The Hill Dining Center will involve renovation of existing spacein either the Mosher-Jordan or Stockwell residence halls, and willinclude an addition that could run behind either building to thewest toward Palmer Field. A decision on the location will be madeafter additional architectural and site reviews are completed andassessed over the next few weeks.

Altogether, the dining facility is expected to include 45,000 sfof space, enough for approximately 700 seats. The project costincludes about $3.5 million for food service equipment andfurniture.

"This project is the first in the RLI plan to address one of theissues students identified as most important in surveys ofresidential life," says vice president for student affairs E.Royster Harper. "It begins to meet the needs of students for uniquecommunity places to gather where they can get high-quality food attheir convenience."