Scheidt Family Music Center
Construction of the much-anticipated Scheidt Family Music Center is set to be completed
this spring. The center, which spans a long stretch of Central Avenue on the north
end of campus, will give the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music a state-of-the-art facility
serving students and the surrounding community.
With more stage space, high-capacity seating, exceptional acoustics, rehearsal spaces, classrooms and modern laboratories, the center will give students a first-class venue to showcase their talents while helping attract high-caliber talent to the University. It will double the amount of space available to the School of Music and allow for immediate growth within the student population.
Leftwich Tennis Center
The University of Memphis and the City of Memphis have partnered to construct a $24
million revamp of the Leftwich Tennis Center in Audubon Park, located on Southern
Avenue just east of the UofM Central Campus. Construction is expected to take 18 months
and is well underway following a groundbreaking ceremony last June.
The new Leftwich Tennis Center will be home to the UofM men’s and women’s tennis teams. With 24 outdoor and 12 indoor courts, it will be a world-class facility expected to attract collegiate and professional tennis tournaments.
University High School
After an 18-month planning and approval process, University High School will open
in fall 2022 with its first freshman class. The school will provide a unique opportunity
for college preparation on a college campus. Each student will graduate with up to
36 hours of college credit earned through dual enrollment at the UofM.
The addition will give University Schools, which currently serves more than 700 students from over 35 local zip codes, laboratory school options from kindergarten through high school. Total enrollment across all University Schools — which includes the Early Learning and Research Center, the Early Childhood Academy, Campus School, University Middle and University High — is expected to exceed 1,500 by 2025.
STEM Building
A world-class $41 million STEM Research and Classroom Building is projected to be
completed on the UofM campus in 2023. The 65,000-square-foot facility will serve as
a collaborative space for the Herff College of Engineering and the College of Arts
and Sciences. It will help students compete on the world stage in scientific and engineering
innovation.
This expansive space will support 16 undergraduate and graduate programs. It will enable innovative research across several disciplines, allowing students and faculty to tackle issues such as earthquake engineering, cyber security, workforce development, hydrology, big data, artificial intelligence, transportation, biomaterials and more.
Tiger Park
A robust athletic facilities master plan has been developed for the UofM’s Park Avenue
Campus. Referred to as Tiger Park, the integrated academic and athletic facilities
plan will be completed in phases over the next decade with the timeline determined
by philanthropic support and the availability of additional funding.
The top priority will be a student-athlete success center, which will include housing,
academic support, dining and nutrition, green space and more. Future plans include
a new soccer-track stadium and co