Construction of the main entrance area of the Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis is taking shape. Built as part of the $110 million Transform UMSL initiative, the new 31,000-square-foot center, which rests over the footprint of the former J.C. Penney Auditorium, will be a place to launch campus tours for prospective students and will also be home to the Office of Admissions. The Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center will also house the UMSL Alumni Association and Office of Alumni Engagement, providing space for the university’s more than 117,000 alumni to network with each other and also interact with students eager to join their ranks.

This photograph was taken by UMSL photographer Derik Holtmann and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL. View more UMSL photos by visiting the UMSL Flickr and Instagram accounts.