The resident director of Medlin Dorm at Lee University leads some of his charges in a call and response song and dance game while waiting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for New Hughes Hall to begin in Cleveland, Tenn., on Thursday. The dormitory is named after a former president of Lee University and several of his family members were in attendance.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Lee University dedicated its latest residence hall Thursday.
Hughes Hall, named for the late Dr. Ray Hughes, a former Lee president and head of the Church of God, replaces an older dormitory with the same name. The older version was razed to make room for the campus’s new science and math building.
The men’s dormitory has a 126-bed capacity and opened in time for the fall semester.
It could be the last dormitory for several years for Lee, President Paul Conn said.
“We are just trying to keep up with our growth,” Conn said. “Our board of directors designated we should have no more than twice as many students as we have dorm spaces. That’s kind of the formula we are growing by. So we have over 4,000 graduates and 2,000 beds.”