Named after the late Dr. Wendell Kempton, this $5.6 million, 62,000 square-foot expansionof the Phelps Student Center will include new recreation and training areas.
This first phase of the expansion project faces the Quad area and stretches just past the former tennis courts. A courtyard area will temporarily fill the corner space between the Phelps Student Center and the Kempton Athletic Center.
The second phase will include a structure to connect the two buildings. It is estimated to cost about $8 million.
View the blueprint of the Kempton Athletic Center here.
Phase OnePhase Two:
- Indoor, one-ninth-mile track
- Three basketball courts
- Climbing tower
- Weight and aerobic rooms
- Men’s and women’s showers
- Team and visitors’ locker rooms
- Offices
- Stage
- Upper-level observation area
- Elevator
- Equipment storage space
- New auditorium for chapel and performances
- Additional classroom space
- Upgrades to the kitchen and dining area
- Renovated entry areas
