Faculty Senate members will be meeting Tuesday in the Kansas

Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to hear a

presentation on the closing of Seventh Street and the c

construction of the Fine Arts Center.

“I believe it will be the architects of the construction that

will be hosting the presentation,” said Vice Chair Bud Fischer,

biological sciences professor.

The $53.8 million Fine Arts Center project will be constructed

to stretch across Seventh Street from the current location of

the Dounda Fine Arts Center to the land adjacent to and

including the Clinical Service Building.

Seventh Street will be permanently closed and a cul-de-sac will

be constructed along Garfield Avenue, providing access to the

facility.

In addition to renovating and expanding the current fine arts

facility across Seventh Street, the university will demolish

the “glass wing” portion of the current facility that houses

the Art Department and labs.

The Clinical Service Building is also scheduled to be

demolished to accommodate the Fine Arts Center.

Fischer, who is also chair of the elections committee, said the

committee is still looking to receive more petitions for the

campus committee and council elections.

“We have received quite a bit, but we could still use a lot

more,” Fischer said.

The petitions for 30 available positions on 10 different campus

committees and councils are due to Fisher by Friday and the

elections are scheduled to be held April 11 and 12.

Specific information concerning the available positions can be

attained on the Faculty Senate Web site, which is linked

through Eastern’s web page.