For over a year, construction workers have torn down walls and slathered paint on the walls of Bartlett Hall, a former residence hall turned faculty offices.

“Bartlett is anticipated to be complete around the end of the current semester,” said Michael Hager, vice president of administration and financial services.

The only delay so far in the project occurred in April 2013 when a section of a retaining wall collapsed on the northeast corner of the building. Hager said the construction is currently in the last phase.

“Carpet, paint and other finishing work, along with outside work, is being addressed,” said Hager. “The new layout of the building provides for collaboration spaces between faculty in different disciplines, as well as interaction spaces with faculty and students.”

For Joey Anderson, sophomore marketing major, the Bartlett Hall construction impedes his travels through campus.

“It makes it difficult to take the quickest route through campus, but other than that I don’t mind it,” said Anderson.

“The construction isn’t in my way or inconveniencing me at all, but I do think it’s a bit of an eyesore,” said Phillip Cowan, sophomore accounting and finance major. Cowan said the construction zone doesn’t look much different than it did one year ago when he first visited UNI.

Jarrod Lister, sophomore psychology major, believes the renovations are a positive thing.

“I don’t think it’s a problem. They’re doing work to improve the campus and in the end it will be worth the mess we see now,” said Lister.