ECSU Magazine 2.1.pmd - Elizabeth City State University

ECSU holds groundbreakingceremony for new buildingsstudentcenterElizabeth City State University hosted a GroundBreaking Ceremony for the new Student Center andResidence Hall in March on the construction site in frontof Ridley Hall.The new student center will be a two-story, 35,000square foot building that will include student lounges, afood court, meeting rooms, a small auditorium, thebookstore, and an outside courtyard. The building wasdesigned by The Freelon Group of Durham (NC).The new residence hall, designed by Clark NexsenArchitecture & Engineering of Norfolk (VA), will be athree-story, 55,000 square foot building that will includesuites for 2, 4, and 6-persons. The hall will house a totalof 198 students.Both buildings will be constructed by McKenzieConstruction Company of Elizabeth City. The studentcenter and the residence hall are two capital projectsresulting from the $46.3 million UNC bond referendumallocated to ECSU.residencehallbriefs10 ECSU MAGAZINE FALL 2003