With a donation by the Hugh & Nancy Elliott family last year, OU began to set forth plans for its very own bell tower. The ground was broken in April, and construction teams have been working on the Elliott Carillon tower ever since.

 “It is on schedule and over the winter, progress will continue,” Senior Project Manager, John Harmala said. “Depending on the temperatures, the masonry will be delayed until the spring, the project will be subject to the kind of winter that we have.”

The tower’s set to be complete in the fall of 2014, and it will be Michigan’s 14th carillon tower. With 49 bells, the Elliot Carillon tower will be heard across campus every quarter-hour.

Some students like it, “I think it adds an aesthetic value,” said Tim Battle, who works at the Kresge Library help desk. “It’s a symbol for the university. If you go to other universities, they all have symbols.”

“I think it’ll be neat, but I hope it’s not annoying,” psychology major, Alicia Dias said. “You know, especially or people who live around here, too. If it’s quiet it’ll be great, but it could be frustrating getting to class and hearing that bell all the time.”