Arkansas Business

Stripling said ASU’s sororities had outgrown their designated housing in University Hall, a 50-year-old building, and the college decided that making the sororities comfortable fit into its “destination” plan.

Stripling said ASU wanted “to place recognizable value in living on campus and being on campus. We recognize the value of Greek life and the support it lends to the types of events you have on a residential campus.”

The second residential project will provide about 100 beds for honors students across several buildings. Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock is building the 35,000-SF, $6 million project.

“The honors program has grown over the last few years,” Stripling said. “This is the kind of piece that pulls it together.”

A few more building projects are simmering as well. “We have some that we are exploring the finances of just to see if they’re feasible to do,” Stripling said.

Among those projects on the exploration list is more student housing. “We still have a high demand,” Stripling said. “We have to determine what the next steps for housing are.”

Frey said ASU is also looking into a College of Business building, but it will largely depend on external funding.

ASU Building Projects Since 2002