UW-Eau Claire University Center Steering Meeting
Meeting Minutes
July 13, 2009
S202
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Charles Farrell, Rick Gonzales, Susan Harrison, Terry Classen, Beth Hellwig, Michael Umhoefer, Stephen Kuhnen,
Rick Gonzales, Ray Maggi, Shawn Plum, Tim Luttrell
ACTION ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
Bray/Burt Hill Provide mechanical layouts.
Implement changes into second floor plan and provide to Committee.
Change layouts to reflect restroom exit doors swinging out.
Charles Farrell Provide copy of layout of servery to Sodexo.
Set up furniture for spacing issues.
Provide inventory of current furniture to be used in new building.
Beth Hellwig Student meeting on July 14 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
1. Beth Hellwig gave a brief synopsis of what the steering committee had done as far as interiors.
2. Susan Harrison made a presentation of what interiors the committee liked.
a.
Allow reasonable space for signage. Schedule for room outside on wall. Renee Strehlau in
Facilities works with signage at UW-Eau Claire.
b. Remember green education and allow space.
c.
Flat screens at several locations to allow for educational needs such as green education.
d. Something to keep track of usage and utility savings.
e.
Celebrate Indian heritage and Council Oak somewhere
f.
Mural somewhere?
g.
Looks for fireplaces. Incorporate wood from trees that will be dismantled.
h. Ways to display student art
i.
No exposed concrete
j.
Outside stone
k.
Inside Pillars
l.
Lounge halls.
m. Curved lighting.
n. Alumni room show cases.
o. Cherry wood or something classy for ballroom and Alumni Room. Lighter wood for first floor.
Utilize ash wood from site.
p. Glass walls
q. Glass with privacy
r.
Shawn asked if there was a hierarchy to the meeting rooms. Finish some more than others,
for instance Alumni Room and perhaps President’s Room.
s.
Cases for displays
t.
Wall of Excellence – donor’s wall. Does it need to be behind glass?
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w.
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aa.
Tile or carpet – incorporate contrasting floors. Love terrazzo on main floor. Design of floor.
Curves – two different colors, like a river
Use carpet tile so we can replace one tile if it gets damaged.
Tile designs
Bring tile into bathroom; floor to ceiling or wainscoting; something to absorb sound on ceiling
Dyson hand dryers; surface mounted fixtures
Discussion on whether push out door on bathroom or push button for handicapped. Eye
sensor on flusher.
bb. Smaller tile on drains.
cc. Partitions in bathrooms. Committee would like to look at some different options. Partitions
should go close to the floor. Ceiling hung tends to sway and have more maintenance issues.
dd. Angled tables
ee. Natural light
ff. Coffered ceiling in rooms that are done up a bit.
gg. Wall designs, types of wall covers, wood, paint, wall paper? Sound in ballroom? Acoustical
panels?
hh. Will have acoustical designer.
ii.
Types of ceilings? Wood? Light? Dark?
jj.
Don’t like things that don’t age well.
kk. Formal window treatments in ballrooms.
ll.
Stone and windows
mm. Lighting on exterior
nn. Warm not too bright for servery. Not edgy colors, glass, brushed metal.
oo. Ribbon of mosaic on back wall of servery, but don’t cover up with signage.
pp. Charles showed examples of many different student centers.
qq. The committee really liked the dining room ceiling at St. Olaf’s.
rr. Wallpaper – very little and very durable.
ss. Add little waiting room in women’s bathroom.
tt. Chair railings that are durable in meeting rooms and along some of corridors.
uu. Windows with wood around then. Not looking for metal institutional windows.
vv. Recycled white pine from Duluth
ww. Green room should look very nice for the performers that come, refrigerator needed.
xx. Aquarium – two sided somewhere in building
3. Art is a separate group. A committee will be formed of artists and committee members and you get
some options.
4. In August they will present loose samples and the committee will talk about them. Once that is
narrowed down, they will come in with three options on boards for the committee to look at it.
5. Meeting adjourned.