The new听$110 million听hall is intended to create听additional capacity for the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM) while supporting the campus鈥� emphasis on student success and social mobility. | Photo Credit: CSUSM
- Cal State San Marcos held a topping-out ceremony April 24 for Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering, marking the placement of the final structural beam.听
- The听roughly 70,000-square-foot, three-story building is slated to open in fall 2027 with laboratories, a robotics suite and collaboration-focused learning space.听
- CSUSM leaders say the project supports expansion of engineering programs, including growth in engineering enrollment from about 500 students to听nearly 2,000听and a planned industrial and systems engineering program.听
- The project follows a July 31, 2025,听groundbreaking for what CSUSM then called the Integrated Science and Engineering Building, an estimated $110 million facility designed by HGA with C.W. Driver Companies as general contractor.听听
- A $10 million gift from Hunter Industries helped advance the project and is tied to CSUSM鈥檚 $200 million 鈥淏lueprint for the Future鈥� fundraising campaign.听
SAN MARCOS, Calif. 鈥� Cal State San Marcos celebrated a key construction milestone for its new Hunter Hall of Science and Engineering, bringing campus leaders,听donors听and community supporters together April 24 to mark the building鈥檚 topping out.听听
The ceremony, a construction tradition that includes signing and lifting the final structural beam, highlights progress on a听roughly 70,000-square-foot, three-story facility听鈥� designed by HGA being built by general contractor C.W. Driver Companies 鈥� is听scheduled to open in fall 2027.听听
University officials said the new听$110 million听hall is intended to create听additional听capacity for the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM) while supporting the campus鈥� emphasis on student success and social mobility.听听
鈥淭his facility is social mobility in action.听It鈥檚听about providing access for students, many of whom are the first in their families to go to college, stepping into fields that are shaping the future,鈥� CSUSM President Ellen Neufeldt said, according to听an article from CSUSM听NewsCenter.听
Hunter Hall is expected to include听state-of-the-art听laboratories, a robotics suite and collaborative learning spaces. The project will help expand engineering enrollment from 500 to听nearly 2,000听students and support the launch of a new industrial and systems engineering program, building on existing electrical, software and computer engineering offerings.听
The three-story building听is being听constructed at the top of campus between Markstein Hall and the Arts Building and will听include teaching and research labs, classrooms, student support areas, staff offices, a听caf茅听and outdoor gathering spaces.听
Hunter Industries听has听committed a $10 million philanthropic investment to support construction听鈥斕齩ne of the largest gifts in university history.听听
鈥淎n educated workforce is the foundation of a thriving economy,鈥� said Greg Hunter, CEO of Hunter Industries, according to听an article from CSUSM听NewsCenter. 鈥淲e are proud to deepen our partnership with CSUSM and invest in a facility that will empower students, strengthen our community and drive innovation for decades to come.鈥�听
CSUSM said the gift helped advance its 鈥淏lueprint for the Future鈥� campaign, which the university describes as its most ambitious fundraising effort to date, and positioned the project as part of broader plans to expand facilities and STEM programming.听
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