demolition of the P Dorms
Rubble from the demolition
The soon to be foundation of the Student Center