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Student Affairs Administration Updates: Capital Projects

• A master planning process for the MU and Silo Unions has been completed. Further planning for the potential of Phase 1 of the project, which would likely include renovation and expansion of the UC Davis Bookstore, will occur in the coming months.
• Planning for the Tercero South, Phase II Student Housing Project has begun, with the planning committee set to refine program specifics and cost estimates for project design and construction. The project will ultimately add 600 new bed spaces.
• Following 18 months of internal discussions, the Oxford Circle Dining Commons renovation has also moved into the design and planning phase and an architect has been retained. The renovated facility will have a unique and significant emphasis upon sustainability, both in its construction and ongoing operation.
• Working drawings for the Health and Wellness Center are nearing completion, with construction slated to begin in spring 2008. The new center will be located on La Rue Boulevard, almost directly across the street from the ARC. As planned, the center will include clinics for primary and urgent care, specialty care, laboratory, radiology, physical therapy and pharmacy units, health education, housekeeping and a range of administrative functions. An emphasis on wellness is planned for both interior and exterior design.
• The Student Resource Center (SRC) planning committee is working with the architect to refine the specifics of the SRC's programmatic plan. At present, the SRC will be home to a number of student life units, while also providing venues for cultural and educational programs.
• The Coffee House expansion is nearing completion of the detailed project planning stage. The project will include numerous improvements in food service delivery systems, enhanced seating, and food options for Coffee House customers.
• Numerous maintenance and safety-related projects in divisional facilities are also under way. These projects, which are funded from various student fee resources, extend the programmatic utility, quality or safe use of our existing facilities. Our Student Affairs "Capital Projects Work Group" is involved in identifying and prioritizing these kinds of projects.

Spotlight: Equestrian Center Adds Covered Arena: New facility latest improvement for Campus Recreation

The Equestrian Center, located at the west end of the Arboretum, has completed construction of a 45,000-square-foot covered arena, which will improve the facility's ability to host equestrian competitions, offer classes year round in any weather conditions, and provide shaded riding space for boarding horses and their owners. In addition to shelter from the elements, the new arena's riding surface—a mixture of sand and rubber—will improve the comfort and health of the Equestrian Center's horses. The new facility is a prefabricated metal structure enclosed on one side, with lighting and open ventilation. The new arena will begin use for the 2007 fall quarter.

Managed by Campus Recreation, the 25-acre Equestrian Center's grounds and facilities include three barns that provide 29 stalls, 36 semi-covered paddocks, six horse pastures, three all-weather sand arenas, a cross-country course, a 20- by 60- meter dressage court, a large grass riding field, two turn-out areas, and a round pen. About 350 people use the center each academic quarter, and an estimated 80 percent of them are students. In addition, about 200 youths take part in summer programs.

"It's a beautiful arena, and long awaited," said Holly Fox, Equestrian Center program coordinator. "The riding surface is a specially prepared mixture. Just like human athletes, horses need to have their joints cushioned for increased comfort and performance. This is a professional riding surface, which should help keep the horses healthy and sound."

The Equestrian Center riding arena was completed for an estimated $2.5 million. The funding came primarily from the Facilities and Campus Enhancement Initiative (FACE) at UC Davis, approved by students in a 1999 vote, which helped provide close to $60 million to enhance student facilities.

The ongoing renovation of the Equestrian Center has also included development of a new sewage system for the facility, which had experienced prior drainage challenges. The sewer system will collect and treat storm water that mixes with animal waste from horse stalls and pens.

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