Capital Bonding Request
Student Services Design and Renovation
This project designs and renovates the busiest part of the East Building on the Austin Campus to create a Student Services Hub. It strategically:
- Co-locates expanded student services to one location
- Adds technology-rich Active Learning Classrooms and study/engagement spaces for tutoring, counseling, private study, food pantry, and personal services.
- Creates an inviting Student Union with a Multicultural Center
- Austin’s East Building serves over 2,000 students and this project will create easy-to-access, updated, seamless wrap-around support services in one central co-located center of operations.
Student Impact
This project establishes a facility that intentionally matches our vision by creating a sense of belonging for every Riverland student. A one-stop comprehensive student services and student support services hub structures formal services that are proven to support all students, and especially first-generation students, and increase engagement and connectedness both in- and outside the classroom throughout the life-span of each student from inquiry and planning to graduation/transfer and job search. It eliminates current barriers to accessing student services and provides an inviting and comfortable student experience.
Community Impact
Riverland’s increased population of first-generation, non-native English speaking students have significant economic and learning challenges. While we are fortunate to have more high school students being given financial support through The Hormel Foundation Austin Assurance Scholarship program to attend Riverland, their needs are greater.
2022 Cost Request: $9,924,000
Square Footage:
- Renovates: 19,981
- GSF Renews: 34,349
- GSF Constructs: 220 GSF
Deferred Maintenance:
- Reduction: $1.2 million
Download Plans (PDFS)
Austin Campus, East Building
Main Level Plan
Upper & Lower Level Plan
Thank you!
We thank the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee and others who visited Riverland Community College yesterday, Nov. 9. @MinnStateEdu @MinnStateChD @RiverlandCC #MNLeg #FundMinnesotaState
Design Tour
The Senate Capital Investment Committee stopped and toured the vision for Student Services Design. Committee members also were able to see up close the law enforcement program and carpentry.
HEAPR Summary
Priority #1
Austin Campus, East Building
Electrical Distribution System Upgrade Phase 2
Amount: $0.7 Million
Phase 1 of the East Building electrical system upgrade is near completion with the majority of the work taking place over the past several months. In that phase, all 13,800 volt equipment in the building interior was removed and new 480 or 208 volt pad-mount transformers were installed on the exterior of the building. Many of the larger outdated electrical panels and switchgear were also removed and replaced.
Phase 2 will consist of replacing the remainder of the original electrical panels and switchgear including motor control centers. Many of these date back to 1965.
Priority #2
Austin Campus, West Building
Area A1 Roof
Amount: $2 Million
This area of the Austin campus roof is 35 years old and is experiencing deteriorating membranes, perimeter flashings are stretching and tearing in many areas, and we are spending repair funds to constantly patch areas where water is getting into the building.