Christian Brothers University Rolls Out Second Phase of 70 Million Master Plan

MEMPHIS -- After raising $42 million of a $70 million capital campaign goal sooner than expected, leaders of Christian Brothers University are embarking on a more aggressive, $28 million second phase that will change the geography of the Fairgrounds-area campus.

The campaign was unveiled Saturday, Nov. 12, at the CBU annual Bell Tower Gala, with renderings from archimania of an expanded, state-of-the-art library and Thomas Student Center. The plan also makes the school’s quad more of a student gathering spot.

“We need a center on campus,” Christian Brothers president John Smarrelli told The Daily News editorial board earlier this month. “Students these days like to work in groups. We need to find ways to do that – a library open 24 hours a day. We need to give them opportunities to interact – interact with our faculty in other ways. That is a crucial piece of phase two going forward.”

The new $14 million student center would replace the existing 1970s-era Thomas Center, and the renovation of Plough Library is put at $5 million, with another $4 million upgrade of athletic facilities.

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