Underway
at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Salvador campus along La Purisima, is the
construction of the 5-storey Senior High School building at the SHS Complex.
New,
Modern, and Environment-friendly, the new SHS building replaces part of the
former Grade School complex where two buildings stood, the Matteo Ricci Hall
and Berchman Hall.
The new home of the SHS will be furnished
with high-end facilities, including some 30 classroom, laboratories, a library, office
rooms, a chapel, prayer rooms, cafeteria, and commercial spaces, and some special
features such as ramps and an elevator.
It will also sport a “Green” look, with a rain collection
system, self-sustaining green spots, and a provision for solar panels, as part
of the University’s thrust toward using renewable energy, particularly the
Solar Energy Power system.
To
date, the construction of the SHS building has been the major development under
the continuing Rebuilding Program of AdZU dubbed RISE which commenced after the
July 2016 fire that burned down the Brebeuf Gym and adjacent buildings.
Since
then, rising from the ashes, the University has taken on infrastructure projects
to rebuild the campus, including the renovation of Gonzaga Hall and Kostka
building, and the retrofitting of Sauras Hall.
Infrastructure
is one key area in the RISE campaign of AdZU, to rise amidst the adversities brought
about by the fire. The construction of new buildings is intricately part of the
University’s plan to fulfill its mission of educating and forming future
leaders who will work toward its vision of transforming Mindanao and the
country into a place of “peace, healing and progress,” and devote their lives Pro
Deo et Patria.
Also
in the offing under the University Campus Master Development Plan is the construction
of a Multipurpose building which will house, among others, a gym and an
auditorium.
