Transylvania University to break ground on $4.5M renovation of humanities building

18-month project

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 22, 2017) — Transylvania University will break ground on Friday on its $4.5 million renovation of the iconic Haupt Humanities Building.

The project will modernize the classroom building, which will be renamed the Carpenter Academic Center in honor of its lead donors, Pete ’64 and Marilyn Carpenter. Over the next 18 months, it will undergo a complete rejuvenation that upgrades classrooms, provides student gathering spaces and integrates cutting-edge technologies.

Every Transylvania student takes at least one class in the 57-year-old building, and the project will ensure that the spaces are advanced, flexible and sized for active learning.

Pete Carpenter is a Kentucky native from Mount Vernon who retired in 2001 as vice chairman of CSX Corporation.