Memorial Student Center

Memorial Student Center
Memorial Student Center in 2021.
General information
Type	Student union
Location	1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, West Virginia 25755
Coordinates	38°25′20.622″N82°25′44.5512″W / 38.42239500°N 82.429042000°W / 38.42239500; -82.429042000
Named for	The Marshall Plane Crash
Opened	1971 [1]
Owner	Marshall University
Technical details
Floor count	3
Website
Official Website

The Memorial Student Center is the student center for Marshall University, in Huntington, West Virginia. The Memorial Student Center, named in memory of the 1970 Marshall football team, who died in a plane crash, was built to house the university bookstore, diversify students meal options, and hold student-run organizations. ^[1]

Throughout the year there are dozens of annual events held within the Memorial Student Center including, Herdcon (a comic & toy convention), high school and collegiate level Speech and Debate Tournaments, and the Marshall University International Festival. ^{[2] [3]}

Memorial Student Center Fountain

Memorial Student Center Fountain in 2020.

The Memorial Student Center Fountain sits right behind the student center. Designed by Harry Bertoia, it is 13 feet high and weighs over 6,500 pounds. ^[1] Every year, in mid-November, there is a memorial service, held by the fountain, in memory of the victims lost during the plane crash. ^[4]

Amenities

Food and beverage

First floor

• Chick-fil-A
• La Famiglia
• Starbucks
• Steak N Shake
• The Huntington Market

Second floor

• John Marshall Dining Room
• Shawkey Dining Room

Services

Basement

• Campus Activities Board
• Classrooms
• Computer Lab
• Recreation Area
  • Billards Tables
  • Ping Pong Tables

First floor

• Campus-Wide Lost and Found System
• Classrooms
• Fraternity and Sorority Life
• LGBT Office
• Marshall University Book Store
• Marshall University Catering Office
• Student Government Association

Second floor

• Campus Card Office
• Classrooms
• Conference Rooms
  • Don Morris Room
  • John Spots Room
• Memorial Student Center Management Office
• Office of Student Involvement
• Student Resource Center

^[1]

See also

• Marshall University Memorial Fountain
• The Marshall Plane Crash
• List of buildings at Marshall University
• Cityscape of Huntington, West Virginia

References

1. "Memorial Student Center". Marshall University. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
2. Davis, Sarah (March 16, 2019). "Photos: First HerdCon celebrates pop culture, entertainment". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved July 23, 2024.
3. "Annual International Festival Celebrates Diversity". Herald Dispatch. October 30, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
4. "Marshall community honors the 75 lost in MU plane crash". WSAZ. November 14, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2024.