{"id":24935,"date":"2025-06-13T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=24935"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:43:07","slug":"groundbreaking-new-residence-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/groundbreaking-new-residence-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College Breaks Ground on New Residence Halls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-600x418.jpg\" alt=\"President Jorge G. Gonzalez\" class=\"wp-image-24958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-600x418.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-3-2048x1425.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Jorge G. Gonzalez speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for two new residence halls at Kalamazoo College.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-600x474.jpg\" alt=\"Student speaks at a lectern\" class=\"wp-image-24960\" style=\"width:363px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-600x474.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-1536x1214.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-2-2048x1619.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lily Nestich &#8217;28 speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for two new residence halls.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-600x363.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President for Student Development Malcolm Smith addresses the attendees at a groundbreaking ceremony\" class=\"wp-image-24961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-600x363.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-1-2048x1240.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President for Student Development Malcolm Smith addresses the attendees at a groundbreaking ceremony for two new residence halls at Kalamazoo College.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>With shovels in hand and students at the heart of the vision, Kalamazoo College broke ground Thursday on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/new-residence-halls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new residence halls<\/a> designed to foster connection, community and academic success.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, June 12, for the $55 million residential facilities that will provide modern and sustainable housing for up to 218 juniors and seniors beginning in fall 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareprogressive.com\/\">Progressive Companies<\/a> is designing the building and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owen-ames-kimball.com\/\">Owen-Ames-Kimball<\/a> is constructing. A portion of the project\u2019s funding comes from a $30 million gift made in 2023 by an anonymous donor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Jorge G. Gonzalez was joined by Board of Trustees Chair Jody Clark \u201980, Vice President for Student Development J. Malcolm Smith and student Lily Nestich \u201928 in speaking about the College\u2019s commitment to enhancing the campus experience for students. The event was attended by faculty, staff, students, trustees and community members, including Kalamazoo Mayor David Anderson and Vice Mayor Jeanne Hess. K\u2019s Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Susan Lindemann, Owen-Ames-Kimball Director of Operations (Kalamazoo) Tom Stanek, and Progressive Companies Principal Tod Stevens participated in the ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs an alumna and a trustee, I know firsthand the importance of residential life to the mission of Kalamazoo College and to the student experience,\u201d said Clark. \u201cI\u2019m very excited to see the College continue to evolve and move its long-term strategy forward.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzlez highlighted that strategy, noting that, \u201cWith this investment, we\u2019re building more than buildings\u2014we\u2019re creating modern, inclusive spaces that foster student growth, advance our sustainability goals and reflect the thoughtful stewardship put forth in our campus master plan. We deeply appreciate the generosity of the donor who provided the initial gift in support of this project, to the many students, faculty, and staff who provided input to our planning process, and to all of the companies and contractors supporting this endeavor.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student speaker Lily Nestich, a member of KC DREAM, a disability student rights organization, highlighted the excitement surrounding the new halls, emphasizing that they are poised to become \u201cthe most accessible residence halls on campus.\u201d Nestich added, \u201cBeing at K\u2026has taught me a lot about myself and how I can grow with friends and classmates on a campus that not only allows for it, but fosters it. I\u2019m so excited to see how these dorms allow for more students to feel connected to each other.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, Smith also reflected on the opportunities these residence halls will offer for intentional community-building. The design provides welcoming spaces available to all students, faculty and staff, including a community kitchen, a marketplace, a terrace with outdoor seating that faces the community, and a hall lounge suitable for presentations and programming.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA fuller residential model offers powerful benefits to students\u2014greater access to resources, to peers and mentors, and to the development of a sense of belonging,\u201d said Smith. \u201cThis opportunity provides a fresh blueprint for how we integrate student living with curricular and co-curricular life.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-600x283.jpg\" alt=\"Groundbreaking Ceremony at Kalamazoo College\" class=\"wp-image-24954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-600x283.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-1536x724.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-2048x966.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Stanek of Owen-Ames-Kimball (from left), Kalamazoo College Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Susan Lindemann, Kalamazoo College Board of Trustees Chair Jody Clark \u201980, Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez, Kalamazoo College Vice President for Student Development Malcolm Smith, Kalamazoo College student Lily Nestich \u201928, Tod Stevens of Progressive Companies and Buzz the Hornet participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for two new residence halls at Kalamazoo College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-485x800.jpg\" alt=\"President Jorge G. Gonzalez and Mayor David Anderson\" class=\"wp-image-24956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-485x800.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-300x495.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-930x1536.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-1240x2048.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-4-scaled.jpg 1551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Jorge G. Gonzalez and Mayor David Anderson at the groundbreaking for two new residence halls at Kalamazoo College.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With shovels in hand and students at the heart of the vision, Kalamazoo College conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for two new residence halls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":24954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-24935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Groundbreaking Begins Residence Halls Work - News and Events<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 12 for the $55 million residential facilities that will provide modern housing beginning in 2027.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/groundbreaking-new-residence-halls\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kalamazoo College Breaks Ground on New Residence Halls\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 12 for the $55 million residential facilities that will provide modern housing beginning in 2027.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/groundbreaking-new-residence-halls\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-13T16:15:56+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-13T16:43:07+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Ground-Breaking-6-scaled.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1207\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah Frink\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Kalamazoo College Breaks Ground on New Residence Halls\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Frink\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/groundbreaking-new-residence-halls\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/groundbreaking-new-residence-halls\/\",\"name\":\"Groundbreaking Begins Residence Halls Work - 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