Nazareth is adding a new building onto the northeast side of its property. President Dennis Moran said, “There [was] a lot of meeting time and preparation during the summer.”

 
Now that the permits needed for construction have been approved, construction has started. Although Mr. Moran said that the end date of the construction is ambiguous, the building is expected to be finished around September or October of 2016.

 
As of now, the workers are digging the basement and putting up the walls. One of the major projects that has to be done is new sewage and water lines that will support not only the old building, but the new one as well.
Mr. Moran also said, “The next step will be to starting putting up the walls and the foundation to support the new building. We will see a roof by winter.” Once the building is done,  it will be free standing, and there is going to be a link to it through the current weight room.

 
“The new building is going to have a tremendous impact academically. Some lower level teams that practice off campus will now be able to practice on campus, and get home at a more reasonable time” said Mr. Moran about the positive impacts of the construction.

 
On the topic of the negative impacts, Mr. Moran said, “The only negative would be the construction with the dust and the long timeline, but it will be worth it in the end.”

As for M building, all of the classes will be moved into the new building in 2016 and 2017. During that time, M building will be renovated. This step is considered the “year two” part of the project, with the lights being the first step completed.

President Moran said, “I am excited for all of the new building because those who have been here for a long time have been waiting and working with a master plan. I am excited to see the students use the fine arts and other facilities, including athletes. The goal is to bring people back [to use on campus facilities].”

“It is really like Christmas morning because toward the end of the project most of the work will be internal, so we won’t be able to see much. The building is like a present: you can see the wrapping paper, but you can’t see what is inside the wrapping paper until Christmas,” said President Moran.