STARKVILLE — Construction will begin in February on a $100 million residence hall at Mississippi State University that will house 412 students.
The new residence hall should be open for the fall 2025 semester, Vice-President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt told The Dispatch.
Known as Azalea Hall, it will be a five-story, 159,000 square-foot building located near the intersection of George Perry Boulevard and Barr Avenue, Hyatt said.
“We’re just excited to be able to present a new style of living for our students,” Hyatt said. “We’re really looking forward to the presence of the dining facility for this side of campus. We don’t have a dining facility on the north side of campus. This will really help a need that we have had for a while.”
She said utility construction has been ongoing since the summer.
The Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) approved bond funding for Azalea Hall in October.
“We needed a new residence hall to support the increase in our student body and to help us to phase out some of our older inventory,” Hyatt explained. “Eventually, we hope to take down some of our older inventory over the next several years.”
She said Azalea Hall will feature pod-style living quarters with shared kitchenettes, restrooms and living areas. She described it as a marriage between “privacy and community.”
The hall will feature a living and learning area for the university’s Luckyday Scholars. Along with the dining space, which will be open to the community, there will be a storm shelter, as well.
MSU currently has 16 on-campus residence halls that house more than 4,600 of its more than 22,600 students.
McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.
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