Campus Updates

Restoration Updates

2006

July Update

  • Workers removed the steeple from Leavell Chapel. The process, removing the four exterior sections of the steeple and the internal steel structure, took three days. (Click here for photos)
  • A new steeple will be constructed over the next few months and installed on Leavell Chapel. The seminary contractor expects the process to take four to six months.
  • Volunteers from Samaritan's Purse and Kids Around the World restored damaged playgrounds at Sunshine Park and Farnsworth. The groups began restoring the playground at the seminary preschool.
  • Restoration work began on the Hardin Student Center skylight.
  • The Oaks, the new two-bedroom apartments on Providence Place, opened to student residents.
  • Faculty members began moving into homes along Seminary Place.

June Update

  • Restoration work is complete on the Courtyard Apartments for single students and the Manor Apartments for student families.
  • During the first week in June students began moving back to campus -- first to the Courtyard Apartments and on June 6, the first student family moved into the Manor Apartments.
  • Work on the Manor Apartment playground was completed in early June by volunteers from Samaritan's Purse and Kids Around the World.
  • Sod has been installed in most of the faculty home lawns along Seminary Place.
  • Work continues on Sunshine Park. Sod has been installed. Work is still needed to restore the playground equipment. 
  • A new fence was installed on the east side of campus and around the President's Home.
  • Campus Police began replacing seminary street signs. The fading green signs were replaced with new blue signs complete with the NOBTS logo.

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May Update

  • Reconstruction continues at a record pace on the NOBTS Campus as we get closer and closer to August.
  • During the month of May workers replaced sod near the chapel, along Lipsey Street and near faculty homes along Seminary Place. Workers began replacing sod in Sunshine Park on May 17.
  • The rear window of Leavell Chapel has been replaced.
  • On May 13 the campus was packed with graduates and their families for the eighty-eighth annual commencement.
  • The Manor Apartments and Courtyard Apartments are near completion. The contractor hopes to have these open for residents by June 1. Restoration in the Oaks and Farnsworth Apartments will be completed later in June.  

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April 28 Update

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April 21 Update

  • This week, all of the temporary offices in Altanta returned to New Orleans.
  • Staff members who were working in Atlanta moved to campus apartments on Seminary Place and Lipsey Street.
  • Workers prepare second block of campus (near Lipsey and Crutcher Apartments) for sod installation. 

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April 14 Update

  • Apartments on Lipsey Street are being prepared to receive staff members who will return to campus after working at the seminary's temporary offices in Atlanta.
  • Work continues on faculty homes along Seminary Place. Work includes installation of cabinets in the first 10 homes and sheetrock work in the remaining 18.

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April 7 Update

  • Workers lay new sod in the Chapel Quad.
  • Work continues on the second block of campus especially in the Lipsey Apartments.

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March 31 Update

  • Workers installed cabinets in Courtyard, Manors, Farnsworth, Oaks (all first floor apartments).
  • Workers are finishing work on the copper guttering on front Quad buildings.
  • Installation of aluminum guttering on all faculty homes and townhomes began.
  • A temporary Rodgers 3 manual organ for Leavell Chapel will be delivered during the first week in April.
  • New air conditioning system installed in Creole Dining Room at the River City Cafeteria.
  • New sod was laid in the Quad.
  • Workers began laying of sod in the yard east of Chapel.
  • Landscaping began at first 10 faculty homes.
  • Sod installed at courtyard apartments

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March 17 Update

  • Sheetrock installation continues on the first floor of Farnsworth and in Faculty Homes.
  • Workers continue to install cabinets The Oaks.
  • Workers continue to ready the Lipsey Street Apartments for opening later this spring.
  • Roof repairs continue throughout campus.
  • Debris removal continues throughout campus.

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March 9 Update

  • Sodding complete in Pecan Orchard at the front of campus.
  • New playground equipment was installed near Farnsworth Apartments by Samaritan's Purse and Kid's Around the World.
  • Sheetrock work continues in faculty homes and on the first floor of Farnsworth.
  • New cabinets are being installed in The Oaks.
  • Workers began painting first floor apartments in The Manors.
  • Painting continues in Lipsey Street Apartments.
  • Student volunteers from Southeastern Seminary painted decorative work outside DeMent, Crutcher and Lipsey.

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March 3 Update

  • Workers are installing cabinets in the Manors, Courtyard Apartments, Staff Village, The Oaks and Farnsworth.
  • Sheetrock work is complete on the first 10 faculty homes on Seminary Place.
  • Workers continued installing sheetrock in the remaining faculty homes.
  • Work began on a new playground near the Farnsworth Apartments.
  • Sod has been laid along Seminary Place where the States Apartment Buildings stood.
  • Renovations on the Creole Room in the Cafeteria are 75% complete.
     

February 24 Update

  • Remodeling of the Creole Room nearing completion.
  • Dodd Building nearing completion.
  • All the ceiling tiles were replaced in the Cafeteria.
  • Floor tiles in the Library Reference Room removed.

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 February 17 Update

  • Finished sodding of the front of campus along Seminary Place.
  • Started sodding near the Manor Apartments.
  • Volunteers cleaned Library books.
  • Painting finished in Farnsworth, The Oaks, Manors, The Courtyard and Staff Village.
  • New cabinets for houses and apartments ordered.

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February 10 Update

  • Construction began on a new telephone room for the campus telephone system. The new telephone room is located near the Courtyard Apartments.
  • New bathtubs were installed in faculty homes.
  • Workers completed the sheetrock installation was completed in the Oaks Apartments.
  • Cabinet installation began at the Oaks.

February 3 Update

  • Volunteers began installing sod along Seminary Place and near the Manor Apartments.
  • Workers continued to install new fiber optic telephone cables.
  • Sheet rock installation and painting continued in various locations across campus.

 
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January 27 Update

  • The debris removal is complete along Seminary Placebetween DeMent and Mirabeau.
  • Workers continue to remove the foundations of the States Buildings.
  • Sheetrock installation has begun on the first floors of the Manor, Courtyard and Staff Village Apartments.
  • Workers began painting the interior of the Staff Townhouses.
  • Work continues on the new two bedroom apartments on Providence Place.
  • Mold abatement and roof replacement work continue in various places on campus.

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January 13 Update

  • Demolition of the States Apartment buildings is complete.
  • Demolition of old faculty homes is complete.
  • Demolition of the Swap Shop is complete.
  • Workers are prepping apartments for staff members returning to the main campus next week.
  • Painting and sheetrock work continues in student apartments.
  • Workers continue to replace copper gutters on seminary buildings.
  • Off Campus - Both the Church’s Fried Chicken and Chevron Gas Station across from the seminary’s front gate have reopened.

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2005
December 16 Update

  • BellSouth installed a microwave tower on campus for temporary telephone service to begin, possibly by the first of the year.
  • Worker began demolition of two IroquoisState faculty houses.
  • Demolition of States Apartments began with the “Georgia” building.
  • Workers removed Asbestos shingles from the blue faculty house on Seminary Place in preparation for demolition.
  • Volunteers began taping and preparation for painting of Willingham, 2nd and 3rd floors; Farnsworth, 2nd and 3rd floor; Courtyard, 2nd and 3rd floors, Staff village, 2nd floor; and PriceCenter, 2nd floor.
  • Volunteers from California and Kentucky began work to repair playground damage at the Preschool Center. 
  • Off Campus - Enterprise rental car company began construction on new building next to the seminary’s Hamm Hall Guest House.

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December 9, 2005

  •  Remodeling of the Creole Room nearing completion.
  • Workers started demolition of old faculty homes on Seminary Place. Three of the four scheduled for demolition have been torn down.
  • Work of gutters and roofs continued.
  • States Apartments are being prepared for demolition (this includes removing appliances, air conditioning units, household chemicals, etc.)
  • Telephone lines are being replaced in the Price Center.
  • BellSouth began the installation process for a new junction box on campus. This will speed the restoration of telephone and internet service at the seminary.
  • Workers continue to prepare apartments for the seminary workers returning in January.
  • Two volunteer groups (one from California, another from Kentucky) are helping with clean-up on campus and out in the community through NOBTS’ MissionLab. 

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December 2, 2005
  • Workers are replacing copper gutters on front quad buildings.
  • Started replacing the fence behind faculty homes
  • Began installing cabinets on the second and third floors of the new Oaks Apartments.
  • Sheetrock is being replaced in the Staff Townhouses.
  • Workers began replacing kitchen flooring and installing carpet in the DeMent Apartments.
  • Gas water heaters in Crutcher Apartments are being replaced with electric water heaters.
  • Repainting in DeMent, Gray, VIP and Sherpherd’s Corner apartments will be complete today.
  • Landscaping restoration has started.

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November 18, 2005
  • Workers began preparing DeMent, VIP, Shepherd's Corner, Grey and Crutcher Apartments for the first wave of returning NOBTS employees. This first wave will be on campus in January when some classes return to the main campus. 
  • Final preparation was made for the demolition of the States Apartment buildings.
  • Workers began clearing and gutting the campus operations building.
  • All front block streets were cleaned with a street sweeper.
  • Volunteers from Alabama and North Carolina continued clearing out second- and third-floor student apartments.
  • An initial landscape plan for the front block was presented to the contractor for approval.

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November 11, 2005
  • Roofs and shingles have been replaced on all front-block buildings. Gutter work continues on the front block.
  • Volunteers from Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and even Canada continued clearing and cleaning student apartments this week.
  • Mold abatement work continues in faculty, staff and student residences.
  • Final tree trimming is complete. The campus looks greener each day as the grass and tree bounce back after the storm.
  • 190 tons of debris have been removed from campus since restoration work began.
  • The cafeteria continues to feed over 400 people a day. Along with the NOBTS works, electrical and gas workers, police, FEMA contractors and military eat at NOBTS…the only hot meal in the area.

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November 4, 2005
  • Volunteers from Alabama, Colorado and Mississippi began cleaning second and third-floor student apartments. The volunteers worked to remove items left behind by students after the Oct. 5-9 move-out.
  • Workers continued to clean and gut faculty homes. Mold abatement specialists began the process of cleaning and sanitizing the faculty homes.
  • Hamilton Hall was gutted and prepared for chemical sanitation.
  • The Oaks Apartments were rewired and workers began replace the drywall in the new apartments.
  • A tree trimming company from Texas volunteered time to work on the final tree trimming.
  • NOBTS began hosting the Third District Police Department on campus. Policemen are using the campus as a staging area for daily meetings and training activities while their temporary headquarters is constructed. The department has also stationed several officers on campus each day to assist with campus security.

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October 28, 2005
  • All roofs are sealed and many have been replaced.
  • All first floor student and staff housing from Mirabeau Street back have been completely gutted and cleaned. Chemical treatment has begun.
  • Faculty residences are now being gutted and cleaned.
  • Final tree trimming is underway.
  • Power has been restored to the front block of campus. The Hardin Student Center is currently the command post for the restoration process. The Cafeteria is serving over 400 meals a day to construction workers and seminary employees. The hot meals are being provided by Southern Baptist relief cooking units. All other front block buildings have lights and HVAC running.
  • Martin Chapel is the site of the "Church on the Quad," where Police Chief Barry Busby is holding Sunday morning services for our seminary employees and construction workers.

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