Four years from the date in which Harris-Stowe State University opened its first residence hall — the Rev. Dr. William G. Gillespie Residence Hall and Student Center - it is proud to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for its second on-campus housing facility, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.
Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), will serve as the keynote speaker for this historic event. Dr. Wilson recently delivered riveting remarks at Harris-Stowe’s 153rd Commencement Convocation, held in May. The building, which is funded by the Department of Education’s HBCU Capital Financing Program out of Washington, D.C., will include 200 beds and will provide comfortable study spaces for its residents. In addition, the facility will house the campus’ second dining hall.
Harris-Stowe’s first effort at becoming a residential campus proved to be extremely successful and increased enrollment so drastically, that planning for a second residence hall began shortly after the opening of Gillespie Hall.
“We have had a waiting list of students to get into the residence hall since we opened it,” said President Henry Givens, Jr. “With our campus expanding in so many different ways, we had to have a place to house more of our students who were looking for that well-rounded college experience. We are glad to be able to cater to the needs of even more first-generation college students.”
The $15 million environmentally friendly project is being managed by KWAME Building Group and constructed by Legacy Building Group in its first phase. Architectural services were provided by Grice Group Architects and Trivers Associates Architects.
A reception will follow the ceremony, which will be held on the northeast corner of campus, in between Gillespie Hall and the AT&T Library and Technology Resource Center. This location is where the residence hall will be housed. The media and the general public are invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.
Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 12 degree programs in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, middle school/junior high education, secondary education, business administration, information sciences and computer technology, health care management, hospitality and tourism management, accounting, criminal justice, professional interdisciplinary studies and urban education. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America’s Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable baccalaureate degree in the metropolitan area.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Monday, July 12th 2010 at 2:57PM
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