Alumni Galleries

Wood framing for the windows has been installed on north wall and the 1st and 2nd floors.

A view of the new building from University Avenue.

Roof/walls of the banquet area.

The kitchen area of the new center is really taking shape. Work is continuing on the floor.

Block work continues on the ground floor. Pictured here is the area that will be known as the "mechanical room."

A view of the corridor along Ruby Grand Hall.

Cornice installation is beginning.

Portions of dense glass are being installed in the new center.

The stairs leading up to the roof from the Club area are in place.

Work on the roof above Ruby Grand Hall continues to move along.

The new alumni center will include an outdoor fireplace in the courtyard. The footer for the fireplace has been poured and work continues to move along smoothly.

Most of the outside prep work has been completed on the center and the brick work has already begun.

Many of the windows of the new building are now in place.

Dense glass installation east of the grand hall and around garage door is almost complete.

Brick work is moving along. Workers will start laying brick on the Van Voorhis side of the building beginning the week of April 7th.

A view of what will be the courtyard area which will include an outdoor fireplace.

A view of the building from Medical Center Dr.

Drivers passing by the corner of Van Voorhis and Elmer Prince Dr. can see the brick installation taking place.

The projection screens in the Ruby Grand Hall are being installed.

Construction crews have been working to install the gas line at the new center.

Alumni and friends will enter the new Erickson Alumni Center through a covered walkway near the Ruby Grand Hall.

Work in the alumni center kitchen continues to move along smoothly.

The club room located on the second floor will include two fireplaces. Workers recently completed the installation of fireplace inserts and connected the gas line for the fireplaces.

Two large logias lead to the Ruby Grand Hall which will seat 450 dinner guests (1,000 theater style).

The New Home for Mountaineers is expected to be finished by late-September 2008.

Workers are completing the enclosure on the center's bell tower. The tower will include four circular pieces of Blenko stained glass which include the Flying WV.

Drywall and flooring is starting to take shape in the new center.

A view from the main lobby of the new Erickson Alumni Center.

Work continues to move along in the main lobby of the center.

Nearly 75 percent of the brick work on the new alumni center has been completed. Work to finish the bell tower will begin in mid-August.

Workers are completing the brick work on the front of the building which faces the WVU Coliseum.

Workers are putting the finishing touches on the brick work on the bell tower.

Members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors toured the new site in midd-February.

Construction crews have braved the elements to make sure construction stays on schedule.

The view from the terrace, just off Van Voorhis Dr.

Alumni Board members Doug Van Scoy and Heather Heiskell Jones take in all of the progress of the new alumni center.

Joy Faini Saab & Mike Petruski look at the view from the terrace.

A park-like setting will be the view from the Van Voorhis/University Ave. side of town.

Jason Colson & Todd Beckwith await the next tour of the new facility.

Work continues to move along on the site of the new alumni center. Pictured is what will be part of the pre-event space in the new building.

The building will feature a full working kitchen for events.

A view of the kitchen area.

Work on the walls of the new center is moving along. Glass installation will begin soon.

A view of the Ruby Grand Hall area, which eventually will overlook the Hazel Ruby McQuain Garden.

The site of the new Alumni Center is located just off Elmer Prince Drive near Ruby Memorial Hospital.

The site has been a flurry of activity as the University, MUB and the Alumni Association work together to get the site ready for the groundbreaking.

Members of the media enjoy a tour of the new facility.

Steve Douglas (right) and Ron Rittenhouse, photographer at the Dominion Post, look over the office space on the third floor.

The new center will include a park area with native West Virginia plants and walking paths.

A view of what will be the grand hall and banquet facilities.

Construction continues on all aspects of the building, include the pipe work shown here in the basement.

The bells were placed into the tower on January 15. The bells will be played from an electronic keyboard inside the new center.

The center includes large hallways where alumni can gather before events.

Work continues to move along on the new alumni center. The building is expected to be completely under roof by the end of January.

A view of the new center from the stadium side of the area.

A view of the Coliseum.

Visitors will enjoy a view of the WVU Coliseum from the new Erickson Alumni Center.

A view of the conference area which house several meeting areas.

Work is really moving along on the new center.

The new Erickson Alumni Center will more than triple the size of the current facility. The building was designed by IKM Architects of Pittsburgh and will be build by March-Westin of Morgantown.

Four bells will be housed in the bell tower.

The new alumni center will have a full kitchen.

A view of the loading dock area where brick work is already under way.

Work on the new alumni center is going well. Here, workers are finishing up the foudation for the loading dock area.

Work on the new site is expected to take 14-16 months to complete.

The club room and terrace will be located on the second floor.

The new alumni center is expected to be completed in fall 2008.

Another view of the stairway...

Workers continue to put the final touches on the finish for the dry wall in the new center.

Steel shining on a sunny day...

Steve Douglas guided alumni leaders through the new facility during the Alumni Leaders Institute in April.

Steve Douglas looks over one of the new meeting rooms.

Brick work on the terrace is nearly complete.

The roof will be finished in early 2008.

A view from the basement area.

Workers have been busy with work on the front of the new alumni center. Pictured is the area that will be known as the terrace, which will be located just off Elmer Price Dr.

The site of the new alumni center is full of activity as work continues to move along at a steady pace.