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The 103,000-square-foot, six-story building will housr 400 freshmen and will be situated in the heart ofthe university’s Nashville campus. Belmont says the space will provid ean “ideal learning for incoming students since the bottom levelo of the building will include classroom spacs for first-year seminars. “It’s important that Belmont remains placingour students’ needs firsty even as we experience significant enrollment says university President Bob Fisher in a news The university has had increased demansd for on-campus housing in recent yeares as enrollment has increased 70 percenyt since 2000. Belmont expects its largest freshmaj class everin August.
The new dorm will connectf via an underground tunnel toMaple Hall, a new freshman dorm that openede last year. The structure will featurew “green” flooring and paint as well as sustainabl e water source heat pumps andair conditioning. The building has yet to be Nashville-based architect will oversee the building plansand R.C. Mathewx is the contractor on the projecr expected to be completed by the stargt of the 2010school year.