The ISU Alumni Center (completed fall 2008) is a $11.2 million, facility, built to house the

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...

's Alumni Association and Student Alumni Leadership Council. Built near the Iowa State Center in Ames, Iowa, the Alumni Center serves as an enhancement to student life, alumni homecomings, and community and alumni engagement. The center was built using solely donations to the Alumni Association with Roy & Bobbi Reiman donating $9 million toward the building's construction. On the east side of the building sits a statue of

's mascot Cy'. It was designed by Michael D'Ambrosi and is the only sculpture of the school's mascot on campus. The building, which was in the plans for over 30 years, was architecturally designed to resemble parts of

campus. The building is part of Iowa State's "Live Green!" campaign and uses geothermal for heating and cooling. It is the only building at Iowa State that uses geothermal.

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