Editor’s Note: The Technician incorrectly reported last week that “New student organization areas will be completed later this summer. Campus groups that will be housed in the areas can expect to use the facilities beginning next semester.” The student organization areas will not be completed this summer. They will be completed in Spring 2015 with the completion of Phase 2.

Talley Student Union, currently undergoing its final phase of renovation, has recently progressed in construction and several anticipated projects are nearing their final completion dates.

Tim Hogan, N.C. State’s director of the student centers, said if construction continues on schedule, students should anticipate Phase II to open during spring 2015.

“So far there are no complications,” Hogan said.

Phase II includes the renovation of the original Talley, as well as the two new additions to the south that are located across from Carmichael Gym on Cates Avenue. Hogan said the walls both interior and exterior of the existing structure are almost completely framed.

The East Stairs, the main exit stairs closest to Reynolds Coliseum, have also been completed this summer, Hogan said.

“The monumental stairs in the main atrium are to be installed later in the summer,” Hogan said. “These stairs are the main stairs in the four-story, open atrium space in the middle of the building. These stairs are open and visible throughout the main area of the building.”

The student organization areas are intended to house the 600-plus student organizations on campus. These new spaces are flexible to house different sized groups, and contain furniture and technology to encourage collaboration and to make every presentation an ideal experience for both the presenter and the audience, according to the Talley Student Union website.

When students arrive back to campus this fall, Hogan said they should expect a completed Technology Tower as well as an operational elevator within the tower.

The Technology Tower is the tall metal structure at the end of Talley, on the side closest to One Earth World Cuisine.

“The Technology Tower is designed to be an iconic structure on central campus that symbolizes N.C. State’s strong commitment to the STEM disciplines,” Hogan said. “Not only will it house an elevator, but will eventually receive the bridge over the railroad tracks from Broughton Hall to Talley Student Union.”

Hogan said visitors should stop to look at the frit pattern on the glass exterior of the elevator. Circles with various pictures of wolves are etched in the elevator’s exterior glass within the Tower, making for a unique aesthetic.

Upon the completion of Phase II in the spring of 2015, the N.C. State Bookstore, offices, meeting rooms and lounges that are currently located in Harrelson Hall will be moved to Talley Student Union.

 “Our Wolfpack family will be happy with what they see!” Hogan said.

Anyone interested in following the Talley Student Union construction and building progress can view a 24-hour live web stream on the Campus Enterprises website.