First Staff Break in the New Lounge

The vending machines were moved to the new lounge today, the day after the last day of classes. So, where to eat lunch since the Lambright Center is closed? A small group gathered in the new lounge for lunch using a table from the hallway and warming food in the microwave down the hall in the kitchenette. The new microwave has not yet arrived.

These shots are from the first afternoon break in the new lounge. What is that green thing with white handles hanging out? It is a foosball table provided by the !Explore youth program.

These shots are from the first afternoon break in the new lounge. Sharon made coffee on her new coffee maker. The coffee vending machine is not yet hooked up. The gas fireplace is very nice.










Thank you , Nekeisha Alexis-Baker, for bring down some more chairs.

Church Leadership Center: Administrative Support

The library circulation counter area has become the office of Eric Saner, Administrative Assistant for the Church Leadership Center, and Sharon Baker, Administrative Assistant.





All of the counters were removed from the old library workroom to give them a spacious office with new suspended fluorescent lights.








Here are some shots of their move into the office.

!Explore Staff Moves to Library Offices

Across the hall the !Explore staff have taken the small offices on the old library hallway.

Andy Brubaker Kaethler was challenged to find space for all of his books in what used to be the Curriculum Center. Thanks to Herb Leichty for putting up the shelves.

Lois Hess Nafziger has taken over the librarian's office. The desk is now up against the wall and she is quite well settled in.

The small room at the end of the hall which had been the group study room will be used as a small conference room.

Moving Day for the Church Leadership Center

On Monday, December 17, the Church Leadership Center moved from the Lambright Center to the renovated old library. Herb Leichty, Ramont Schrock and students Joseph and Rolando Sosa were there to led a hand.








The director, Jewel Gingerich Longenecker, settles into her office. This is the middle part of the old library workroom.





Nina Lanctot and Rafael Barahona share the back part of this room where Brent Koehn's desk used to be. Nina has a beautiful oak desk. The book lift was removed from the corner to open up this space.

The Conference Room is Handicap Accessible

The lift from the hallway to the Conference Room landing is now complete! This is the lift from the hallway area. Up above you can see the office doors of Erland Waltner (right) and John Rempel.

These steps lead up to the place where Barb Nelson Gingerich's office used to be. Barb is assistant to the Institute of Mennonite Studies. As soon as the bookstore moved to its new location last summer, Barb moved into the old bookstore room where the cash register had been.

There is now a generous landing at the top of the stairs. The occupants of the three offices, John, Erland and Brent Graber, want to create a little seating/waiting area here. The walls need some art. The shot of the landing is taken from the top of the stairs looking toward the entrance to the Conference Room.

The new wall between Brent's office and the stairwell gave him about two more feet of width which makes it look quite spacious.