Campus Center Opens for Spring Semester

The new Campus Center is open and ready to receive students as they arrive for the spring 2026 semester. After the completion of fall semester final exams, staff began moving into the new facilities.

Among the offices now located in the Campus Center are admissions, financial aid, student life, residence life, the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the Cothran Center for Career Readiness, and the president’s and provost’s offices.

While those offices bring together many student-focused departments in one area, the heart of the Campus Center are the spaces designed to give students gathering spots dedicated to their needs: the Jim and Sharon Ellen Wellness Center, the Francis Fireplace Lounge with its double-sided fireplace and views of Bailey Mountain, Charlie T’s restaurant on the first floor, an adjacent social space with its own double-sided fireplace (with one side opening to the outside seating area), package lockers and the mail room, the Student Government Association office, and numerous study and gathering rooms tucked away throughout the building. The top floor also includes a new conference center, which will be one of the largest gathering spaces on campus.

The Campus Center is part of the Together We Rise campaign, designed to elevate the MHU student experience. This multi-year campaign has included a new entranceway to the campus, a renovated Sunken Garden that encompasses the Founders Memorial, and updated landscaping (still ongoing) for the Lunsford Commons and the Lower Quad. The project has been funded entirely by donors and is in the final stages of that fundraising effort.