WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BROKE GROUND YESTERDAY ON THE “SOUTHERN GATEWAY”….A NEW STUDENT HOUSING COMPLEX THAT WILL REPLACE TWO OF
WESTERN’S OLDEST RESIDENCE HALLS….
THE 350-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS THE FIRST PHASE OF “ELEVATE W-K-U…..A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE TO TRANSFORM STUDENT HOUSING AND CREATE MODERN, STUDENT-
CENTER LIVING ENVIRONMENTS…..
“SOUTHERN GATEWAY” WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE-THOUSAND BEDS IN A MIX OF PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE SUITE-STYLE ROOMS….RESIDENTIAL FLOORS WILL
FEATURE LOUNGES AND SHARED SPACES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION AND COMMUNITY…. WITH SUBSTANTIAL COMMON AREAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR……