Ashland University’s campus might not look the same as it was in the spring.

Thanks to some gracious donors, AU has made major improvements in renovations along with giving the campus a facelift with the planned beautification.

The interior renovations include Clayton Hall dorms getting air conditioning and major improvements to the student dorm life. Clark and Kem halls have undergone renovations for each of their elevators.

All interior renovations should be done by the time classes start according to Rick Ewing, vice president of operations and planning.

Ewing is aware that the construction might be an inconvenience for most, but he says to “just stay patient and it will all be worth it.”

“I think there’s a lot of anticipation for what the final result is going to be, it’s just taking us some time to get there,” Ewing said.

Ewing emphasized that the outdoor beautification project and renovations will need a little more time.

“We got started in the summer on these projects. We were really aggressive with what we wanted done and have made some great progress,” he said.

He recognizes that all the work was not expected to be finished by the time classes started, but is happy with how far the renovations have come along.

“We took on a lot,” he continued. “In an ideal world, we would have only taken one or two of these projects each summer. The donor was very adamant when he gave us the funds that we needed to make an impact now.”

Ewing talked about the feedback of campus not being the most accessible for those who transport by wheelchair.

“I’ve been here for 18 years and in 18 years, that has been a sore spot with me and many others about the inaccessibility. When we had this opportunity to improve that was most definitely in the conversation. Anywhere that we did something, we took accessibility into account,” Ewing said.

Ashland University will also be putting brick walkways alongside the new installment of arches on King Road.

“You want to know when you are walking on Ashland University campus,” Ewing said at Dwight Schar’s request before doing the renovations.