Margaret Chipowsky and John McArdle

Construction relocates several Rotunda offices

Some University officials will be packing up and temporarily moving out of the Rotunda at the end of the semester. Some offices, including the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, will relocate for about six months while construction is done on the Rotunda, where the offices currently are housed. The main focus of the construction project will be to replace the slate that currently covers the terrace above the Rotunda offices with a more protective, waterproof foundation. Other officials, such as Board of Visitors Secretary Alexander "Sandy" Gilliam, said they intend to remain in their offices unless the noise and disruption prove to be too much of a hassle. "I'd almost do anything rather than move," Gilliam joked. He said some offices have a great deal of water dripping, but the situation in his office is not as bad. In addition to replacing the Rotunda portico, workers will be installing a ramp on the west side of the Lawn entrance to the Rotunda and replacing the Lawn sprinkler system.