• Westfield State U. Starts Construction of 410-Bed, $59-Million Residence Hall

• Reinhardt U. Breaks Ground for 4,000-Square-Foot Music Center

• Seattle Subway Tunnel Connects U. of Washington to Downtown, but Trains Are 4 Years Away

The renovation and expansion of the Campus Commons at the State U. of New York at New Paltz has earned its architects, ikon.5, a merit award from the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The project, completed two years ago, added 12,000 square feet—and a sculptural glass enclosure—to a 1970 building. (ikon.5 photo)

• Ohio State U. Seeks New Name for Science and Engineering Library

• Consultants Warned California U. of Pennsylvania to Build Smaller Event Center

• U. of Missouri at Columbia Pays Artist, Removes 2001 Tiger Mosaic

Syracuse U. has broken ground for Dineen Hall, which will house the College of Law when construction is completed in 2014. The five-story, 200,000-square-foot building is expected to cost $90-million. Among its other features will be a green roof that will double as a terrace in good weather. (Gluckman Mayner Architects rendering)

• U. of Minnesota and Hospital Partner Will Build $182-Million Medical Complex, Easing Accreditation Worry for Medical School

• San Jose State U. Shuts 8-Year-Old Housing Complex for Summer Replacement of Pipes

• U. of Wisconsin at Baraboo Plans to Build 1st Residence Hall

• San Francisco State U. Welcomes Food Trucks at Long Last

Tiffin U. has opened a new recreation center that includes an indoor practice field covered with artificial turf, an indoor track, four multipurpose courts, classrooms, and offices. It occupies the side of a former scrapyard. (Tiffin U. photo)

• Oklahoma Law Gives Colleges 8 Years to Trim Energy Costs by 20 Pct.

• Otterbein U. Will Pay Half of Cleanup Price for Former Bomb Plant

• Georgetown U. Replaces Tower Clock’s Hands; Trio of Thieves Remains at Large

Baylor U. is moving ahead with plans for a 45,000-seat football stadium linked to the campus by a bridge across the Brazos River. The facility, designed so that another 10,000 seats can be added in the future, will also have an event center and a Stadium Club. (Baylor U. rendering)

• Improved Outlook Lets Hebrew College Stay in Moshe Safdie Building

• Master Plan for U. of Nevada at Las Vegas Includes New Stadium, Events Center, Transit Hub, Housing

• Jamestown College Breaks Ground for $5.5-Million Lab Building

• Utah Valley U. Will Demolish Pioneer Home, Build Smaller Replica

The latest of the artist James Turrell’s “Skyspace” installations opens to the public next month at Rice U. At dawn and dusk, visitors to the two-level outdoor facility will see extended light shows that play out on a white ceiling surrounding a square opening through which to look at the sky. Other campus Skyspaces are at the U. of Illinois at Chicago and Pomona College. (Rice U. photo)

• Yale U. Will Move Nursing School from City to West Campus

• Honors Students, Fraternities Will Share New Jersey Institute of Technology Facility

• Ohio’s Colleges Plan $400-Million Worth of Construction and Renovation

The City of Waverly, Iowa, is moving ahead with plans to build an elegant band shell designed by Ann Cashman and Darian Lu, who graduated from Iowa State U. last weekend with architecture degrees. The shell, made of colored recycled glass, would help audiences hear concerts by the Waverly Municipal Band. Ms. Cashman is from Waverly; Ms. Lu is from Shanghai. (Rendering by Ann Cashman and Darian Lu.)

• Tulane U. Stadium Could Face Zoning Challenge (Read the university’s response here)

• $8-Million Gift Will Go to Aquatics Center at U. of Southern California

• Georgia Tech Foundation’s Plan to Demolish 1926 Building Angers Neighbors

• For Sale: U. of Cincinnati Architecture Professor’s Mushroom Home (Zillow.com photo)

• Terrace Chairs Will Raise Money for Makeover of U. of Wisconsin at Madison Union

• Upper Iowa U. Returns to New Orleans Building Devastated by Katrina

• Dickinson College Plans Science-Building Addition, Greenhouse, Soccer Stadium

• In Apparent Prank, Hands Disappear From Tower Clock of Healy Hall at Georgetown U.

• State’s Dairy Industry Will Pay at Least Half the Cost of Renovating U. of Wisconsin at Madison Research Building

• U. of South Carolina Pays Fines for Asbestos Violations

• Phantom Tower Hints at Unbuilt Boston U. Campus

• 2 Murders Lead City Officials and U. of Southern California to Add Additional Police

• Faculty Members Join Neighbors Opposing New York U. Expansion

• After 5 Years, Georgetown U. Gym Still Awaits Approvals

• Duke U. Looks to Refurbish Olmsted Landscapes

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Plans Campus Upgrades