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Right now here we're in the

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future Jack Morton Lobby

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at the Welcome Center.

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We will have the

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Financial Aid Department here,

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there will be Admissions in this building,

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Alumni Relations,

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Conference and Events,

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and there will be a housing

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component in the building as well.

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The first phase of this project

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was to get the Mail Room

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and the Print Room back,

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operational for the campus,

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and then also combining that

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with the Food Pantry.

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What I really like

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about this new space

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in the Print Shop and

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Mail Room Center is that

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we had input as to

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how to design this space

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to be functional,

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to be what we need it to be.

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We've got a bright space,

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it's roomy, it's very well-lit,

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it's a very functional space

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for what we need.

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Mail is one of those things

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that people don't realize that

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they need until it's not working.

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Having this space for

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the Mail Room is going to be

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an integral part for the basic workings

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of the foundations of

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an efficient university.

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Jack Morton was the Dean of Students.

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He actually started out as

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the Registrar and then

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later moved to the

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Dean of Students position.

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That's sort of the

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minimum about Jack.

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Jack was actually probably

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the conscience of this place.

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He knew practically

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everybody on campus.

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He would learn students' names.

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He was just an amazing guy.

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That's why the Welcome Center

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is a super place to honor Jack.

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Many people have asked

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how we raised 150

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over 150,000 dollars

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for the endowment.

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We were a bit staggered by the amount.

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We were a little concerned about

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whether we could pull it off,

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but we decided to start small,

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just take it a step at a time.

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We called, we wrote letters,

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and we worked with the staff.

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We had a couple events on campus,

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one during Homecoming

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that kind of kicked it off.

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It kind of got life of its own,

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and started building its own momentum.

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What would he say about this?

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I think he would think it was grand.

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This has been my favorite

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project on campus to date

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just due to the fact that it is

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the Welcome Center for

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Western Oregon University.

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People that come here

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for the first time,

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this will be their first impression

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of the university and

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we feel strongly the importance of the

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lobby features and things that this

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building will offer.

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It's a one-stop location

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to provide numerous services

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that students need,

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as well as family members

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for them to understand what

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Western is as a university.

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