(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Grove City College, Posted on Facebook on July 8th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Grove City, PA)  Grove City College will be investing $4 million this summer both to improve its campus of 180 acres and for plans to break ground on two major athletic facilities in the coming months.

This includes getting new flooring in the Pew Fine Arts Center, as well as work on both Hopeman Hall and Lincoln Hall and construction of a new student health center which will connect the two buildings. 

Some of this other work is part of Impact 150: The Anniversary Campaign for Grove City College, which is an ongoing effort to raise more than $200 million to increase student financial aid, improve facilities, and prepare Grove City College for the next 150 years, because that college will celebrate its 150 anniversary this year.  

New furniture will also be installed in Hicks Dining Hall and work on the Nature Classroom at the Early Education center continues. This innovative outdoor space will provide students in Grove City College’s preschool a new environment for learning. 

Grove City College is also expecting to break ground later this year on two priorities that represent an investment of $10 million. 

William C. Stewart Baseball Field, which is 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 Grove City College’s oldest varsity sport. The McNulty Athletic Center, which is a year-round 50,000-square-foot air-supported dome that features a four-lane track, flexible space for intramural and varsity sports, fitness and conditioning equipment, and locker rooms will break ground near the stadium. 

According to a 2025 study by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, the work done on campus this summer and throughout the year helps fuel the local, regional, and state economies.