New Residence Hall
We want to build a new residence hall and renovate our current dormitories to meet the needs of the next generation.
Admissions counselors report that the campus visit is the most important factor in the prospective student’s college decision-making process. Generally, our visitors love the Christ-centered culture of MLC, the beautiful chapel, the well-tended grounds, the welcoming faculty, and the friendly and dedicated students.
Some of our campus facilities, however, are in need of an update! Almost all our buildings are more than 50 years old. We are grateful to the Christians of past generations who gave so generously to make them a reality. Unfortunately, buildings are not timeless, even if the Word spoken within them is.
Now it is our generation’s turn. With the input of two consulting firms—and keeping in mind good stewardship of the synod’s resources—we are planning to build a new residence hall.
This facility will allow all students to live on campus. It will provide rooms for the prospective students who visit us, sometimes in groups of several hundred. And, if God so blesses, it will provide a home away from home for the expanding enrollment we are anticipating.
Residence Hall
This beautiful facility is modest but high-quality, providing our students both more personal space and more shared space for collaboration. Overlooking Summit Avenue, at the main entrance of our college, it will be a beautiful new focal point of the campus and a wonderful place for our students to call home—a place where they’ll live, learn, and grow together as a Christian community.
The architectural design of this facility respects the historic aesthetic of our campus, but also tips its hat to the future, especially with the striking glass Skyline Studies on the ends of each floor.
A large GATHERING SPACE inside the entrance, with coffee and other amenities, will provide much-needed social space for students, family, and other visitors.
MAIN ENTRY
Two all-glass, sunlit SKYLINE STUDIES on each floor will provide panoramic views of New Ulm’s picturesque river valley. These study spaces will be open to all students, not only those in the Heights, for coursework and collaboration.
A STUDY LOUNGE on each floor can be used for Bible studies, small meetings, and study projects—all by the light of a gas fireplace!
MAIN LEVEL LOUNGE
LEVEL TWO LOUNGE
CENTER LOUNGE
EXTRA SEATING
Four students will live in each two-bedroom SUITE. Each room will have two beds, two desks, two closets, and one sink. The four students will share the bathroom and shower.
