More than 300 Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture faculty, staff, alumni and friends gathered to dedicate and celebrate the opening of Agricultural Hall, the new home for OSU Agriculture.
OSU dubbed Sept. 9-13 Land-Grant Week — a celebration of the land-grant mission to serve the common good through research, teaching and Extension. Faculty, staff and students participated in a week of activities showcasing how OSU is helping advance the land-grant mission, culminating in the grand opening of the new, state-of-the-art facility.
OSU Landscape Services designed and installed a 20-foot wide and 8-foot-tall vegetative wall including more than 200 plants located on the east outdoor patio of Agricultural Hall.
With the recent announcement of the new building being named Agricultural Hall, lettering was recently installed on the front of the new home of OSU Agriculture.
As we hit the "substantial completion" mark of the construction of New Frontiers Agricultural Hall, the equipment for the computer labs was moved into the new building.
Construction workers are installing the Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, which is meant to match the cast stone at the bottom of the building but is much lighter.
OSU Agriculture broke ground on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall three years ago. See the progress made during the third year of construction in the time-lapse video below.
Mandy Gross, senior manager of strategic and vice president communications for OSU Agriculture, sat down with Devon Madden, senior project engineer for Flintco, to discuss specifics about the windows and brick installed in the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
The new year means new developments on the construction site. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the January 2024 time-lapse video.
Great strides were made on the construction site for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall in 2023. This video highlights monthly site pictures and showcases the changes made in 2023.
As brickwork continues on the southeast side of New Frontiers Agricultural Hall, construction workers have started to install brick on the northeast side of the building as well.
The brickwork has been completed on the south end of the building and has moved to the east side. While all the small windows are installed, work continues on the larger curtain windows.
The beautiful weather is helping to keep the construction progress right on track for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Brickwork continues on the south end of the building, and the installation of windows is mostly complete.
Take a look at the progress made on the inside of New Frontiers Agricultural Hall, including glass, flooring and paint on the south end of the first floor.
The New Frontiers crane, which was prominent on the construction site for 15 months and one of the largest cranes used in the Stillwater area, was removed from the site.
Brickwork is in progress on the south end of the building as well as the installation and testing of the numerous windows in the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
Brickwork was completed on the north end of the building and the focus shifted to the south end. Windows and the long continuous panes of glass are continuing to be installed and tested on the east side of the building. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the September 2023 time-lapse video.
The New Frontiers construction mockup is used as a reference for the construction of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Learn more about the purpose and relevance of the mockup in this video.
From hard hat tours to installing the signed beam as one of the highest beams in the facility, it's been quite a year for the New Frontiers project. The New Frontiers Agricultural Hall is expected to open in Fall 2024.
Construction workers are starting to install brick at the north end of the building. Work continues on the windows and installing drywall in interior spaces. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the August 2023 time-lapse video.
The OSU Agriculture family welcomes Dr. Jayson Lusk to campus to begin his appointment as vice president and dean. Dr. Lusk is eager to provide leadership for the Ferguson College of Agriculture, OSU Extension and OSU Ag Research. View the video for a message from Dr. Lusk.
Progress is being made on the interior spaces of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Workers are continuing to frame out areas and starting to install sheetrock on the south end of the building.
Brickwork has started on the north side of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall and will continue for the next few months. Crews also are busy installing windows throughout the building.
Construction workers continue to make progress on the windows and the exterior structure. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the July 2023 time-lapse video.
Our construction partners are hard at work completing the roof on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Progress continues on installing the windows and finishing out interior spaces.
Construction workers continue to make progress on the roof to completely enclose the structure. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the June 2023 time-lapse video.
Construction workers continue to install the roof, place the multitude of windows and finish out interior spaces. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the May 2023 time-lapse video.
Construction workers continue to make progress on installing the roof and windows of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Once the building is dried in with the finished roof and windows, the installation of drywall will begin in late summer.
The structure and framework are completed in the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. The roof is expected to be completed in the next 2-3 weeks. Progress also continues on the placement of windows. Workers started on the south end and are moving counterclockwise around the building.
April 2023 was full of a lot of work and a little rain on the New Frontiers construction site. Workers continued to install the roof of the building and begin adding brick to the chimneys. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the April 2023 time-lapse video.
OSU Agriculture broke ground on the New Frontiers project two years ago, and many milestones have been surpassed since that memorable day. Learn more about the activities from the past year in the Construction Annual Report.
Did you know there will be about 16,000 cubic yards of concrete in the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall when completed? Learn more fun facts about the concrete process in this video.
New Frontiers donors and Ferguson College of Agriculture students participated in a hard hat tour to see the construction progress of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
Construction crews are raising the roof of the new building! In addition to installing the roof, the curtain windows on the south side were installed as well as other windows throughout the building.
March 2023 was full of progress as construction workers installed windows, framed the chimney, placed the signed beam and positioned the HVAC systems on the roof for installation in the building. Watch the headway made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the March 2023 time-lapse video.
Construction crews are busy framing the chimney, framing out windows and applying sheathing. Currently, 10% of windows have been installed in the building, and window inspections will soon be conducted to test water penetrations.
The final concrete pour for the new building was completed in the early hours of the morning. This pour finished the concrete for the third level and roof of the middle section of the building.
The middle section of the building is coming together as workers construct the framework and pour concrete. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the February 2023 time-lapse video.
Members of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges participated in a construction hard hat tour of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
OSU construction management students toured the New Frontiers construction site and saw the Hilti JAIBOT in action. The JAIBOT is a semi-automated anchor/hanger point layout and drilling robot utilized for piping and duct systems and the first of its kind to be used in Oklahoma.
Construction workers poured concrete for the second level of the middle section. Only one concrete pour is left to complete each level of the building.
The construction site is booming with activity as work is being done on all sides of the building. The only concrete left to pour is the middle section starting with the second floor, which will be poured on Feb. 17.
New Frontiers Cornerstone Donors Larry and Kayleen Ferguson and Barry and Roxanne Pollard participated in a hard hat tour to see the construction progress of the new building for OSU Agriculture.
Construction workers are constructing the middle section of the building and will pour concrete for each of the three floors throughout February and March.
Members of the Dean's Advisory Council participated in the February 2023 hard hat tour and walked the site to see firsthand the progress made on the new building.
The new year means new developments on the construction site. Watch the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall during the January 2023 time-lapse video.
Construction crews are starting to install the framework to complete the middle section of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Work continues on placing siding on the south end, as well as preparing for the last big concrete pour on the north end.
The new year brings new excitement for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. The building continues to grow larger as progress is made on the new home for OSU Agriculture.
OSU President Kayse Shrum and Provost Jeanette Mendez joined OSU Agriculture Vice President and Dean Thomas G. Coon and OSU Foundation President Blaire Atkinson for a hard-hat tour of the New Frontiers construction site on Jan. 6, 2023.
2022 was a year of tremendous progress on the construction site for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. This video highlights monthly site pictures and showcases the changes made in 2022.
The holidays didn’t slow down the progress of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Construction crews continued to install siding on the south end, construct the three floors on the north end and start on the middle section of the new building.
December 2022 has been a great month for building progress on the new home for OSU Agriculture. Framing and siding have begun on the south end of the building and continued progress is being made on setting forms and pouring concrete for the second and third floors on the north end.
The Hilti JAIBOT robot is the first of its kind to be used in Oklahoma and will be utilized on the New Frontiers construction site for the next three months. The robot uses digital plans to configure holes in a building's concrete foundation for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and other utility systems. A group of students from the OSU Institute of Technology in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, visited the New Frontiers site to watch the robot in action.
Rapid progress is being made on the north end of the building. Construction crews are setting forms and pouring concrete for the second and third floors on that end of the building.
OSU Agriculture faculty and staff and Ferguson College of Agriculture students participated in a Last Chance to Sign the Beam event and left their mark on a beam that will be used in the construction of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
Construction crews continue to make headway on the exterior infrastructure of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. In November 2022, progress included completing the three floors on the south end of the building and setting forms and pouring concrete on the north end of the building.
The three floors of the new building are being constructed in sections. Construction crews started with the more complicated infrastructure in the research labs on the south side of the building. Currently, they are setting forms to pour the second-floor concrete on the north side of the building and will continue upwards during the next few weeks.
Did you know the crane used on the construction site to build a new home for OSU Agriculture is 143 feet tall and 265 feet long? Learn more fun facts about the New Frontiers crane in this video.
The time-lapse video show how much progress was made during October 2022. Construction crews continue to work in sections to build the three floors of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall and poured the remainder of the first floor concrete foundation.
Construction workers poured the rest of the concrete foundation for the entire first floor of the new building. They continue to work on building the three floors in sections.
OSU faculty and staff walked the construction site during the October 2022 monthly site tour to see the rapid progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
Construction on the new facility is moving along nicely and continues to be on schedule and even ahead in some regard to weather. The shape and size of the building is becoming more apparent each week. View the time-lapse video to see the progress made during the month of September 2022.
OSU Agriculture faculty and staff had the opportunity to walk the construction site and see first-hand the progress made on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. A construction tour will take place the first Friday of each month during the fall semester.
Tremendous progress was made on the southwest corner of the site during August 2022. View the time-lapse video to see installation of the first-floor columns and pouring of the concrete foundation.
Construction crews have been busy installing the first floor columns and preparing the southwest corner of the site for the pouring of the concrete foundation.
View the progress made on the New Frontiers construction site for the month of July 2022. Highlights include the installation of the crane as well as some of the first floor building columns.
The crane was delivered in pieces to the New Frontiers construction site and was erected in a day. One of the largest to be used in the Stillwater area, the crane is 143 feet tall and 265 feet long. It will be utilized for 1-1.5 years.
The New Frontiers construction site is booming with activity as crews are rapidly drilling the almost 200 piers that will extend down 50 feet to support the building. They also installed the base of the tower crane with 150 tons of concrete in preparation for the remainder of the crane in July.
Construction crews completed the base of the tower crane by pouring 150 tons of concrete that will cure for two weeks. The remainder of the crane is expected to arrive in several pieces the beginning of July.
Drilling rigs are being utilized to dig the specified depth for the New Frontiers building’s piers. The piers are reinforced concrete columns transferring the building’s loads to suitable bearing strata.
Construction is beginning to ramp up with the finalization of bids and the approved financing by the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents for an extra $15.2 million to support New Frontiers. This action enabled continued progress on the construction site while protecting against any further market inflation.
A small crane has been added to the construction site to prepare for the addition of a larger crane next month. It will be one of the largest cranes that has been used in this area and will be prominently seen from across Stillwater.
With the completion of the demolition and cleanup of the 4-H Building, a triple-wide construction trailer has been moved to that site and will serve as the New Frontiers construction headquarters and holding area for materials and equipment.
New Frontiers Cornerstone Donor Kayleen Ferguson visited the construction site to see the progress made on the new state-of-the-art facility for OSU Agriculture. Kayleen and Larry Ferguson's historic gift from the Ferguson Family Foundation launched the New Frontiers fundraising campaign and renamed the College.
One year ago, OSU Agriculture celebrated the groundbreaking for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Since that day on April 23, 2021, we have made progress on the construction site. Learn more about the activities during the past year in a video from Dr. Coon included in the New Frontiers Construction Annual Report.
Dr. Randy Raper, assistant vice president of OSU Agriculture, gave members of the Oklahoma Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers a tour of the construction site during their annual meeting.
Construction crews continue to work on underground utilities in preparation for the next phase of construction. The most recent progress was the installation and connection of the chilled water line.
As the bidding process winds down and quotes are selected to gear up activity on the construction site, progress is being made on the demolition and cleanup of the 4-H building. Once completed, this site will serve as the construction headquarters for the New Frontiers project.
KOCO News 5 in Oklahoma City caught wind of our sustainability plans for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall and ran a story. The segment featured Dr. Randy Raper, assistant vice president of facilities for Ag Research, and the sustainability plan developed by two former OSU environmental science students for the new building.
OSU Agriculture celebrates the two-year anniversary of the historic gift announcement by Kayleen and Larry Ferguson that renamed the college and launched the New Frontiers public campaign. Dr. Thomas G. Coon, vice president and dean for OSU Agriculture, highlights the progress made during the past two years.
Activity on the construction site was a little slower this month with the holidays. However, crews finished up final utility work for the next phase of construction in the new year.
The New Frontiers construction project was launched with the groundbreaking in April 2021 and parking lot removal in May 2022, followed by a lot of dirt and gravel work. This video showcases the monthly changes made on the construction site in 2021.
Demolition of the 4-H building is underway and will continue through January 2022. This site, located at the corner of Hall of Fame and Monroe avenues, will serve as the construction headquarters for New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. Oklahoma 4-H will have a new home in the state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility.
OSU Agriculture gives thanks for the progress made on the New Frontiers construction site. The highlight during the November 2021 time-lapse video was the installation of a domestic water line.
Slow and steady progress continues on the construction site for the New Frontiers project. Construction crews proceed with utility work, including erosion control and installing a domestic water line.
Utility work continues on the construction site for the new home for OSU Agriculture. Check out the time-lapse video from October 2021 to view the progress.
A group of OSU faculty and staff, along with members of FlintCo Construction took a tour of the construction site. You don’t realize how big the area is until you are standing in the middle of the construction site with a 360-degree view.
The September 2021 time-lapse video from the New Frontiers construction site features more ground work, including covering the many truckloads of fill dumped on the site with gravel that was recycled from the parking lot concrete removed in May 2021.
The footprint of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall is taking shape as construction crews laid gravel, recycled from the concrete of the parking lot that was removed, on top of the many truckloads of fill dumped on the building site. A group walked the site to see progress made and discuss the next phase of construction.
Groundwork continues on the construction site of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. View the August 2021 time-lapse video to see the many truckloads of fill being brought in to prepare the site for the building pad and foundation.
Progress continues on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall for OSU Agriculture. Check out the July 2021 time-lapse video to see the groundwork in preparation for the building pad and foundation.
Construction continues on the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall – the new home for OSU Agriculture. Check out the progress made during June 2021 on the removal of the parking lot and demolition of Agriculture North.
The sounds on campus along Monroe St. are getting noisier as construction continues and site preparations are made to build the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall. The demolition of Agriculture North is making room for the new home for OSU Agriculture.
Progress has been made during May 2021 to clear the parking lot to make room for the footprint of the new, state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility.
Construction has begun on the new home for OSU Agriculture. In May 2021, the parking lot was removed to make room for the footprint of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
