Greetings From Vice President for Student Affairs
Dear Otterbein Students,
I’m so excited to tell you that Phase Two of Campus Center Renovations is already in its early planning stages. We’re looking to make big changes to your dining experience – from the dining space to the kitchen layout and program offerings. Most importantly – all this work is about YOU and is focused on your experience gathering together in the center of campus. We are exploring what we can do to make the Campus Center and the dining experience more inviting, more modern, and certainly a more meaningful space for our students and our community to dine, connect, relax, study, and make memories. This means that with every design question, every hope or idea for the new spaces, and every bit of investment we are hoping to improve the experience of our current and future students.
Over the coming months, I hope you’ll visit this page to learn the latest project details, to share your opinion and insight as we make decisions about the aesthetics and the amenities of the space, and to get important news about how the project will fit into your daily life at Otterbein. We are working toward the new dining experience being completely online and ready for your use as soon as possible (completion anticipated January of 2025).
As we get started, I would appreciate it if you would take a few short minutes to complete the survey linked below. Your voice and your ideas matter to the work we’re doing. Tell us what you think and what you hope this project might be able to achieve by completing the online survey below.
As always, I’m here to build and support your experience as a Cardinal. Just let me or any of the listed students, faculty, or staff members of the CC-Reno Planning Team know what questions we can answer as we work through this exciting process and investment in our student dining experience. We’re pleased to partner with BHDP Architecture, REITANO Design Group, McCarthy Consulting, and our chosen construction management firm and its contractors. As work advances, you may see these partners in the Campus Center from time to time. We look forward to seeking your engagement via surveys, design forums, “intercepts” for 1-1 conversation during dining hours, the new website, and presentations at OUSG.
Thank you for your interest and input as we begin, and for your patience and understanding as we begin and get into construction and renovation phases. Here’s to building a new and better Nest for all of our Cardinals!
Sincerely,
Bill Fox, EdD
Vice President, Student Affairs
fox20@otterbein.edu
Greetings From Vice President for Student Affair
Dear Otterbein Students,
I’m so excited to tell you that Phase Two of Campus Center Renovations is already in its early planning stages. We’re looking to make big changes to your dining experience – from the dining space to the kitchen layout and program offerings. Most importantly – all this work is about YOU and is focused on your experience gathering together in the center of campus. We are exploring what we can do to make the Campus Center and the dining experience more inviting, more modern, and certainly a more meaningful space for our students and our community to dine, connect, relax, study, and make memories. This means that with every design question, every hope or idea for the new spaces, and every bit of investment we are hoping to improve the experience of our current and future students.
Over the coming months, I hope you’ll visit this page to learn the latest project details, to share your opinion and insight as we make decisions about the aesthetics and the amenities of the space, and to get important news about how the project will fit into your daily life at Otterbein. We are working toward the new dining experience being completely online and ready for your use as soon as possible (completion anticipated January of 2025).
As we get started, I would appreciate it if you would take a few short minutes to complete the survey linked below. Your voice and your ideas matter to the work we’re doing. Tell us what you think and what you hope this project might be able to achieve by completing the online survey below before you head home for the winter break.
As always, I’m here to build and support your experience as a Cardinal. Just let me or any of the listed students, faculty, or staff members of the CC-Reno Planning Team know what questions we can answer as we work through this exciting process and investment in our student dining experience. We’re pleased to partner with BHDP Architecture, REITANO Design Group, McCarthy Consulting, and our chosen construction management firm and its contractors. As work advances, you may see these partners in the Campus Center from time to time. We look forward to seeking your engagement via surveys, design forums, “intercepts” for 1-1 conversation during dining hours, the new website, and presentations at OUSG.
Thank you for your interest and input as we begin, and for your patience and understanding as we begin and get into construction and renovation phases. Here’s to building a new and better Nest for all of our Cardinals!
Sincerely,
Bill Fox, EdD
Vice President, Student Affairs
fox20@otterbein.edu
We want to know what you think!
We’re working with a team of colleagues and industry professionals to explore what kind of smart changes will create a meaningful place for our students to eat, gather, study, and have a great dining experience. We want your feedback as part of this process. You can tell us what you think by visiting the survey linked below.
Meet the Campus Center Phase Two Reno Committee
These Otterbein students and colleagues gather every Friday for project meetings. They are your direct link to the project. If you have questions or ideas, be sure to let them know. This group is creative, engaged, and committed to the student experience — but remember, they all want to know what you want!
- Bill Fox, Chair
Vice President, Student Affairs - Erin Bender
Executive Director, The Point, Institutional Advancement - Tracy Benner
Director of Residence Life, Student Affairs - Blaine Bishop
Student and Dining Advisory Board representative
- Gina Calcamuggio
Senior Director, Brand and Content Management, Office of Marketing - Melissa Gilbert
Dean of Student Engagement, Student Affairs - Mary Liddle
Student and President, Otterbein Student Government
- Jim Smith
Assistant Director, Auxiliary Maintenance, Service Operations & Maintenance - Hannah Wagner
Coordinator of Visits and Events, Office of Admission - Dana Viglietta
Executive Director of Engagement, Institutional Advancement
- Bill Fox, Chair
Vice President, Student Affairs - Erin Bender
Executive Director, The Point, Institutional Advancement - Tracy Benner
Director of Residence Life, Student Affairs - Blaine Bishop
Student and Dining Advisory Board representative - Gina Calcamuggio
Senior Director, Brand and Content Management, Office of Marketing - Melissa Gilbert
Dean of Student Engagement, Student Affairs - Mary Liddle
Student and President, Otterbein Student Government - Jim Smith
Assistant Director, Auxiliary Maintenance, Service Operations & Maintenance - Hannah Wagner
Coordinator of Visits and Events, Office of Admission - Dana Viglietta
Executive Director of Engagement, Institutional Advancement
Contracted Services and Partners
- Giancarlo Del Vita, BHDP Architecture*
- Elizabeth Pence, McCarthy Consulting*
- Paul Orban, BHDP Architecture*
- Bill Cochrane, Parkhurst*
DINING EXPERIENCE UPGRADES: PROJECT GOALS and VALUES
Explore some of the principles that are guiding our decisions and the work we will ask our partners to do.
IMPROVING STUDENT LIFE: DINING EXPERIENCE FOCUS
- Foster community and connection
- Enhance resources for student engagement and well-being
- Improve Cardinal pride
IMPROVING STUDENT LIFE: GOALS FOR THE PHYSICAL DINING SPACE
We will work together to improve the physical space and enhance the overall dining experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests.
This project will …
- Create a destination that brings us together
- Maximize the use and enjoyment of other spaces in the Campus Center with this improvement
- Increase energy efficiency/sustainability (new windows, building systems)
- Install new furniture, fixtures, and equipment for a modernized campus dining hall
COMING SOON!
Come back to this page for the latest on this big project!
This is the spot to watch for:
- News and updates
- Polls, voting, and your opinion on some project decisions
- Project Schedule
- Project Partners and Collaborators
- Renderings of the new space
- And so much more!