According to an update earlier this month, both major construction projects on Ferris State University’s campus remain on schedule for fall 2026 openings.

One is a new four-story residence hall near the north end zone of Top Taggart Field. Ground was broken March 17, 2025. When completed, it will house about 300 students and will not be limited to athletes.

The $38 million dorm, designed by Integrated Design Solutions and built by Granger Construction, will be the first residence hall on campus since North Hall in 2017. It is also believed to be one of the first attached to a large-capacity stadium among Michigan’s 15 public universities.

“A big shoutout to the construction managers and their crew members — many of whom are Ferris State grads — for lending their expertise and talents to making our campus an even more special place,” said Dave Murray, associate vice president for marketing and communications.

The second project is the new home of the Jim Crow Museum. Previously on the lower level of the FLITE library since 2012, the new 26,000-square-foot building will stand near Williams Auditorium along the main entrance at Perry Avenue and State Street.

The building is estimated to cost $22 million and is designed by Neumann/Smith Architecture. The museum will be free to the public and will house more than 30,000 artifacts tied to African American resilience.

"We’re excited to see these two important buildings rising and changing the look of our campus,” Murray said. “Both will be impactful, in very different ways.”

These buildings will join the Center for Virtual Learning (2022) and Center for Athletics Performance (2022) as the most recent on campus. The university proposed a new indoor athletics complex in July 2025 at a cost of $61.7 million. Fundraising continues, and no groundbreaking date has been announced.