Eastern faculty and staff eagerly await the opening of the new Human Services Building June 16.

Health services, career services, the communications department and the counseling center will all relocate into the new building.

Most of the staff members at career services, currently located at the student service building, are excited to make the transition.

“I can’t wait to move into the new facility,” Diane Smith, a secretary for career services, said. “We currently have a pretty tight working space; the new building should give us a little more room to work with.”

The health service department looks forward to moving into the new building because there will be more rooms to handle more students.

The new human service building, which will be more technologically advanced than the current facilities, will hold all files electronically.

It provides a change from the current file cabinet system.

“It’s great that the information is on computers,” said Director of Student Services Linda Moore. “It gives us even more room because we don’t need file cabinets everywhere.”

Moore also said the change in location will alter general perception.

“This building says that Eastern is ready for the 21st century,” Moore said. “The new building will impress people who come to Eastern.”

The human services building will also help students and staff for potential interviews with employers by offering more space for interviews.

The human service facility currently has two interview rooms; the new building plans to include eight interview rooms.

“When the economy was strong several years ago, once there were fifteen interviewers at Eastern,” said Moore. “People were scrambling everywhere trying to make room for interviews.”

Although the new building has much to offer for employees, they will also be scrambling during the move.

“I’m really excited to make the transition, but it’s a pain to move all your things,” said Debbie Endsley, a secretary in the career service office. “It can be physically draining to move, especially when the move is coming at the end of a semester.”