Georgia Tech dedicates building in honor of civil rights icon John Lewis

ATLANTA — A university will honor U.S. Rep. John Lewis by naming its student center after him.

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On Thursday, Georgia Tech revealed the John Lewis Student Center in honor of the civil rights leader.

The campus sits in the 5th congressional district, where Lewis served for 33 years.

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Meeting rooms in the student center will be named after streets in Lewis’ former district.

The new building is a part of a huge $110 million campus center program that will spread over three years.

It includes five buildings with 232,350 square feet of interior space, spanning over 11 acres.

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The university hopes the expansion of the building helps create space for everyone to gather and connect, and the work embraces the theme of community.

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