Alumni Hall Reimagined

Alumni Hall has a new look, a new purpose and a new role on campus. After an extensive redesign, the former office building is now a 52,000-square-foot academic space built around collaborative learning, connection, and the evolving needs of Wake Forest students and faculty. Serving as one of the first critical steps in the university’s Near-Term Space Plan, this project represents a deliberate effort to decompress the Reynolda Campus core and prioritize state-of-the-art academic environments. 

As the university’s curriculum, faculty, and enrollment have grown, its campus footprint has faced mounting space pressures. Alumni Hall directly addresses these challenges, offering a bright, spacious new home for the Entrepreneurship Program and the Departments of Computer Science, Education, and Philosophy.

This academic expansion is about far more than just increasing square footage. Today’s 21st-century learning demands active collaboration, problem-solving, and experiential discovery. To support this modern approach, faculty and staff spent over a year working closely with design teams to shape spaces that serve modern teaching objectives. Every corner of Alumni Hall is designed for engagement and connection. From classrooms with mobile furniture and digital collaboration screens to specialized, purpose-built labs, the redesigned space has been crafted with intention. 

Alumni Hall is a resource for the entire Wake Forest community. It houses dedicated space for high-performance computing, ten general-use classrooms, wellness rooms, meeting rooms and sunlit study areas strategically located on every floor. 

The transformation of Alumni Hall is one example of how Wake Forest is rethinking its campus spaces to meet the university’s evolving academic needs. Learn more about space planning at Wake Forest by visiting spaceplanning.wfu.edu.