THE HUB REIMAGINED

Reimagined HUB:

The Vision Comes to Life

Construction on the much-anticipated Huntington Union Building reimagination began in April 2020 and took approximately eight months to complete. Despite the extraordinary circumstances of an international pandemic, the project finished on schedule, and the HUB, as employees and students call it, opened for all to enjoy at the start of the spring semester 2021.

The reimagined HUB is a total of 21,020 square feet in its entirety. A new back patio, facing Lake Sno-Tip, is 53 feet by 25 feet, not including the expanded circular fire pit; added together, the back patio area is around 1,400 square feet of usable space. The new sidewalk that skirts the east side of the HUB and leads to the patio is 8 feet wide and roughly 125 feet long.

For the HUB project, the University raised approximately $2 million with the help of financial partners.

Foresters were thrilled to be back in the heart of campus where they could (safely) gather in spaces designed for community, take in the exceptional view of Lake Sno-Tip, and enjoy expanded food service opportunities. With the arrival of spring, new outdoor seating also became popular. Inside and out, the reimagined HUB is spectacular.