Health Education
Health Education Project
About the Health Education Project
To meet the growing demand for health education professionals, Central Washington University is expanding, updating, and renovating Nicholson Pavilion to better serve the needs of students entering the sport and movement studies field.
Known as the Health Education Project, it will transform the pavilion, which was constructed in 1959, into a modern, state-of-the-art facility for Central’s health education programs, including physical education teaching, physical activities, sport management, and dance.
The $60.5 million project, funded from a state appropriation, includes:
- Renovating and updating the existing performance gymnasium/convocation center, locker-rooms, and Nicholson Pavilion classroom, office, and meeting spaces
- Addition of new weight areas with new equipment
- Expansion of the fieldhouse
- Construction of a new lobby/vestibule area
- Renovations to adjacent Purser Hall to create new classroom and meeting space
The pavilion’s distinctive cable-suspended roof, one of the first in the country, will remain. Additionally, the university is constructing the building to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards for green buildings.
Construction began in December 2021 and is expected to be completed by fall quarter 2023.
SEPA Documents:
SEPA Checklist (PDF)
Determination of Non-Significance (DNS)
Project Manager: Joanne Hillemann, Joanne.Hillemann@cwu.edu
CWU Project #: 14208 Health Education
General Contractor: Lydig Construction of Spokane
Consultant Team:
Prime Architect: Studio Meng Strazzara of Seattle
Associate Architect: Hastings+Chivetta
Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
Mechanical Engineer: MW Engineering
Electrical Engineer: MW Engineering
Civil Engineer: LPD Engineering
Landscape Architect: Nakano Associates
Status: Construction Phase 1 has begun.
Project Timeline:
- SEPA Review - July 2021
- Health Education Construction Bid - November 2021
- Health Education Construction - December 2021 - August 2023
- Health Education Furnishings & Equipment - August through September 2023
- Health Education Completion - September 2023
Health Education Press Release
Read more on the history, design, and ribbon cutting of the renovation & expansion of Nicholoson Pavillion.
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