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The New Water Tower Campus

Loyola's Water Tower Campus is under construction for the next few years to build a new and more dynamic living and learning location for our students. Recent campus additions include Baumhart Hall and the Terry Student Center, new classroom and office space, and a revitalized Lewis Towers with a new lobby, art museum and retail stores.

Explore the timeline below to learn more about the new Water Tower Campus at Loyola University Chicago.

Fall 2004
Fall 2004
  • Preparation for new retail tenants in Lewis Towers: Hershey's Chicago and Argo Tea
  • New CyberCafe opened in lower level of 25 E. Pearson
  • Groundbreaking for new Water Tower Campus Residence Hall and Student Union
  • Flapjaws Cafe temporarily closes—reopening in 2006
  • Preparation for new Loyola University Museum of Art on 2nd and 3rd floors of Lewis Towers
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Spring 2005
Spring 2005
  • Grand Opening—Hershey's Chicago
  • Grand Opening—Argo Tea
  • New Lewis Towers lobby unveiled
  • Loyola launches new School of Communication, Technology and Public Service
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Summer 2005
Summer 2005
  • Groundbreaking ceremony for The Clare at Water Tower
  • Loyola University Museum of Art opens
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2006
2006
  • Water Tower Campus Student Residence Hall for upper-class undergraduate and graduate students opens
  • New residence hall includes a student union, chapel and dining facility
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2007
2007
  • The Clare, a new full-service, continued-care retirement community, opens
  • The new state-of-the-art multimedia center
  • The College of Arts and Sciences moves into academic space in The Clare.
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