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The project As Texas State University continued to grow in popularity and student numbers subsequently began to swell , the case for a greatly expanded and upgraded Events Center gathered speed . “ We are adding around 1,800 seats to the arena ,” Wildt says . “ We are also adding new locker rooms , coach ’ s offices , and renovating a fair portion of the arena and putting in new fire protection and new lighting in the existing area .
“ It is pretty significant because the president has committed that
future generations ’ families will no longer have to watch the graduation on a big screen , instead they can watch it live in the UEC . It ’ s a pretty big deal for the university .”
Wildt recalls a time when the university was a much smaller operation – one that has now grown to house upwards of 37,000 students , whose Event ’ s Center hosts rolling ceremonies , as well as countless sporting events .
Designed by Sink , Combs , and Dethlefs Architects , the 81,300 gross square feet ( gsf ) expansion consists of space dedicated to
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