Arkansas Tech University and Kinco Constructors will host a topping out ceremony for Ferguson Student Union at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Attendance will be open to the public. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to sign the final steel beam before it is put in place atop the facility. Refreshments will be served in Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room following the ceremony.
Parking for the event will be in the lot between Rothwell Hall and Doc Bryan Student Services Center with overflow in the Tucker Coliseum parking lot. Golf cart shuttles to and from the ceremony site will be available.
Those unable to attend the ceremony who wish to sign the steel beam may do so from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, and beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, through the ceremony at 2 p.m. that afternoon. The beam will be located on the east side of the construction site near Rothwell Hall and Dr. Robert Charles Brown and Jill Lestage Brown Hall.
Construction of Ferguson Student Union began in July 2024 and is scheduled to be complete in early 2026.
Located on the parcel of land between Chambers Cafeteria and the Hull Physical Education Building, Ferguson Student Union is named for ATU benefactors Cindi and Jimmy Ferguson.
Mr. Ferguson served on the ATU staff from 1975-94, advancing to the rank of assistant vice president and dean of students. Since Mr. Ferguson completed his service to ATU, he, Mrs. Ferguson and their family have owned and operated more than 30 McDonald’s franchises in central Texas.
Ferguson Student Union will provide student meeting spaces, lounge spaces for students to enjoy during their free time, fast casual dining, an e-sports gaming lab, basketball courts, a location to check out outdoor recreation gear and workout areas for cardiovascular and strength fitness training.
Learn more at www.atu.edu/studentunion/future.php.
