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SVSU Buildings
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66' Buidling
Cost: 302,694
Square Footage: 17,537
First building on SVSU campus,housed all buildings and classes. In 1983 it was used for personnel and purchasing. Now it is known as the university police building. In 1965 legislation was passed to make the school a state institution. -
'68 Building
Cost: 346,694
Square Footage: 18,807
Now known as south complex A,B and C. Was first intended for classroom and redesigned for personnel in 83'. It is now used for Information Technology Services (ITS). -
Theatre
Cost: 412, 186
Square Footage: 115,752
The outdoor theatre is made for various performances and plays that are usually put on during the summer. It was later converted into an enclosed theatre. -
IF #1 Wickes Hall
Cost: 7,445,107
Square Footage: 115,752
Wickes purpose was for classrooms, laboratories, student and faculty lounges. When it was remodeled in 86' they removed the laboratories and moved them to the new science building. The building now has some classrooms on the second floor but the first floor is for admissions, financial aid and the registrar. -
Dorms (A-E)
Cost: 1,473,129
Square Footage: 57,108
The dorms were made for student housing as the demand for student dormatories went up before 1969. The dorms themselves can house up to five hundred students. -
Cardinal Gym`
Cost: 1,288,000
Square Footage: 36,185
With students actually living on campus, SVSU needed a place for students to excerise and also learn physical education. But with the construction of the ryder center in 1989, the cardinal gym was incorporated in the ryder center. -
Doan Center
Cost: 6,346,487
Square Footage: 49,563
Original purpose of the Doan was for a cafeteria and student activites. In 93' a conference room was added and it still remained a student center. -
Dorms (F & G)
Cost: 589,252
Square Footage: 22,816 -
Observatory
Cost: 11,531
Square Footage: 150 -
Pioneer Hall
Cost: 1,804,773
Square Footage: 45,732
Originally intended for engineering and nursing classrooms before 1993. After '93 it was only for Engineering students and offices. Today the building is being used for engineering, sciences and technology classes. -
Administrative Services Building
Cost: 979,447
Square Footage: 25,275 -
Pine Grove Apartments
Cost: 2,461,955
Square Footage: 37,466
Designed for student housing and international faculty. -
IF #2; Brown Hall, Zahnow Library, Science Building
Cost: 23,634,904
Square Footage: 215,059
Each building has a variety of classrooms in it, even Zahnow Library. As of today Brown building is for behavioral sciences. There was no science east/west until the science east add-on in November 2001. -
Arbury Fine Arts; Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Cost: 6,275,418
Square Footage: 62,301
Arbury was designed for students who were taking courses in the arts and music categories as well. -
Ryder Center; O'Neill Arena
Cost: 18,700,000
Square Footage: 202,184
Ryder Center took over the Cardinal Gym and incorporated it into the space. Ryder center has some classrooms on the second floor mostly for kinesiology classes. The O'Neill Arena is the the large basketball arena. -
Wickes Memorial Stadium
Cost: 1,200,000
Square Footage: 3,180
Also known as the football stadium for the SVSU cardinal football team. (picture from mlive.com) -
Founders Hall
Cost: 1,500,000
Square Footage: 6,344
This building is used for lectures, poetry readings, plays, other outside events such as the occasional wedding or conference. -
Curtiss Hall; Groening Commons
Cost: 33,000,000
Square Footage: 214,517 -
Pine Grove Apartments; Addition
Cost: 1,850,000
Square Footage: 13,869 -
Pine Grove Apartments; Addition
Cost: 1,788,000
Square Footage: 4,623 -
Living Center
Cost: 10,700,000
Square Footage: 105,910
The first of the living center dormatories on campus. Today it is known as Living Center North or LCN with the notorious rock landmark outside of its entrance. -
University Village Phase I
Cost:7,750,000
Square Footage: 68,980 -
University Village Phase II
Cost: 10,700,000
Square Footage: 92,560 -
IF #3; Herbert Doan Science Building East
Cost: 25,000,000
Square Footage: 105,620
This building is for the math and sciences. The building itself is not a add-on from science west but actually a brand new building merged with science west. -
Grounds Building (Storage Add-on)
Cost: 550.000
Square Footage: 6,536
A new building that allowed maintenance building to move from the south complex buildings, into a facility. -
Macomb Regional Education Center
Cost: 3,500,000
Square Footage: 15,000 -
Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum; Expansion
Cost: 2,500,000
Square Footage: 11,000 (picture from svsu.edu) -
Library Expansion (4th floor)
Cost: 10,000,000
Square Footage: 130,000 Added the 4th floor, reading room, and 3rd floor coffee shop -
Living Center South
Cost: 9,000,000
Square Footage: 80,000
SVSU has been growing rapidly since 2000, this can be seen with the new living center dormatory added to help with the influx of new students. Improvements happened in 2009 when my soccer ball was added to the roof of the building and still remains there to this day. -
Fitness Center
Cost: 3,000,000
Square Footage: 15,000
Fitness center was designed for aerobics and is still known as the fitness center today. While the cardinal gym is known as the varsity gym. -
Student Center
Cost: 7,000,000
Square Footage: 34,000 -
Regional Education Center
Cost: 30,000,000
Square Footage: 130,000
Regional Education center was designed for teachers for the mid-Michigan area. Outreach progams such as SOLVE(Science Outreach Leadership Venture for Excellence) and MOLVE(Mathematics Outreach Leadership Venture for Excellence). The literacy center can also be found here The building is primarily for education majors. -
SVSU free Health Clinic
Cost: 2,600,000
Square Feet: 10,000 Open to the students and public, this joint venture with Covenant Healthcare is able to provide students with discounted medical care. (picture from svsu.edu) -
Living Center Southwest
Cost: 12,000,000
Square Feet: 12,000 -
Health & Science Building
Cost:28,000,000
Square Footage: 90,000
The newest addition to the SVSU campus is meant for students in nursing, kinesiology, occupational therapy, health sciences and social work.
This building also includes state of the art green technology, by using an underwater thermal heating system which can save the school 86,000 dollars a year in heating costs.
Opening: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=7612390
