Recently, concerns have been raised about the fate of several trees that may be threatened by the Samuelson renovation project, but Central Washington University administration is assuring the public that a majority of the trees will be left intact.

According to Linda Schactler, university president Gaudino’s chief of staff, the contractors who will be working on the building have been instructed to leave any trees that are not diseased or compromised alone.

There are several trees in the area that do match that description, however, the majority do not.

According to Schactler, CWU is seeking to put an end to the rumor that all of the trees are going to be removed.

The renovation of Samuelson, which has been vacant for about eight years, is to provide a new computer science technology center.

The north wing of the building will be remodeled and the south wing will be completely demolished and rebuilt.

The building will serve the currently in-demand STEM majors at the university and house their departments.

Currently the project is scheduled to be finished in March of 2018 and ready for occupancy in August of 2018.