The new assembly area will provide the only place on the South 40 large enough for a residential college to meet. The fitness center will be primarily for students, but faculty and staff also may use it. It will contain aerobic equipment, such as rowing machines and stationary bicycles, and possibly a sauna and whirlpool. Mackey Mitchell Associates of St. Louis is the design firm for the addition. The design should be finalized by the end of the year and then bids will be requested from construction companies.
Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring.