Beginning in December 2018, touring donors, interested alumni and current students were able to experience and take advantage of recent improvements to the Delon and Elizabeth Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering. These renovations represent the first phase of a $5 million project.

Renovations to the Lyles School of Civil Engineering’s facilities included upgrades to the ground floor and basement areas. Improvements to the building are an accessible entryway, improved air circulation, updates to existing laboratories for state-of-the-art civil engineering teaching and research, and new flexible-use teaching laboratories. Specific renovations included:

• The Casteel Geomatics Field Equipment Laboratory
• The Rick and Penny Conner Architectural Engineering Teaching Laboratory
• The Rick and Penny Conner Structural Engineering Teaching Laboratory
• The Jim and Carol Cure Geomatics Teaching Laboratory
• The Jo and Cliff Swanlund Civil Engineering Student Lounge
• The Shiva Haghighi Student Success Center