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WSU Education Village

Our bonding request is a bold, responsive plan to renovate three buildings and environs (Wabasha Hall, Wabasha Rec and the Cathedral School) into an Education Village of the future that will be designed with integrated, flexible, state-of-the-art learning and teaching spaces. Labs, classrooms, offices, meeting and community spaces will take a cohesive, sensible form and provide space for the extraordinary preparation of extraordinary teachers and school professionals.

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Project Impact(s): Best Practice, Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

This project is in Plan Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: WSU

Contact: TBD ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: ABWA, Rochester Chapter ; ASHA ; Winona State Rochester

Potential Collaborators:


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Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

Level 2: Education, Education, Higher-Education

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Building  

 

 

Detailed Description

Phase I

Phase I of the project would cost $5.9 million. This funding was approved during the 2013-14 legislative session in 2014. In this phase we will work to identify needs and resources, as well as work with a design
firm and/or architect to develop a plan.

Phase II

Phase II of the project will focus on the renovation of 82,696 sq.ft. between Cathedral Elementary School building (built in 1929), Wabasha Recreation Center (built in the 1920s) and Wabasha Hall (built in the 1950s). We plan to repurpose and reuse old, vacant buildings, renovating them for shared community, school and university usage that will renew the surrounding neighborhood. This new space will be used to create new specialty labs and classrooms serving all education programs. Phase II will require an additional $25.3 million, for a total estimated project cost of $31.2 million.

 


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