President Larry Stimpert announces a major residence hall renovation project at Hampden-Sydney College.
Ambitious plans have been underway for several years to enhance the quality of campus facilities and the student experience at Hampden-Sydney College. Building on that momentum, the College will soon launch a major residence hall renovation project, which President Larry Stimpert recently announced to the campus community.
The project, which has been approved by the Board of Trustees and will largely be funded by proceeds from an approximately $43 million bond issue, will begin this summer and take place over three to four years. The plan involves renovating the Alphabets, the Carpenter Houses, Venable Hall, and Whitehouse. The College is partnering on these renovation projects with MCWB Architects, a firm widely respected for its historic preservation work at sites across the country, including Monticello, Montpelier, and Mount Vernon.
“One of Hampden-Sydney’s greatest strengths is our fully residential campus experience,” President Stimpert said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has further reinforced the value of a close-knit community in which students live, learn, and grow together. This project is an essential next step in our efforts to further strengthen the quality of the student experience and ensure that our residence halls not only meet the needs of our students today, but also continue to serve as beloved homes away from home for future generations of Tigers.”
This project is an essential next step in our efforts to further strengthen the quality of the student experience and ensure that our residence halls not only meet the needs of our students today, but also continue to serve as beloved homes away from home for future generations of Tigers.
President Larry Stimpert
These residence hall renovation projects are part of a larger effort to improve the College’s facilities. Projects completed in recent years include the Brown Student Center, Brinkley Hall, the Pannill Center for Rhetoric and Communication, the Grove Apartments, and, soon, the Pauley Science Center. Renovation work is now underway on Kirby Field House that will include an expansion of the TigeRec Fitness Center, and the College is also developing plans to renovate Gilmer Hall after science programs move to the Pauley Science Center this summer.
In a recent message to the student body, President Stimpert said, “The goal behind all of our efforts is to offer young men the finest coming-of-age experience possible and to move Hampden-Sydney to its rightful place among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges. These initiatives will enhance our educational program and increase the value of your degree in the years ahead.”
Students had the opportunity to meet with MCWB Architects at several open houses on campus to discuss the project and share their perspectives on housing at Hampden-Sydney.
Alumni and friends of Hampden-Sydney are invited to participate in the upcoming bond issue that will help to fund the project. Standard & Poor's rates Hampden-Sydney as “A (Stable)” — a great testament to the financial state of the College. The anticipated date of offering is on or about Wednesday, May 11, 2022. To learn more about the opportunity, contact Raymond James at (804) 225-1100 or Davenport at (804) 780-2002.
Ambitious plans have been underway for several years to enhance the quality of campus facilities and the student experience at Hampden-Sydney College. Building on that momentum, the College will soon launch a major residence hall renovation project, which President Larry Stimpert recently announced to the campus community.