SAN MARCOS, CA \u2013 Palomar College held an official Topping Out Ceremony for the new Library\/Learning Resource Center on the San Marcos campus on Thursday, July 28. Shown with the last beam of the new building are, from left to right, are Dennis Astl, Manager, Construction & Facilities Planning; Dr. Joi Lin Blake, Superintendent\/President; Dan Sourbeer, Interim Vice President of Instruction; Marlene Forney, Library Co-chair; and Connie Sterling, Library Manager.<\/p>\n
Dr. Blake officiated at the event. Speakers also included Alex Alon, Senior Project Executive, Gilbane Building Company, Sourbeer, Astl, Sterling and Forney. After their remarks, officials and guests signed the beam beam before it was hoisted to its final destination atop the building.<\/p>\n
When completed, the \u00a0four-story facility will be nearly 85,000 square feet. \u00a0In addition to books and periodical collections, the facility will have meeting rooms, training rooms, offices, archives, and an adaptive technology center. The LRC will also include a faculty technology center, computer commons, multi-purpose lab, group study rooms, proctoring rooms, open lab tutoring area, reading\/study areas and work rooms.<\/p>\n
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Media contacts:\u00a0 Melinda Finn, Public Affairs Office, 760-744-1150 x2365
\nLaura Gropen, Public Affairs Department, 760-744-1150 x2152<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"