Lawrence University provides update on new West Campus [Video]

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) – A new “West Campus” for Lawrence University is expected to open near the end of the year.

It will feature new opportunities for the community through a unique partnership.

A hub for artists, students, and the community that fuses art and education. That’s the goal for the Trout Museum of Art and Lawrence University when “West Campus” opens.

“As an artist and a person that works in the arts, it’s a huge opportunity to see art come to our community in the Fox Cities that we could never see anywhere else,” said Ashley Acker, the marketing manager for the Trout Museum of Art.

This two-story, 30,000-square-foot building will come with a variety of new things. The first floor will house the museum, the second floor will feature Lawrence University learning space, and the top two floors will have apartments.

“We will have a digital humanities hub …