As part of the continuing commitment to diversity at the University of Rhode Island, the new LGBTQ Center provides a facility which is able to support the mission of the Center and needs of the LGBTQ community.The project included the demolition of the 4,000 GSF Ruggles House and the construction of a two-story wood structure of approximately 5,000 sf. The program spaces include multipurpose rooms, a student lounge and resource area, a kitchen, and office space, parking and landscaping.