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Purdue North Central plans to break ground in 2014 on a new Student Services and Activities Complex on its Westville campus.
The complex will have the capacity to host a variety of university events – meetings, conferences, presentations, dances and exhibits. It will also free up existing rooms on campus allowing them to be reassigned as classrooms and labs. Athletic teams that now must hold practices and games off-campus will be housed in this complex. PNC’s commencement ceremony will also be held in the new complex.
The facility will also be available to surrounding communities for meetings, functions and other events.
“The 2013-2015 budget approved by the Indiana General Assembly includes a key provision that will allow PNC to move forward with construction” of the new complex, according to a PNC news release.
The budget provides state fee replacement support for issuing $23.7 million in bonds to help finance construction of the proposed $34.7 million complex. The remaining funding will be generated through student fees and gift donations to PNC.
“We are thrilled the General Assembly has allowed us to move forward,” said PNC Chancellor James B. Dworkin. “This is a significant step for PNC as we continue our mission to serve the educational, athletic and social needs of the residents of northwest Indiana. This is a game changer which will enable us to continue to improve our retention and graduation rates.
“State Senators Karen Tallian, Jim Arnold and Ed Charbonneau and State Representatives Thomas Dermody, Scott Pelath and Ed Soliday were tremendous advocates and I thank them for their ongoing support of PNC.”