WKU is celebrating the grand opening of its newly renovated student center.
The Downing Student Union has undergone a $58 million facelift that includes new dining facilities, lighting, plumbing and HVAC systems. The building formerly known as the Downing University Center, or “DUC”, first opened in 1970.
Renovations began in 2012 after a group of WKU employees and students toured other university student centers to gather ideas about what they would like to see in DSU.
The center of the building is open from the first floor to the third floor, with solar tubes that allow natural light in. In addition, murals of campus scenes by artist David Jones are painted throughout the building.
