Timeline and Events

• December 2019
  Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
• February 2020
  Request for Proposals (RFP)
• May 2020

  Online conference feasibility study design proposal presentations and firm selection

  • Hamilton Anderson - Detroit, MI/Moody Nolan - Columbus, OH
    HA projects include MSU’s Wells Hall; Wayne State University's School of Social Work and Welcome Center; and the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center in Detroit. MN's projects include the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Cultural, Ethnic & Gender/Women’s Studies Building; Penn State University's Paul Robeson Cultural Center; The Ohio State University's Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center; and Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
    
    
  • Hanbury - Norfolk, VA
    Hanbury's projects include the University of Michigan’s Trotter Multicultural Center; Macalester College’s Culture House and Kagin Commons; Rice University’s Multicultural Center; Old Dominion University’s Global Friendship House; and the Virginia Beach African American Cultural Center. 

   

  The multicultural center feasibility study planning committee selected Hamilton Anderson/Moody Nolan for the study.

• November 2020

  Multicultural Center - Community Update Session Zoom webinar

  Watch the MSU multicultural center feasibility study update of Nov. 9, 2020.

• February 2021

  Community Engagement Zoom Session

  Watch the community engagement session of Feb. 9, 2021.

  Read the planning presentation from the Feb. 9, 2021 community engagement session.

• March 2021
  Hamilton Anderson Associates and Moody Nolan completed MSU’s Multicultural Center Feasibility Report.
• April 2021

  Presentation to MSU Board of Trustees

• September 2021

  Board of Trustees approved the project for the planning phase.

• January 2022

  SmithGroup is selected as the design firm

  Access the SmithGroup request for qualifications pdf.

• March 2022

  SmithGroup hosts two community engagement sessions to share updates and receive input.

  • March 31, 2022 (video)
  • March 16, 2022 (video)
• April 2022
  Site selection is announced 
• June 2022

  SmithGroup hosts an additional community engagement session to provide design updates and receive feedback.

  •  June 15, 2022 (video)
• February 2023

  SmithGroup hosts additional community engagement session to provide design updates and receive feedback.

  • Feb. 3, 2023 (video)

   

  On Feb. 10, the MSU Board of Trustees gave the approval to proceed with construction of the free-standing multicultural center building.

• April 2023

  April 21, 2:30 p.m. - Groundbreaking for the multicultural center on the corner of North Shaw and Farm lanes.

• September 2023

  Stakeholder input sessions continue to be held with the SmithGroup on furniture for the multicultural center.

  • Sept. 18, staff session
  • Sept. 18, student session
• October 2023

  Stakeholder input sessions continue to be held with the SmithGroup on furniture for the multicultural center.

  • Oct. 16, staff session
  • Oct. 16, student session