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Announcements

05-22-2012
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Music and Communication Building was held on Friday, May 18. More than 200 people gathered to hear about the new lakefront building from Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro, Provost Daniel Linzer, and other members of the Northwestern administration. Construction is set to begin this summer. A detailed article by the Northwestern University Newscenter can be found here.
05-16-2012
The campus construction map for Summer 2012 has been updated with the latest ongoing construction around the Evanston campus. The map, along with a detailed PDF version, is available here.
04-05-2012
The City of Evanston will begin a project on Sheridan Road, adjacent to campus, immediately after commencement and finishing in mid-September. State of the art traffic lights will be installed at the following junctions: Chicago/Sheridan, Foster/Sheridan, Northwestern Place/Sheridan, Noyes/Sheridan, Lincoln/Sheridan, and Central/Sheridan. These traffic lights will be interconnected for speed control and energy efficiency. Each set of lights will have pedestrian infra-red sensors and count down signals. Northwestern has worked closely with the City of Evanston over the design and implementation of these lights. If you have any questions, please contact Sat Nagar at the City of Evanston, Engineering Department at 847-328-2100.
03-23-2012
A map of the bike racks on the Evanston campus and has been created and added to the Maps section. The map is also now visible on Northwestern’s main map.
03-15-2012
Searle Hall has received gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System®.  Jay Baehr is the project manager for Searle. To view a full list of Northwestern's LEED certified buildings, click here.
02-03-2012
The Northwestern University Newscenter has released an article about plans for a new visitors center for prospective students and their families, which will include include an auditorium, meeting rooms, and offices for admissions visitors staff. Construction is expected to begin this summer. You can read the full article here.

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