{"id":1649,"date":"2018-05-20T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2018-07-03T09:44:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T14:44:50","slug":"gov-dayton-signs-bonding-bill-approves-22-512-million-for-hagg-sauer-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/100\/2018\/05\/20\/gov-dayton-signs-bonding-bill-approves-22-512-million-for-hagg-sauer-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Dayton Signs Bonding Bill, Approves $22.512 Million for Hagg-Sauer Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>91̽»¨ reached a significant milestone in a years-long effort to replace the aging Hagg-Sauer Hall when Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (right)<\/strong> signed the state’s bonding bill into law on May 30.<\/p>\n

The $1.57 billion bill appropriates $22.512 million for the project, which calls for Hagg-Sauer to be demolished and replaced with a smaller, classroom-focused facility, and for renovations to spaces in five other buildings on campus.<\/p>\n

Replacing the existing 82,000-square-foot Hagg-Sauer Hall, now nearly 50 years old, with a 28,000-square-foot classroom-focused facility will allow BSU to create groups of faculty offices in learning communities of related disciplines. These focused communities will create better environments for students to meet with faculty — and each other — outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n

The project also will help BSU avoid costly deferred maintenance projects on the existing building and reduce overall energy costs.<\/p>\n

• Learn more<\/strong>: Hagg-Sauer Academic Learning Center (PDF) (updated Aug. 2017)<\/a><\/p>\n

The proposed academic learning center, which will be finalized in the coming months as university officials meet with architects to develop construction plans, includes 10 state-of-the-art teaching spaces on two floors designed to accommodate a variety of course types and learning styles. Classrooms will range in size from 40 to 132 seats, and the building also will include an auditorium that can accommodate lecture classes with as many as 320 students.<\/p>\n

The project also will feature native plant landscaping to reduce water usage and better manage drainage as part of the university’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and the preservation of Lake Bemidji. The building is being designed to maximize energy efficiency and to emphasize natural lighting. An all-glass eastern wall will overlook Lake Bemidji, and the building’s smaller footprint will create a newly unobstructed view of the lake from the heart of campus.<\/p>\n

Renovations are slated for the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex, Bensen and Sattgast halls and the A.C. Clark Library. Those planned renovations include:<\/p>\n