Quinnipiac’s Board of Trustees approves three new buildings
A design of the new “South Quad” located in between Tator Hall and the current College of Arts and Sciences building.
February 3, 2022
Quinnipiac University’s board of trustees approved the plan to build three new buildings which will be deemed the “South Quad” once completed.
The projects including a new school of business, general academic facility and residential hall were approved by the board for $244 million. The university will look to fund the projects through an endowment, philanthropic efforts and debt financing.
“This unprecedented set of investments, the first stand-alone new buildings on the Mount Carmel Campus since the early ‘90s, will enable necessary advances in academic, research and student learning-living experiences at QU for years to come,” said President Judy Olian. “They are critical in achieving the ambitious goals articulated in our strategic plan as we create the University of the Future.”
While the school of business currently sits closest to North Lot, the new construction will place it in between Tator Hall and the current College of Arts and Sciences building. In the new design, the building will feature a Business Innovation Hub; a place to test and build new ideas, a Financial Technology Center, faculty offices and lecture and event spaces that can house up to 150 students.
The general academic building looks to add wet and dry labs, a vivarium, a greenhouse, classrooms, team study rooms and more faculty and dean offices. An auditorium that will house 600-800 students will also be built in hopes of holding more future university and community-related events.
A 417-bed residential hall with air conditioning will have lounges, group gathering spots and a courtyard will be included in the same location for construction. These rooms will offer more singles and doubles to accommodate students’ needs.
The Chairman for Quinnipiac’s Board of Trustees Arthur H. Rice says this decision ensures their belief in the university’s future.
“Quinnipiac has long been a leader in positioning its students for successful careers and fulfilling lives, and these buildings will add to these distinctions while supporting advanced faculty research and immersive teaching approaches”
As the university continues to develop a more sustainable campus for the future, all three buildings hope to pursue a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. In early designs of the residence building, solar panels for energy and a green roof with live vegetation were also included.
The School of Business will contain an “environmentally-conscious” central energy plant below the building.
As the university moves forward to receive possible town approvals in the plan’s design phase, the buildings are scheduled to be completed and open in 2024.
