The University of Tulsa announces the naming of Hardesty Hall, a new multipurpose building that is being constructed in the heart of the TU campus.
The 70,000-square-foot facility will house 300 beds as well as 36,000 square feet of office space for the Holmes Student Center. Located at 5th Place and Florence Avenue, the old student center was razed in early 2014 in preparation for the new building.
The Hardesty Family Foundation has invested $10 million in this latest campus upgrade. This strategic gift is the largest in the foundation’s history and is the latest to The University of Tulsa. One of the earlier gifts was the Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Complex, which spurred development on the west side of the campus, and the Hardesty Archival Center in the recently completed Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum.
“A commitment of this magnitude deserves our heartfelt thanks as The Hardesty Family Foundation extends its distinguished legacy of philanthropy. We at TU are truly fortunate to count ourselves among the many beneficiaries of this generous foundation,” university President Steadman Upham said.
Hardesty Hall will be dedicated in 2015, and the residence hall portion will open to students that fall for the 2015-16 academic year. The new dormitory is a much-needed addition to TU, where enrollment has reached all-time highs in recent years.