After an informational meeting on the chapel, STA president Nan Bone and Gould Evans designers decided to add entrance and exit doors at the north and south sides of the chapel.  This way, students may choose to enter the building from the parking lot, then walk directly out into the quad.  Along with these doors, they will place windows along the front side of the classroom portion of the building so people can see into the classrooms. Bone and the architects also decided to extend the west sides of the brick section of the building so that the chapel and classroom portions of it will seem more like one fluent building.
So far, Bone said that the cost of the chapel varies daily.  Whether she and Gould Evans designers decide to add or remove anything, the cost could potentially change. According to Bone, STA has raised $2,800,000 of their estimated $3.5 million goal for the chapel and she still hopes to break ground in the spring.  In order to raise the remaining $700,000 and begin construction, she plans on continuing to contact alumnae and negotiate donations.  Bone said that everything is connected in order to begin construction, from gathering artifacts to place in the building to meeting with potential donors.
“[Raising money] is a process,” Bone said.  “It’s telling the story, getting people excited and getting ideas from everyone – just making sure our communication is always ongoing.”