Despite university officials’ plans to have construction on the second floor of Thayer Hall complete on Nov. 21, the project is still incomplete and the hallway between Academic Hall and the Thayer Hall computer lab is still closed.

According to the October leadership report, construction work on what will be the future home of the Welcome Center spans from the first and second floors of Thayer Hall.

The first floor’s construction is complete, while the space where the Center for Narrative Technologies (CENT) was once located and the JVH auditorium still cannot be accessed.

Chris Hill, vice president of operations, was unable to comment by press time.

The Welcome Center space, which includes a lounge meant for completion by Nov. 4, a “circulation area” and admissions office meant to be finished by Nov. 14, according to Physical Plant, is not accessible to anybody except maintenance staff. Those walking between Academic Hall and Thayer Hall must still walk past through the elevator waiting area in Thayer Hall to get to the other side.

Much of the work left to do appears to be final touches, such as installing glass panes outside the admissions office space and storing away wiring in the JVH auditorium, which is slated to become the “Welcome Theater.”

Originally, the new Welcome Center was going to be at 101 Wood Street, also known as the Green Building. However, the cost to renovate all four floors of the building was too much, according to Hill.

Additionally, President Chris Brussalis said moving the Welcome Center to the second floor of Thayer Hall is a temporary measure, with the eventual goal to move it to the Green Building in a few years. No specific timeline for when this would happen was given.