Norris University Center
In his memory, Mr Norris's parents contributed $2.5 million toward the construction of a student center on the recently finished lakefill.[1] The center was designed in 1971 by Modernist architect Edward D. Dart, and has an area of approximately 150,000 square feet.[1] Norris University Center used to have a bar in it, but it was shuttered for both insurance and fire code reasons.[4] In response to appeals from the Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee (UBPC), the NU administration has enlisted the consulting firm Brailsford and Dunlavey to evaluate the best ways to rebuild, repurpose, or renovate the University Center to better meet students' needs.In the spring of 2012, the consultants are researching student opinion via focus groups and small meetings, which will then allow them to put together and distribute a large scale survey on the topic.