New ATM to be located near Morton Hall

Students will be able to get money in a new location when an automated teller machine is completed on East Green.

Construction on the structure, outside Morton Hall and across from Shively Hall, began in December, said Phil Meyer, chief executive officer of the Ohio University Employee’s Credit Union. Construction is scheduled to be complete during the first week of February.

RVC Architects, 131 W. State St., designed the structure, Meyer said. Drummond Construction of Lancaster was contracted to build it.

Meyer said OU issued a proposal for an ATM to be built on campus about a year ago. The OU Credit Union responded with a proposal to build outside of Morton.

Because the OU Credit Union is the university’s credit union, Meyer said the company felt it was important to provide a full-service ATM as conveniently as possible for faculty and staff members and students.

 “Through our studies and the information we were able to obtain, (the location) is one of the highest foot traffic areas on the OU campus,” he said. 

No cost estimate was given, Meyer said.

The credit union has no plans to build other ATMs at this time, Meyer said.

— Sara Bisker