Golightly Harris, one of the university's first directors, and the first chair of the department of civil engineering. Harris also led the first class held in the building.
=== Innovation Lab ===
Opened in 2024, the Innovation Lab is a dynamic space designed to encourage creativity, collaboration and discovery among students. It includes a Makers Studio, the Student Success Center, an outdoor terrace, active learning classrooms, a spacious atrium, and spaces for students to meet, think and create.
=== Leach Theatre ===
Leach Theatre is located in Castleman Hall and has a maximum seating capacity of 650 audience members. The theatre was opened in 1991 and hosts approximately 100 events each academic year, including touring performances of groups such as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Russian National Ballet, Stomp, as well as off-Broadway shows such as Cats, Evita, and 42nd Street.
=== Millennium Arch ===
The university developed a new way to make deep cuts in granite and worked with artist Edwina …
