JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s College Board approved the top five construction priorities of the state’s universities Thursday for the Legislature’s consideration when it meets in 2018. Overall, the projects would cost $512 million, far above what university leaders expect to receive in state bond money. Here’s the total amount requested for each institution, as well as the top two projects for each:
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Alcorn State University
Total for the top five projects: $42.2 million.
Top projects: 1. Water and sewer infrastructure emergency repairs: $1.5 million; 2. Disability modifications, $10 million.
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Alcorn State agriculture units
Total for top five projects: $6 million.
Top projects: 1. Child development laboratory center: $2.5 million; 2. Disadvantaged farmers and ranchers policy center: $1.1 million;
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Delta State University
Total for top five projects: $35.9 million.
Top projects: 1. New president’s home: $1.8 million; 2. Campus roof and other repairs: $6.2 million
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Jackson State University
Total for top five projects: $22.7 million.
Top projects: 1. Stewart Hall dormitory renovation: $7.5 million; 2. College of Education & Human Development, $6.5 million.
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Mississippi State University
Total for top five projects: $98.6 million.
Top projects: 1. Kinesiology building: $30 million; New architecture, art and design building: $30 million.
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Mississippi State Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
Total for top five projects: $36.7 million.
Top projects: 1. Blackjack forest and wildlife research facility, $4.2 million; 2. Forest products complex renovations: $3.5 million.
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Mississippi University for Women
Total for top five projects: $19 million.
Top projects: 1. General campus renovations, $5.7 million; 2. New culinary arts building, $10.2 million
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Mississippi Valley State University
Total for top five projects: $41.1 million.
Top projects: 1. Academic skills building improvements, $3 million; 2. Student union renovation and expansion: $13.9 million.
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University of Mississippi
Total for top five projects: $81 million.
Top projects: 1. New science building: $15 million; 2. Data center renovation: $18 million.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Total for top five projects: $40.9 million.
Top projects: 1. Children’s hospital expansion, $24 million; 2. Emergency cooling, $5 million.
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University of Southern Mississippi
Total for top five projects: $51.5 million.
Top projects: 1. Bolton Hall renovation, $4.5 million; 2. Commercial food lab construction, $2 million.
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University of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Coast
Total for top five projects: $30.7 million
Top projects: 1. Student resource center, $8.7 million; 2. Science building addition: $12 million.
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Educational Research Center (College Board headquarters in Jackson)
Total for top five projects: $6.1 million.
Top projects: 1. Reroof Paul B. Johnson Jr. building, $750,000; 2. Replace mechanical air handlers, $1.9 million.
Source: College Board.
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