Who: 

• Wayne State University President Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D.
• Wayne State University President Emeritus M. Roy Wilson
• Wayne State University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Mark Kornbluh
• Wayne State University Board of Governors Chair Mark Gaffney

What: M. Roy Wilson State Hall Dedication.

Join us for the ribbon-cutting ceremony as Wayne State University unveils the fully renovated M. Roy Wilson State Hall. Attendees will have the chance to see state-of-the-art technology, new amenities and updated classrooms as the facility recently underwent an $80 million renovation.

The Wayne State Board of Governors unanimously approved the renaming of the building to M. Roy Wilson State Hall in June.

During his 10-year run as president, Wilson masterfully navigated turbulent times, growing the graduation rate and shrinking the gap between graduation rates for students of color and white students. He also helped grow the campus footprint with the construction of the 70,000-square-foot Wayne State Fieldhouse, STEM Innovation Learning Center, Mike Ilitch School of Business and Anthony Wayne Drive Apartments, along with completion of renovations to the Student Center Building and Hilberry Gateway.

Under Wilson’s leadership, Wayne State increased its extramural research funding awards by more than $135 million to $288.4 million in FY22.

Wilson also furthered Wayne State’s institutional commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by hiring the university’s first diversity officer, creating the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement and launching the Social Justice Action Committee.

The dedication will also feature a renovation overview from WSU Director of Planning and Space Management Ashley Flintoff and remarks from Student Senate President Hayden Johnson and Jorge Chinea, Ph.D., distinguished professor and director of the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies.

A reception will immediately follow.

When: Oct. 30, 2023, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Where: M. Roy Wilson State Hall, Room 1101, 5143 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202.

Contact: Media planning to attend should RSVP to Dave Pemberton at dpemberton@wayne.edu. For questions, please call 586-557-6702.