Building Projects
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Slagle Auditorium
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The renovation and restoration of Slagle Auditorium has begun. This elegant treasure in the heart of campus will again be a regional destination as an exciting new venue. It will host events such as musical theatre, orchestras and musical ensembles and soloists. The USD Foundation completed the private funding portion of the $7,677,000 renovation. This amount includes $630,000 for the restoration of the Skinner Opus 548 organ. Funding includes an estimated $3.3 million from South Dakota's Higher Education Facilities Fund. Thank you to all the alumni who helped with $3.5 million in private funding for this project. There are still opportunities to name a seat in Slagle with a gift of $2,500 paid over three to five years. Some alumni have chosen to put their own name on a seat while others have named their seat in honor of a loved one. |
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School of Business |
The new School of Business building opened at the end of August 2009. USD has the only business school in South Dakota and one of a few in the region accredited by the highly regarded AACSB International. Preliminary cost for this signature building in the heart of campus is $16,000,000. Funding comes from private donors and South Dakota's Higher Education Facilities Fund. An anonymous $5 million gift in 2005 had a major impact on the fundraising effort.The new building provides more than 69,000 square feet (69% larger than Patterson Hall) of state-of-the-art classrooms, conference rooms, faculty offices, and laboratories. Spaces are flexible to accommodate the latest teaching and problem solving techniques that businesses require of top college graduates. |
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Lee Medical Building |
The Sanford School of Medicine and the School of Health Sciences of USD celebrated the dedication of the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building in September 2008. The Lee building, located at 215 E Clark St., features state-of-the-art faculty research laboratories, classrooms and offices. The facility houses USD's Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Medical Student Affairs, Division of Health Sciences Dean, and Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy departments. The new building consists of two, three-story wings linked by a central atrium totaling 156,700 square feet. The Medical Education Wing, located on the west side of the building, and the Graduate Education and Research Wing on the east side of the building, are home to 37 laboratories/office suites; 28 faculty offices; 15 small group education rooms; 10 conference rooms; four teaching labs; three tiered classrooms, including an auditorium that seats 222 students; three flat classrooms with a combined seating capacity for up to 146 students, two student lounges; and one five-room clinical examination suite. The building is also wired for the latest technology and was designed to be adaptable to changes in technology. The first of two phases of construction for the new building began in 2004 with the demolition of the former Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Hall, which was constructed in 1952. Money for the project was provided by Higher Education Facilities Funds ($12.5 million), Campaign South Dakota ($12.5 million), federal appropriations ($10.2 million) and the South Dakota State Legislature ($1.8 million). |
