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A B I C E D F G H IN THE FUTURE A The third and fourth floors of Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center, Liberty's main academic building, are now being completed. This space has never before been used and will create about 140,000 square feet of new academic space that can be occupied in the Fall of 2011. The single-story academic buildings located behind DeMoss will be demolished, with the academic departments relocating (some temporarily) to the upper floors of DeMoss. A rooftop patio will be added to DeMoss, giving students an outdoor study area with an unobstructed view of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. B Two new, separate academic buildings will be built just behind DeMoss. These three-story structures will be attached by a covered walkway that will create a stage for outdoor events on the adjacent academic lawn. These buildings will likely house the School of Education and School of Business. C D This new academic structure near the existing Reber-Thomas Dining Hall will likely house the university's new School of Health Sciences. This proposed academic structure near the existing Reber- Thomas Dining Hall will house one of the university's freestanding schools in the future. E F G H I This new freestanding library will be the academic hub of Liberty's campus. It will overlook a new lake behind the Vines Center and will be visible from highway 29/460. This facility will house two to three practice basketball courts for the men's and women's basketball teams. It will feature a rooftop lawn that will allow students to walk from the DeMoss area to the new residential lawn. This group of academic buildings will likely house the new School of Communication and/or another school, yet to be determined. The reconstructed residence hall circle will feature four-story or taller residence halls built around a residential lawn that can also serve as intramural fields. These lawns running perpendicular to each other behind will provide plenty of open space for recreation, outdoor study and events. Each lawn will be equal in size to the lawn behind the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.