The physical transformation of CNU’s stunning 260-acre campus continues. Over the past decade, the University has completed more than $500 million in new facilities. By 2020, an additional $500 million in new construction will create an even more spectacular home for students, faculty, staff and alumni!
Lewis Archer McMurran, Jr. Hall
- Completion scheduled for January 2010
- Academic home for English, history, communication studies, modern and classical languages and literatures, philosophy and religious studies, and government, in addition to the Master of Arts in Teaching program
- 82,000 square feet of academic space with 30 state-of-the-art classrooms and seminar rooms and 120 faculty offices
Integrated Science Center
- Two-phase construction, the first to be completed in 2011 and the second in 2012
- Academic home to biology, chemistry and environmental science, as well as psychology
- 60 faculty offices, 14 classrooms, 70 teaching labs and student research spaces
Freeman Sports and Convocation Center Expansion
- Completion of the gymnasium, fitness area and offices for counseling and health services scheduled for winter 2010;completion of the auditorium and meeting rooms scheduled for spring 2011
- 70,000-square-foot addition to double the size of the Trieshmann Health and Fitness Pavilion
- Notable features: auxiliary gymnasium, a new 400-seat Gaines Auditorium, an array of meeting rooms for student activities
New Residence Hall for Sophomores
- 500 beds
- Located west of campus
Additional capital projects on the horizon for the University include:
- A new home for the Luter School of Business that will also house mathematics; physics, computer science and engineering; leadership and American studies; sociology (including social work); and anthropology
- The CNU chapel, which will nurture hearts and minds by hosting student groups, religious activities and weddings, as well as musical performances and lectures
- The Alumni House, a place to connect with former classmates and professors through reunions, seminars, pre- and post-game activities, and other alumni events
- A new 500-bed upperclass residence hall west of campus




