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The More Than Bricks Campaign has now topped $90
million toward a new Law Center building. With the
campaign approaching its last phase, the Law Center is
announcing a $1 million match to help us reach our goal of
$93 million to ensure the new facility matches the caliber of
the Law Center’s students, programs and faculty.

Construction for the new building to be located adjacent to
the existing facility will begin as early as summer 2020. New
renderings by the architectural firm of Shepley Bulfinch
show a modern, sleek building that will stand as a testament
to the academic excellence, renowned faculty and quality
of students within. A large, glass-fronted lobby will serve Preliminary digital rendering of the court room provided by Shepley Bulfinch.
as a focal point for students and visitors. A multi-level
library, and modern technology and facilities throughout
will expand teaching capabilities while the bright and
airy ambience and other amenities will make the learning
experience more pleasurable for students and faculty alike.
A multi-purpose event room and flexible classroom spaces
will allow greater outreach to the community for clinical
services, educational workshops, conferences and judicial
proceedings.
“This will be the world class building I have talked about
so often,” said Dean Leonard M. Baynes who made the new
facility a top priority when he became dean more than five
years ago. ”The Law Center deserves it; the nation’s fourth
largest city deserves it; and most of all, the faculty, alumni
and students deserve it.”

Preliminary digital rendering of the library provided by Shepley Bulfinch.

The Law Center received substantial support for the new building from UH President
and System Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator, who made it her No. 1 priority during the 2019
Texas legislative session. Additional meaningful support came from UH Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Provost Paula Myrick Short, Vice Chancellor of

Governmental & Community Relations Jason Smith, and Vice President for University
Advancement Eloise Brice. The Law Center also thanks alumni leaders Bill Jackson
’92, Jim Grace ’92, Victor Wright ’98, Cynthia Mabry ’10, Richard Whiteley ’99, Susan
Bickley ’84, and Bill Swenson ’87, members of the Cornerstone Club as well as the Law
Center team of Senior Director of Development Magda Herrera, Executive Director
of Law Alumni Relations Hope Young, Associate Dean Greg R. Vetter, Associate
Dean of Alumni and Community Relations Sondra Tennessee, and Assistant Dean of
Communications and Marketing Carrie Anna Criado ’95.

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