Kresge Foundation Challenge

To support the college’s first campus center, the Kresge Foundation awarded Smith a $1-million challenge grant in March 2003. To receive the grant, Smith has one year to raise the remaining $6.2-million needed to complete the $23-million project. This dramatic new space, designed by New York architects Weiss/Manfredi, fulfills the following goals:

• Unite a student body spread across the campus due to a decentralized residential system
• Create social space on campus for students, faculty, and staff
• Offer dining alternatives with extended hours
• Provide a “front door” for the campus with a central information center

This challenge comes at a critical point when the campus center is in the final phase of construction.