The University of Rhode Island broke ground Thursday on a $4 million alumni center.
The three-story, 21,000 square-foot facility will include meeting and reception space for visiting URI alumni and friends and will provide office space for the 60 employees in the URI Division of University Advancement, according to a news release.
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Funding for the $4 million facility is being shared by the state and the URI Alumni Association, which is contributing $480,000 to the project. The state’s share is being paid through revenue bonds.
The center is being built on the site of the former Sigma Chi fraternity house on Upper College Road, adjacent to the International Engineering Program house. The design includes a shingled exterior with French doors, bays, gables and a stone fireplace in a 900-square-foot lounge and reception area.
The Alumni Office and the Department of Communications/New Bureau will be housed on the first floor.
Construction of an alumni center first was proposed in 1980, but the center was put on hold because of more pressing capital needs elsewhere on campus, the release says.
