The Wesleyan campus is one of our greatest assets and in 1998 the campus community completed a facilities master plan to ensure that our buildings can meet our needs into the future. But we are making a bold beginning. Some projects are already underway with funds from existing University budgets and early campaign gifts.
Donors can accelerate the timeline for other projects by making significant current gifts.
Such gifts will inspire the gifts of others and will help leverage additional resources, including the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds. Initial priorities include projects that will revitalize the heart of the campus, including the preservation of historic buildings and the creation of a new University Center. All major projects included in the master plan are described here. This initiative will adapt the Cage as well as the Squash Courts and Fayerweather Gymnasium, preserving the character of these historic buildings in a new design that will provide a central location for formal and informal gatherings. With more than 80,000 usable square feet , the University Center will include a large central dining facility for students and faculty, seminar and meeting spaces, and an auditorium for campus meetings, arts performances, and distinguished lectures.