Outer walls are being built on the east and west sides of the Wallman Wellness Center aquatic addition.
The new structure is expected to be nearly enclosed before winter, so crews can work unimpeded by weather on the inside of the building.
The project is scheduled to be completed by late summer 2016.
The $11 million project is completely student funded. Students voted in spring 2013 to approve construction and bond financing for the project through student fees. Those fees will increase in the fall 2016 to support operations of the facility.
The project includes a leisure pool, lap pool, sauna, fire pit, a “wet” classroom for activities like scuba instruction, gender-neutral locker rooms and additional women’s and men’s locker rooms.
The Wallman Wellness Center was built in 2001, with an earlier addition completed in 2007. The center also houses the Student Health Service, Disability Services and Child Care facilities.