The Academy Center
Goal: $27.2 Million

Thanks to early and generous philanthropic leadership, the construction of a new Academy Center in the former Thompson Science Building has been fully funded, including the endowment to cover future maintenance and renewal. When complete, the Academy will, for the first time, have a facility that can offer central support for the vast number of community and extracurricular activities taking place on campus. The Center will act as a community crossroads, bringing together the student activities program and club meeting spaces for such groups as the PEAN, the Exonian, and WPEA; the Grill and campus post office; a new day student center and a modest performance/lecture hall. The Center will also free much-needed space in the Academy Building, Phillips Hall, and Davis Student Center, which can then be put to more appropriate academic use. A process is now underway to prioritize the current and future program needs in these spaces.