03/23/2025
McPherson College Awaits the Opening of a New Campus Commons by Claire McCullough
The highly-awaited McPherson College Campus Commons is set to open in the fall of 2025. McPherson College students are excited to use the new space, and staff members are finally seeing their vision for the college unfold. In an exclusive interview, Michael Schneider, the president of the college, reflected back on the origins of the building. Twenty years ago, the college started buying properties along Kansas Avenue. Then, five years after that, the administration made the decision to build a new rec center, and began fundraising for the project. In order to create an ideal environment for students, the college created focus groups to better understand what students needed or what they thought would improve the campus. Students heavily emphasized the benefit of what President Schneider calls a "one-stop shop:" a place students could access registration, student affairs and other student-support services, but also a place where students could eat, hang out or study. This goal will be achieved in the new Campus Commons.
