COLUMBIA, MD — Gilbane Building Company announces the completion of The Kahlert Foundation Complex on Howard Community College’s (HCC) campus. The grand opening ceremony featured speakers including HCC President Dr. Daria Willis, Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball, Kahlert Foundation President Greg Kahlert, and HCC Athletics Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Smelkinson.

The four-story building, totaling 163,000 square feet, houses both mathematics and athletics. The mathematics program includes faculty offices, traditional classroom learning spaces, computer labs, a STEM makerspace, and a “math emporium” lab and classroom where on-demand tutoring is available to students.

The athletic spaces feature new men’s and women’s collegiate training, practice, and game-day facilities, including new basketball courts. In addition to coach and faculty offices, the building also features physical therapy space, a fitness center, a weight room, and shared study and gathering areas.

“The new Kahlert Building represents an exciting new chapter for Howard Community College," Gilbane Project Executive Dan Kodan said. "With enrollment numbers increasing every year, creating spaces that meet the growing variety of programmatic needs on a relatively small campus footprint is challenging. With multiple distinct departments all sharing the same roof, it’s been rewarding to work with Howard Community College and Ayers Saint Gross to create spaces that work together seamlessly. Students will really benefit from the variety of spaces they’ll have access to learn in."