College Of St. Benedict Planning New Facilities [AUDIO]

By Jim Maurice May 23, 2011 1:50 PM

Map of the new College of St. Benedict Academic Building — College of St. Benedict/Tim Lyon, WJON News

ST. JOSEPH – The College of St. Benedict is moving ahead with a couple multi-million dollar projects.

One is the addition of a $55 million academic building. Sue Palmer is the Vice President for Finance and Administration. She says it will be built just to the south of the Haehn Campus Center, on a space that’s currently a parking lot. It will house the psychology, economics, computer science, and math departments.

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Palmer says they’re just beginning the capital campaign for the project, and plan to break ground in 2014.

CSB Academic Building — Artist's rendering of new College of St. Benedict's Academic Building (Photo courtesy of CSB)

St. Ben’s is also moving ahead with a multi-phase renovation and expansion of the Haehn Campus Center.

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The first phase will cost about $20 million.