Evangel to break ground on new dorm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — On Friday, April 25, Evangel University is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest residential facility, Flood Hall.
The outdoor event will take place on Evangel's campus in the west parking lot between AGFinancial Arena and Valor Courts at 10:45 a.m.
When completed, Flood Hall will be 57,816 square feet and will house up to 224 students, making it the third largest residential building on campus, behind Burgess Hall and Lewis Hall.
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The university is calling this dorm state-of-the-art, as it will include movie, prayer and study rooms, as well as full ADA accessibility.
Flood Hall adds to the list of projects on campus under the 'Here. Now.' campaign. It joins the renovation of Walther Hall, the construction of a lighted turf field, and the development of the Valor Center and Randy Rowden Training Facility.
This is the first major building initiative on campus since the opening of the Ralph M. Riggs Administration Building in 2009.
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