Barring lengthy delays due to weather or availability of materials, the new union is expected to open during the 2008-2009 academic year. Most excavation for the building was completed in January. Once the basement walls are poured, the basement floor will be leveled, under-floor piping laid, and the basemen poured. Details about the building and a link to a Web cam directed at the construction site are available by visiting www.valpo.edu/construction/union.