Lindenwood University is in the midst of a bold campus expansion plan that blends the old with the new and provides facilities that will carry Lindenwood well into the future.

The expansion already has yielded the grand new 138,000-square-foot J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, eight new 180-bed residence halls for Lindenwood students, and a new main entry gate near the southeast corner of the campus at the intersection of First Capitol Drive and Kingshighway.

Currently, the University is renovating a new building in Dardenne Prairie, adjacent to O’Fallon, Mo., that will house its School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. The 69,000-square-foot building, purchased in fall 2012, is equipped with classrooms, labs, and office facilities for the new school, which in fall 2013 will begin offering a Bachelor’s in Nursing degree completion program for Registered Nurses who already have two-year nursing degrees at the community college level.

In fall 2012, the University opened a $9 million Student-Athlete Center adjacent to Hunter Stadium. The signature element of the three-story, 43,000-square-foot building is an Academic Success Center to support athletes’ academic endeavors. The building houses locker rooms for Hunter Stadium’s NCAA sports, athletic training facilities, coaches’ offices, and a new Champions’ Room.

Other growth includes the renovation and expansion of Harmon Hall, which now houses the university’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Nine classrooms and several seminar halls, breakout rooms, the Dunseth Auditorium, and office space have been added. The existing interior has also been updated and remodeled and a new façade added to the entire building.

The Evans Commons opened in August 2011. The 119,000-square-foot structure includes a second dining hall, multipurpose courts, a suspended jogging track, a workout facility, recreation rooms and plenty of areas for student relaxation.

These projects are the result of dynamic growth on the campus going back to 1989. Currently, Lindenwood educates approximately 16,000 students a year in all programs.