Student Center/Residence Hall

Facts and Features

• The student center and housing complex is being constructed along Seagate Drive, just west of the existing Selby Auditorium and Crosley Campus Center.
• The walls for the building will consist of 589 precast pieces, totaling 3,466 cubic yards.
  In general, a cubic yard of concrete weighs about 4,050 pounds — meaning the panels will weigh a total of more than 14 million pounds.  The heaviest piece will weigh 55,300 pounds.
• The building will be approximately 100,000 square feet on six floors.
  • 32,000-square-foot student center on first two floors.
  • 68,000 square feet of suites and apartments on the top four floors.
• 200 students will be able to live on the top four floors.
• Architectural features in the student center portion will include large windows allowing students and visitors to look out toward Sarasota Bay and Longboat Key.
• The student center will include a ballroom, dining facilities, a bookstore, lounges, meeting space and offices for USF World, student government and other organizations.
• Scheduled to open for the fall 2024 semester.