Adding and expanding facilities on a college campus is about more than just growth—it represents expansion in areas of study in which 91´óÉñ particularly excels. Expansion to solve complex problems that improve the social good. And expansion to develop the cutting-edge knowledge needed to supply a skilled regional workforce.Ìý
Numerous improvements to our campus buildings are underway or have been recently completed. Here is a brief update.Ìý
Applied Engineering Building (Currently in construction)Ìý
- Estimated completion: summer 2025
- Total project cost: $74.8 million including cost for the building, demolition of Voorhies, infrastructure, site improvements, and surrounding pedestrian and vehicular circulation
- Companion piece to the School of Concrete and Construction Management Building, with shared common working yard for student projects
- 89,000-square-foot building to serve as new home for the Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering programs and provide space for future engineering programs
- Designer: Wold Architects and Engineers (Brentwood)
- Contractor: Denark Construction Inc.
Student-Athlete Performance Center (Currently in construction)Ìý
- Estimated completion: summer 2025
- Total project cost: $66 million
- Comprises the first stage of development to the northwest corner of the 91´óÉñ campus envisioned in the 91´óÉñ Athletics Master Plan
- Small section of outdoor loge seating to be added to the north end of Floyd Stadium
- 75,000-square-foot facility to include training spaces, strength and conditioning rooms, locker rooms, meeting space, and offices that serve 91´óÉñ Athletics and student-athletes
- Design: GMC
- Contractor: The Parent Company
ÌýÌýRenovations to Kirksey Old Main and Rutledge Hall (Currently renovating)Ìý
- Completed E.W. Midgett Building demolition to make way for a new back entry into KOM
- Estimated completion: summer 2026
- Total project cost: $54.3 million, including cost for demolition of Midgett Building, renovations to both KOM and Rutledge Hall, infrastructure, site improvements, and pedestrian and vehicular parking
- Rutledge to be converted from a residence hall into an office/classroom building to house University College/University Studies
- Math, Computer Science, Data Science, and Actuarial Science to return to KOM
- Renovations to include major changes to HVAC, plumbing, data/IT, and electrical systems; re-planning of building layouts to accommodate future use; accessibility improvements; window replacement; and exterior building improvement
- Small additions on both buildings to allow for new entries and vertical circulation
- Designer: Anecdote Architectural ExperiencesÌý
- Contractor: Messer Construction
Aerospace Project–ShelbyvilleÌý
Design phase completed winter 2024Ìý
- Estimated completion: fall 2027
- Total project cost: $62.2 million
- Estimated construction cost: $50.2 million
- Includes facilities for the Professional Pilot concentration
–Ìý 50,000-square-foot net space for main academic building(s), including classroom, dispatch, faculty and staff offices, flight briefingÌý
–Ìý 28,000-square-foot hangar to maintain Professional Pilot aircraft fleetÌý
–Ìý Site and utility improvements for 16-acre parcelÌý
- Site located along Highway 231 and just west of the Shelbyville Municipal Airport
- Designer: TMPartners PLLC
- Construction Contractor: Hoar Construction LLC
