Mizzou students need a new Student Center for many reasons. The current building, Brady Commons, was built in 1963. Despite many renovations, Brady is no longer able to handle the massive amount of traffic it receives everyday. When finished, the new Student Center will be around twice the size of Brady, with triple the space for student activities and organizations. Student government space will also triple in size.

Mizzou know for its exceptional student programming and services. The new Student Center will serve as a focal point for our campus, demonstrating the Mizzou community’s desire for growth. The state of the art facility will offer students a safe place to study, relax, eat, and gather with friends. We believe we are building the new Student Center to offer resources and social space they can find nowhere else, one half at a time.

More then anything, we want the project to offer students a space where they feel comfortable. The new Student Center will use celebrate Mizzou spirit, leadership, and accomplishments. Students will feel at home surrounded by modern design elements, cutting edge technology, and plenty of gold and black. Imagine large seating areas, comfy chairs, and lots of windows filling the rooms with natural light. The new Student Center will be a place where students can interact with each other, prepare for class, catch up on the latest news. Thanks to its convenient location on campus, the new Student Center will allow more of the MU community than ever to experience great programming, converse about new ideas, as well as grab a bite to eat with friends and hang out between classes.

It may seem like the project is taking a long time, but it is actually moving along right on schedule. In order to continue to offer students many of the services that Brady currently offers while the construction was going on, project planners divided the project into two separate projects. This extended how long it would take for the entire project to be complete, but allowed students to always have access to the resources they need.

As the project progresses, there will be more chances than ever for students to take part. Currently, project planners are deciding on the prototypes for how the inside of the building will be designed. Once prototypes are discussed, any students that are interested will have the chance to be a part of decision making focus groups. There is also a place on this website for students to make suggestions and give opinions on what how they feel about the projects progress.

As of second semester next year, Project One will be done. Finally, after years of waiting, student organizations will have a new home. Organizations like the Missouri Student Association, Greek Life, Summer Welcome and many other clubs and associations will gain space. Project One will give these groups professional and student friendly places to conduct work and get things done.

Once Project One is open, Brady will close. This means, all services currently housed in Brady will be moved into transition space in the new building. This will allow students to continue to have the resources they need throughout the process. Once project two is completed, some things will move out of project one and into project two, allowing organizations that were moved into other buildings to enjoy their new offices.