DELAND — When Wendy Libby became the president of Stetson University in 2009, she had a goal in mind: 3,000 students.
That enrollment total could be reached this fall, marking a more than 30 percent increase during the six-year span.
Now it’s time for the campus to grow and a $32 million construction project is underway. Machinery removed palm trees and smoothed dirt on a recent Friday behind DeLand Hall, the school’s oldest building, to clear space for a 24,000-square-foot welcome center, an $8 million project.
Plans are underway to renovate the Carlton Union Building, a $22 million project, as well as smaller projects at the library and other aging buildings. Parking lots running through the main arteries of campus will be relocated to the exterior, opening up space for more grass, walkways and scenery.
