RESILIENCE. PURPOSE. HOPE.
Student Success D.P. Culp Student Center Transforms
In March 2015, members of the Student Government Association overlooked the obstacles and envisioned what their living room, the D.P. Culp Student Center, “could be.” “I remember that vote like it was yesterday. It was unanimous,” recalls Doretha Benn (Class of 2016). With the passage of the resolution, Benn, the first Black female to serve as SGA President at ETSU, and subsequent student leaders, watched their dream begin to grow and eventually bloom nearly five years later. “Our students have remained dedicated to seeing this happen, even though many of them knew they would never be here to enjoy it,” said Dr. Jeff Howard, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment and SGA advisor. The transformation of the Culp Student Center would not have been possible without the student leaders who called for more student services, rallied for support of the fee increase necessary to support the renovation, helped with the redesign and reassured students while the building was in various stages of construction. The additional 20,000 feet of square footage, a new dining hall, an 4 | 2019-2020 Annual Report
The ramp inside the Culp Student Center was removed as part of the renovation.
