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The Humanities Building

Last updated on January 28, 2018

Mallory Burysek

 

The Humanities Building was blue drafted fifteen years ago in 1999 by former Dean of Humanities, Dr. Mickey Hall. He created this building because thirty-four percent of classes each semester are Humanity related, making it the largest division on campus. The Tennessee Board of Regions placed the Humanities Building sixth for funding for ten years. Once Vol State received the funding they needed to begin, they jumped right into building the three-story building. Vol State received a lot of help from the community due to donations. Volunteer State Bank pledged $100,000, David and Diane Black pledged $1 million, and The Sumner Foundation pledged $300,000. “We want Vol State to be the cultural center of Sumner County,” said Dr. Jerry Faulkner, president of Vol State. “This building is another addition to that commitment.” Before they could start the full construction they had to make a few changes to the campus. Roads had to be rerouted, the cafeteria added a service elevator in order to receive their packaged food and drinks, and more parking lots had to be created. The goal for adding this building is to make Vol State more of a walking campus for students.

The Humanities Building is slightly larger than originally planned, but this will help Vol State’s overcrowding dilemma. This building will include English, Communications, Art, Music, Theater, Philosophy, and Foreign Language departments. It is uniquely connected to the Library and Campus Center. The first floor of the Humanities Building will include Music-related classrooms. The second floor will include Communications, English, and Art Studios.  The third floor will continue with English and then extend to Foreign Language, Philosophy, and Computer classes. “This is exciting because our students need more state-of-the-art facilities in order to be more marketable in the workforce,” said Humanities Dean, Alycia Ehlert. “We’ll have many special lab spaces and collaborative areas to allow for more group work.”  Some special features include a large patio on the backside of the building where events can be held, a tear-shaped amphitheater adjacent of the building, and a walking bridge connecting to the Woods building.  Glenda Godwin said, “The furniture will be bright and reflective like the creative talents that will be housed in that building.” Any students and faculty that attended the celebration this past Tuesday signed the last beam. The exterior of the building will most likely be finished before winter, making the interior the final project. The Humanities Building is right on schedule and should be ready by fall of 2016.

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