Carleton invites all Northfield area community members to an open house celebrating the completion of the College’s two new residence halls, Cassat Hall and Memorial Hall, on Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 4-6 p.m. The event will take place in Cassat Hall’s main-floor lounge and will be your chance to check out the new facilities and receive a tour of the new facilities.

Wednesday through Friday, June 24-26, access through the east side of the project and the parking lot between Evans Cowling will be closed to complete asphalt work.

The campus is abuzz with construction projects this summer. Carleton’s major building project, construction of Cassat and Memorial Halls, are on track for a fall opening. Beginning in September 2009, the new residence halls will house approximately 230 students. Other facilities projects for the summer include exterior work, new windows, and elevator upgrades for many campus buildings.

See the project schedule of activities that are happening today and planned for next week. 

Weather permitting; beginning Wednesday, May 20, Grove Landscaping will begin to restore the area west of the construction site. The fenced area that was reconfigured last fall will be restored south of the Music and Drama Center. Parts of the new parking lot may need to be closed for a day or two in order to complete the adjacent areas. Signs will be posted if necessary. Please contact Dennis Easley 222-4137, if you have questions about this work.

Beginning Monday, May 4, the Residence Hall project fence will be expanded north to include the sidewalk on the south side of Nourse Hall. The south door to Nourse Hall will also be closed. There will be a path through the area to Evans and Cowling. The work is expected to last four weeks, so the sidewalk and Nourse entrance should be available to use June 1. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Cassat Hall and Memorial Hall, Carleton’s two new residence halls, are on track to house students for the 2009–10 academic year

While the new residence halls will provide hundreds of Carleton students with a beautiful home, the project also has had a positive effect on the College’s relationship with its neighbors.

Cassat Hall is named in recognition of George L. Cassat ’46 and the late Patricia Donnell Cassat ’46, whose gifts have supported the construction of Carleton’s new residential facilities.

The parking lot between Cowling and Evans will be closed Friday, October 31 to finish the asphalt paving. All cars must be removed from the lot by Friday morning at 7 a.m. The lot will be available to park in again Saturday. The access road to Myers and LDC will remain open during this work.

Carleton will hold a ceremonial bricklaying acknowledging the completion of the initial phase of construction for Cassat Hall and Memorial Hall, two new residence halls at the College, on Saturday, October 25 at 8:45 a.m. The ceremony will celebrate the generous gifts made by George L. Cassat '46 and his late wife Patricia D. Cassat '46 which supported the construction of the two new structures. Cassat Hall, named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Cassat, will stand as a testimony to their historic commitment to provide Carleton students with abundant opportunities to live independently and as part of a dynamic community. Memorial Hall is named to honor Carleton men and women who have perished while in military service to the United States, and will serve as a bold reminder that the freedoms enjoyed by current Carleton students were ensured by the sacrifice of our nation’s servicemen and women.

The event will take place on the construction site of the new buildings, located on First Street between Nevada and Maple Streets on the southeast part of the College campus. Parking is available at the Music and Drama Center and Cowling Recreation Center.

Contractors are paving the lot at the east end of the construction site and the temporary road will be closed Monday and Tuesday 8/25-26 to finish the asphalt. There will be limited access for deliveries until then. Weather permitting, the work will be completed in the east area and open permanently on August 27.