Work crews have started installing glass on the future Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus. The new 31,000-square-foot center will connect to the J.C. Penney Building facing Alumni Circle.

The university has raised $9.6 million toward its $11.6 million goal for the project. That includes a lead gift from the late Kirk Richter and his wife Maureen Richter as well as contributions from other alumni. The groundbreaking for the dual-purpose facility – it will serve as a welcome center for prospective students and as a home for the university’s more than 100,000 alumni – took place in June 2023.

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