Ole Miss Campus Takes Shape with Major Construction Projects
OXFORD, Miss. – With the hustle and bustle of a new academic year, visitors to the University of Mississippi will notice construction fences and ongoing projects all across campus.
The university has 170 construction projects underway, valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
"Every single one of these projects is advancing our mission," Chancellor Glenn Boyce said. "I am confident that what we will accomplish here in the next two to three years will carry this university forward for the next 40."
Projects under way across campus include:
Kincannon Site Student Housing: Construction is continuing with the north building already reaching its fifth, and top, floor. Concrete is being poured for the south building and building units will be placed on the slabs within the next six weeks. The project is scheduled to be complete and occupied in August 2027.
The new Early Learning and Evaluation Center at the South Oxford Center will bring the Willie Price Lab School and several services together to better serve the university and community. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2027.
West Row Student Housing: Crews have started demolishing the former married student housing buildings and relocating utilities around the site. This stage is planned to be complete in September. Site preparation will then begin for new student housing buildings. The project is scheduled to be complete and occupied in August 2028.
Tad Smith Coliseum Demolition: Crews have begun disassembling and removing the building in a fashion that materials can be salvaged and recycled as much as possible. The project is expected to be complete by the end of October.
Early Learning and Evaluation Center: Construction is progressing at the South Oxford Center. The projected completion date is summer 2027.
Data Center Renovation and Addition: Major construction is complete, but building commissioning and programming are in progress. This phase is expected to be completed in February 2027.
New Northwest Mechanical Plant: Major construction is complete, but building commissioning and programming are in progress. This phase is expected to be completed in February 2027.
New Northwest Parking Structure: Construction is progressing and additional parking is expected to be ready in spring 2027.
A major addition and renovation to the university's Data Center is complete, and building commissioning and programming are continuing. This phase is expected to be complete early next year. Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
New School of Accountancy: Site preparation has begun with the construction fence installed. Accordingly, Grove Loop in front of the site and Triplett Alumni Center is closed. Demolition of the Yerby Center is scheduled for the end of September. Construction is projected to be complete in spring 2029, with the building ready for use that fall.
Shoemaker Hall Access Bridge Replacement: Construction is expected to be complete by late October. Until then, access the building from the northeast corner off Gertrude Ford Way and the south side near the Duff Center.
In addition to university construction, several projects are underway at fraternity and sorority houses.
Recently completed projects include additions and renovations at Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Theta, adding or improving study, residential, dining and gathering spaces. Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon are building new houses, with completion expected in 2027.
Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Psi and Kappa Sigma are among other chapters with projects in various stages of planning and design.
Top: Construction is progressing on new residence halls on the former site of Kincannon Hall. The buildings are expected to be completed and ready for students by August 2027. Photo by Hunt Mercier/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
