HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Groundbreaking for a $25 million

at the University of Alabama in Huntsville will be Tuesday, the school announced today.

The 97,000-square foot facility, to be located on the south side of Holmes Avenue across from Salmon Library, will anchor a new campus green that will run south from Holmes to Lakeside Drive.

The project was originally set at about 170,000 square feet with a $39 million price tag

when school officials considered the current University Center would be a sufficient complement to the new building.

Participants in the groundbreaking will be Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, UAH President Robert Altenkirch, UAH Dean of Students Regina Hyatt, Alumni Association President Michelle Reavis, SGA President Caroline Butler and freshman representative Michael Gilmore.

The ceremony will be 1 p.m. on Holmes Avenue across from the library.

The project will be financed through student fees.

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