Construction
Rider has invested more than $110 million since 2004 for construction of new buildings and renovations of older facilities, including academic buildings, residence halls, and dining facilities. In 2005 Rider completed its 63,000-square-foot (5,900 m2) Student Recreation Center (SRC), a 186-bed residence hall, and three-story additions to Ziegler and Hill Residence Halls. The SRC contains locker rooms, a 3,600-square-foot (330 m2) fitness room with cardiovascular and strength training equipment, two group-exercise studios, three multi-purpose courts, a 3-lane elevated track, and a game room. In 2009, construction was completed on an environmentally-friendly 150-bed residence hall on the Lawrenceville campus. In 2011, the University built a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver certified, 21,250-square-foot (1,974 m2) academic building next to Moore Library and an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) expansion of the Bart Luedeke Center Theater. The expansion includes dressing rooms, an orchestra pit, a black box theater, and a dance studio. Fundraising continues toward the completion of other projects including a new performance complex on the Princeton campus. That building will be named for Marion Buckelew Cullen Hall after the philanthropist who has contributed a planned gift to Westminster and to the overall project. The performance space will be named the Hillman Performing Arts Center in honor of Westminster alumna and philanthropist Elsie Hillman. Fundraising and planning are also underway for a new athletics arena.
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