Grove City College is investing $4 million this summer to improve its 180-acre campus and plans to break ground on two major athletic facilities in the months ahead.
Most of the summer work is going on behind the scenes and some of it won’t be apparent when students return for the fall semester. But all the projects, from dugout roofs to new flooring in Pew Fine Arts Center to mechanical upgrades, carpet, paint, paving and more, will add up to an improved student experience.
About half of this summer’s spending will be concentrated on Hopeman Hall, a men’s residence hall built in 1950. The work on new sanitary lines and restrooms represents the first steps on a multi-phase renovation of student housing. Later phases of the renovation project will include work on the adjacent Lincoln Hall, built in 1941, and the construction of a new student health center connecting the two buildings.
Also, this summer, new furniture is being installed in Hicks Dining Hall and the Nature Classroom at the Early Education center is taking shape. The innovative outdoor space will provide students in the College’s preschool a new learning environment.
The Hopeman renovations and other work is part of Impact 150: The Anniversary Campaign for Grove City College, an ongoing effort to raise more than $200 million to increase student financial aid, improve facilities, and prepare the College, which celebrates its 150 anniversary this year, for the next century and a half.
The College also expects to break ground later this year on a pair of Impact 150 priorities that represent a $10 million investment.
William C. Stewart Baseball Field, a new state-of-the-art stadium, will be built on the site of the current R. Jack Behringer Field and serve as the new home of the College’s oldest varsity sport. The McNulty Athletic Center, a year-round 50,000-square-foot air-supported dome featuring a four-lane track, flexible space for intramural and varsity sports, fitness and conditioning equipment, and locker rooms will rise near the stadium.
The work done on campus this summer and throughout the year helps fuel the local, regional, and state economies, according to a 2025 study by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.
Grove City College is responsible, directly and indirectly, for more than $176 million in statewide economic impact annually, AICUP concluded after analyzing direct spending on operations, wages, benefits, capital projects, and the estimated increase in demand for goods and services in industry sectors that supply or support the College.
The College also supports and sustains more than 800 jobs statewide, including those employed directly and others created by supply and equipment vendors, contractors and service jobs and helps generate more than $13.6 million in tax revenue every year, according to AICUP.