DU is constantly evolving and more recently the university has undertaken a few new projects. After the completion of Anderson Academic Commons in spring 2013, DU demolished John Greene Hall (JGH): an outdated building that housed the Mathematics (NSM) & Computer Science (DFRSECS) departments.
Since JGH’s demolition, the two departments were temporarily moved to Aspen Hall, the building located on the southern side of campus by Nagel Hall. The Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science and The Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging is currently being built in place of JGH. Mark Rodgers, university architect, stated in a past interview that it is due for completion in the summer of 2016.

Once the new building is completed, the Mathematics and Computer Science departments will move into the Ritchie School and the Knoebel Center during fall quarter of 2016. According to Rodgers, Aspen Hall is the next project in line.

“Aspen will be demolished in February 2017 followed by the completion of landscape work that will accentuate the campus walkways and feature the Evans Chapel as well as the new John J. Sie Complex building,” said Rodgers in an email.

Rodgers stated that the new landscape replacing Aspen plans to lower water usage and plant of native plant species.

Hilltop Apartments—current Greek housing for Alpha Phi and Beta Theta Pi—have no scheduled demolition date yet, but it is on the university’s radar, according to Rodgers.

“The use of the land has been shown as a potential site for undergraduate housing and/or undergraduate academic -oriented programs and services as a long range goal—however the Board of Trustees has not approved any particular project for that area at this time,”said Rodgers.

Rodgers also stated that Chancellor Chopp is assessing the future needs of the university before coming to a decision on Hilltop. What is certain, however, is that Alpha Phi and Beta Theta Pi will have to find new living quarters within the next few years.

“We found out that Alpha Phi will be moving and they are going to build a new house by Fall 2016. After that information was released, we learned that they were planning to tear down Hilltop,” stated Alpha Phi President Anousha Jaseb. “There have been a lot of issues with Hilltop so I think many people are ready for it to be demolished and for a new building to be put in, but it’s still sad to hear that it won’t be here for very long.”
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