{"id":186,"date":"2013-07-22T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T16:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/?p=186"},"modified":"2013-07-22T17:58:50","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T17:58:50","slug":"shiny-and-new-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/2013\/07\/22\/shiny-and-new-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiny and New: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/2013\/07\/02\/getting-to-know-us-jenni-chadick\/\">Jenni Chadick<\/a>, Assistant Director of Residence Life<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Res Life team along with several ASUPS students were lucky enough to get a peek at how our new building, Commencement Hall last week. The building is really coming along! Read and see more about the building in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/2013\/06\/25\/shiny-and-new\/\">first post about the new building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apologies for the blurry and crooked iPhone photos. I was just so excited about the progress my photog skills flew out the window!<\/p>\n<p>With less than a month until student staff arrive, it&#8217;s incredible how much progress has been made, and yet how much is yet to be done. Never fear, the project is moving along smoothly and we are all systems go for an August 23rd opening date.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_206\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/ASUPS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"size-large wp-image-206\" alt=\"ASUPS Team 2013-2014\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/ASUPS-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/ASUPS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/ASUPS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/ASUPS.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ASUPS Team 2013-2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4318-e1374509545442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"size-large wp-image-192\" alt=\"Showers are almost all complete \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4318-e1374509545442-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4318-e1374509545442-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4318-e1374509545442-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4318-e1374509545442.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showers are almost all complete&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_191\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4317-e1374509590553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191\" class=\"size-large wp-image-191\" alt=\"Yes, that is a heated towel rack \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4317-e1374509590553-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4317-e1374509590553-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4317-e1374509590553-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4317-e1374509590553.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, that is a heated towel rack&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_188\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4313-e1374509527969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"size-large wp-image-188\" alt=\"The kitchens are almost complete - with lighting installed and just awaiting appliances (full size refrigerator and range) \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4313-e1374509527969-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4313-e1374509527969-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4313-e1374509527969-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4313-e1374509527969.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kitchens are almost complete &#8211; with lighting installed and just awaiting appliances (full size refrigerator and range)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_187\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4311-e1374509327427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"size-large wp-image-187\" alt=\"A standard single room in Commencement Hall \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4311-e1374509327427-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4311-e1374509327427-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4311-e1374509327427-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4311-e1374509327427.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A standard single room in Commencement Hall&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_203\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4337-e1374509996782.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"size-large wp-image-203\" alt=\"The colors inside range from this rust color to a rich gray blue (those are bathroom entrances) \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4337-e1374509996782-1024x764.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4337-e1374509996782-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4337-e1374509996782-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The colors inside range from this rust color to a rich gray blue (those are bathroom entrances)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_190\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"size-large wp-image-190\" alt=\"The great room in each house really is spacious \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4316-1024x764.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4316-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4316-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The great room in each house really is spacious&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_189\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"size-large wp-image-189\" alt=\"Check out the wall colors \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4315-1024x764.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4315-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4315-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rooms really are &#8220;great&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_200\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4329-e1374510128240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200\" class=\"size-large wp-image-200\" alt=\"The Tahoma Room will be the newest gathering space on campus - fully equipped with AV\/audio built into the room, including a retracting projection screen (located behind this shot) \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4329-e1374510128240-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4329-e1374510128240-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4329-e1374510128240-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4329-e1374510128240.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tahoma Room will be the newest gathering space on campus &#8211; fully equipped with AV\/audio built into the room, including a retracting projection screen (located behind this shot)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_201\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4335-e1374510053963.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\" wp-image-201\" alt=\"IMG_4335\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4335-e1374510053963-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4335-e1374510053963-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4335-e1374510053963-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4335-e1374510053963.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fireplace is really coming along<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_193\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"size-large wp-image-193\" title=\"T\" alt=\"IMG_4332\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4332-1024x764.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4332-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4332-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tahoma room facing the east. Where the piano will be located, along with some amazing views.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_205\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4360-e1374509869527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"size-large wp-image-205\" alt=\"The colonnade on the east side of the building are spacious and let in tons of natural light to the mixed use spaces on the other side of the glass \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4360-e1374509869527-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4360-e1374509869527-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4360-e1374509869527-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4360-e1374509869527.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The colonnade on the east side of the building are spacious and let in tons of natural light to the mixed use spaces on the other side of the glass\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_196\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4354-e1374509442498.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196\" class=\"size-large wp-image-196\" alt=\"The building is in great shape and nearly move in ready! The landscaping will prove to be the final touches to finish before the building opens August 23rd! \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4354-e1374509442498-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4354-e1374509442498-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4354-e1374509442498-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/files\/2013\/07\/IMG_4354-e1374509442498.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building is in great shape and nearly move in ready! The landscaping will prove to be the final touches to finish before the building opens August 23rd!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Jenni Chadick, Assistant Director of Residence Life The Res Life team along with several ASUPS students were lucky enough to get a peek at how our new building, Commencement Hall last week. The building is really coming along! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/2013\/07\/22\/shiny-and-new-part-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":254,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5","category-facilities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}