Projects

Update 9/18/26: Received state building permit and city site zoning approval and submitted for SCDES. Submitted for stormwater-land disturbance permit. This month, will install site fence and windscreen. Also hope SCDES permit will allow installation of silt fence and inspection. October work: plan to start site utilities and deep pier foundations.

The first new construction since 2010, a new four-story, 400-bed building will be built along Cherry Road near the site where two former high-rise residence halls—Wofford and Richardson—were demolished in 2024. The approximately 100,000-square-foot project will help meet the university’s surging demand for housing driven by climbing enrollment and a growing slate of new degree programs. Vertical construction is set to begin in January 2027, with interior work commencing in February. Final inspections are targeted for November 2027 to keep the project on track for a spring 2028 opening.

Update 9/18/26: New walls framed, rough in electrical and data. Relocated sprinkler heads. Will start hanging drywall. Finalizing furniture quote. New Career Closet rendering: 
finalizing layout, material, and pricing. In the Bookstore portion: framing new walls and rough in electrical-data for new pick-up location in the rear of store. Core drill for power-data for new sale counter location coming soon. Will start hanging drywall, reviewing new graphic packages, and coordinating project scope with the Career Services renovation.

Update 8/31/26: Markley's (renovate and rebrand old Einsteins and add a salad bar in Markley's). Wrapped up construction. Finishing punch list. On Thomson cafeteria refresh: wrapped up construction and finishing punch list.

Update 8/31/26: Refresh 18 3rd-floor rooms and one 1st-floor room. Punch list items being worked. Furniture move back next Wednesday. Reviewing signage and shop drawings. Planning scope for winter break work.

Update 9/4/26: Final completion and clean-up. Planning additional plants and temporary fence panels to infill gaps.

Update 9/18/26: New fence to be installed this month. Planning new landscaping along Alumni Drive. 

Update 9/4/26: Finished priming and painting the fiberglass and wood trim.

Update 9/18/26: Demolition complete. Installing new rough-in electrical and data. Will hang drywall following electrical inspection. Estimated completion in November, with move-in and equipment set-up in December. Finalizing design of motion capture system and AV data.

Update 8/31/26: Old basement level flooring abated. Walls and doors trim being primed and painted. New roller shades installed in select spaces. New flooring to be installed next week.
New room signage installed. Punch list items are being completed.

Update 9/18/26: Started new board installation but need to modify the mounting brackets. 

Update 9/18/26: Working procurement paperwork toward award and contract signing. Contractor mobilize right after disc golf (Oct. 8-11, 2026)
Estimated completion before collegiate disc golf (April 2027)
Contract work duration 120 days

Update 8/31/26: Donor-funded classroom renovation: new paint and carpet, new furniture, new AV. Finishing punch list items.

Update 8/25/25: 3D scanning ongoing, historic preservations specialist touring the building.

Update 9/18/26: Contractor to mobilize Sept. 21. 

Update 9/18/26: Reviewing pricing.

Update 12/8/25: Started the selection for the CM-R qualifications due Dec. 8.

Update 8/31/26: Renovate locker room new flooring, lockers, and lighting. 
Issuing PO. Start November 23 with completion December 31.

Estimated Project Cost: $4.1 million (Capital Reserve Fund)