This project will connect the first and second floors of New Cabell Hall to the Terrace Crossing over Jefferson Park Avenue. The work will entail the removal and replacement of the entire South Entry stairs and landing.

Built in 1952, New Cabell Hall is the workhorse of the College of Arts & Sciences, with 50 classrooms and 390 faculty offices. The six story, 150,000 gsf brick building will be completely modernized with new heating, plumbing and electrical systems, as well as the introduction of air conditioning and fire suppression systems. Handicapped accessibility to the building will be improved, elevator cabs will be replaced, hazardous materials will be abated, and telephone and data distribution systems will be replaced. Additionally, interior finishes are to be replaced and upgraded, including walls, floors and ceilings. A new lighting system will also be installed. Classrooms in this historic building will receive state of the art teaching aids equal to that being installed in the new South Lawn buildings.  On the exterior, the enclosed courtyard between new and old Cabell Halls will be landscaped and directly connected to the surrounding buildings to enhance and encourage usage. And on the primary south elevation, a significant, accessible connection with the new South Lawn plaza will be constructed. Following complete modernization of New Cabell Hall, the mission of teaching and departmental quarters will continue and the general layout and mix of classroom space in the building will not significantly change. The project should be completed in fall 2009.