$115 Million in Student Life Facilities
Panther Commons Facility
The $85 million Panther Commons facility will be built in the heart of campus at the corner of Panther Drive and Farris Avenue near the new Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. Construction will begin this month and is expected to finish by summer of 2023.
The 200,000-square-foot building will stand five stories tall and house 300 students. This new residence hall will also include several retail shops on the first floor, including a hibachi restaurant, nail salon, mail service, fitness studios, study rooms and more, serving as a hub of activity and engagement.
New Student Houses
HPU is adding 32 new houses near McCain Place and Guilford Avenue, totaling $10 million in construction to support 140 students. This area is close in proximity to the future Panther Commons facility, establishing a new residential hub in the northwest quadrant of campus.
Construction on most of the houses in this area began in December 2021 and is expected to finish during the spring of this year. The additional housing will support growing enrollment as 95% of students choose to live on campus.
Campus Cottages
As part of this investment, the university will add an innovative neighborhood called Campus Cottages. It will feature about a dozen homes, each of which will house one student.
Parking Garage
HPU is building its first parking garage on campus behind Congdon Hall and the Wanek School of Natural Sciences. The $30 million project will provide 1,200 parking spaces, begin construction by early spring of this year and be completed by late spring 2023.
An Unprecedented Growth Story Continues
HPU’s continued growth is evident in soaring enrollment. The largest number of new students – 1,550 – joined the HPU family this year, while the university also achieved its largest total enrollment of almost 6,000 students. These milestones follow numerous others achieved since Dr. Nido Qubein became president in 2005, including increasing academic schools from 3 to 14, the establishment of numerous new undergraduate and graduate programs, growing the campus from 90 to 520 acres, quadrupling enrollment, multiplying net assets tenfold and tripling the size of the endowment.