Photo courtesy of Adjaye Associates By Hajera Naveed 09/28/21 10:11 PM Rice received a donation of $ 100 million from the Moody Foundation that will support the construction of the new student center as well as endowments to support some of the centre’s program components, according to President David Leebron. This donation, as well as […]
Month: September 2021
Rice secures $100 million grant for future student center and new endowments
Rice University received $100 million from the Moody Foundation to build a new student center on campus and to create endowments that support student opportunity and success. The planned Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity is intended to become a focal point for the private university and will be designed by Sir David Adjaye […]
Rice rises with massive $100 million gift for innovative new student center
Rice University’s owls have been skyrocketing lately, with the school just named first in Texas and No. 7 in the United States. Now, the institution known as the “Ivy League of the South” is the recipient of a gigantic giveaway for a game-changing student center. The Moody Foundation has awarded Rice University $100 million for […]
Moody Foundation awards Rice $100 million to build transformative new student center
The new student center is part of Rice’s plans for a 20% expansion of the undergraduate student body by fall 2025. HOUSTON — The Moody Foundation has awarded Rice University $100 million to build a transformative new student center designed by one of the world’s greatest architects and to create endowment funds supporting students. The […]
Students report difficulties with construction of new student center
Demolition of the Mattin Center has begun, making way for the construction of the new student center, which is expected to be completed by fall 2024. The Mattin Center had hosted the University’s arts scene since 2001, hosting the Swirnow Theatre, the Digital Media Centre, music and dance spaces, art studios and more. Resources that […]
University of Alabama renames Ferguson Student Center to Moore Hall
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the renaming of the Ferguson Student Center and Moore Hall. The Ferguson Student Center, which was named in honor of the former board of administration William Hill Ferguson, will henceforth be called the UA Student Center.The theater inside the student center will henceforth be called Ferguson […]
Greenville Tech Charter High Unveils New $7 Million Student Center | Greenville News
GREENVILLE — After years of planning and fundraising, Greenville Tech Charter High School has completed construction of its $7 million student center. School officials, students, and state and local leaders gathered in the center’s newly constructed gymnasium Sept. 16 to celebrate the new facility. The Student Center, which is on the Greenville Technical College campus […]
Governor Newsom Highlights New In-Person Student Fares, Top School Safety and Prevention Efforts Across Nation
New data shows the vast majority of school districts have 95 to 100 percent of in-person students California became the only state to drop out of the CDC’s “high” transmission category and currently has the lowest case rate in the country OAKLAND – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom visited a TK-8 school in Oakland to highlight […]
Newcomb Hall Basement Student Veterans Center Opens – The Cavalier Daily
The Office of the Dean of Students hosted a reception Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the Veteran Student Center. The center is meant to be a space for veteran students and active duty ROTC students. It is located in the former home of the LGBTQ center on the lower level of Newcomb, before […]
REVIEW: Twiggy’s Burgers, the new outsider of the Student Center |
It’s lunchtime and you’ve just come out of your classes and decide to head to the Student Center for lunch. Waiting in the ridiculously long line chick-wire-a, you look to your right and see a small purple stand near the lumberyard. Therein lies Twiggy’s Burgers, a new dining option that opened this fall. But is […]
The university opens a center for veteran students in Newcomb Hall
Veterans are non-traditional students and as such they have non-traditional needs. To help meet these needs, the University of Virginia has established a Veterans Student Center at Newcomb Hall. “It’s designed as a gathering space for veterans, especially our undergraduate veteran population,” said David Sauerwein, assistant dean of students who have worked at the center. […]