A huge thank you to Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine for recognizing the Cuningham Center project at MidAmerica Nazarene University with the Facility Design Project of the Year – Honorable Mention award!

Starting in 2016, MidAmerica Nazarene University embarked on a journey that would change the face of their campus forever. Previously functioning without a student center on campus since its inception in 1966, the school set out to create the Cunningham Center, which would become the heart and soul of student life at MNU. For a small school like MNU that was struggling financially, Cunningham Center would be a complete game changer.

The overarching goal of the 50,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art Cunningham Center was to make the center a hub of activity and the beating heart of the vibrant college community. The center aimed to improve the student experience and create study areas, collaboration rooms, recreational space and social areas on campus that did not previously exist prior to this building. Another goal was to create a flexible dining spaces that accommodates both residential and commuter students so the center could support learning, growing, and coming together as a community.