Strategically, the acquisition of the corner property creates a new gateway to King's. Within 18 months Highland Blvd., which leads directly from Exit 46 of I-81 past the King's Robert L. Betzler Fields and becomes Coal Street, will open into Union Street and continue directly to the King's campus. The renovation of the campus center figures strategically into the College's involvement in a project funded by the Teagle Foundation. Through this plan, King's is examining all areas of operation and experimenting with different ways of doing business to bridge the academic and student affairs functions. The College has also commissioned a campus-wide master plan that will create a blueprint for the allocation and redesign of physical space to match its reinvigorated academic purpose.
Dialogue is the basis of a liberal arts education.
True learning takes place in the formal situation of a classroom, and in informal situations as well. One of the goals of the building's redesign is to make the daily life of King's College more easily witnessed by the observer. The offices and meeting spaces will feature an open plan with a generous use of glass to partition the space rather than walls. The dining area will seat 400. The ground level of the new Campus Center will feature a new kitchen, an Internet cafe, a larger dining area seating 130, a lounge, game room, dance floor, and a performance stage.