Igniting Innovation, Empowering Engineers

The new Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex is being built in the heart of campus and will open in Fall 2026. It is designed to propel the College of Engineering into the future and elevate the student experience by providing state-of-the-art spaces that emphasize teamwork, communication, and interdisciplinary learning.

Investing In The Future

Thanks to a historic $25 million gift from Richard and Linda Offerdahl, $59 million in funding from the North Dakota Legislature and leadership gifts from Doosan Bobcat, Mortenson, Marvin, and numerous other benefactors NDSU’s College of Engineering is not just building for today — it’s transforming for the future.

The Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex is designed with innovation at the forefront. State-of-the-art multi-purpose research and learning spaces will provide the resources necessary to meet the University’s — and industry’s — evolving needs.

Offerdahl Hall will also give NDSU a critical edge in recruiting and retaining students, faculty, and staff who are driven by a passion for engineering, computing and construction and a desire to create the future of our state, region, and world.

“The Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex will give our students, faculty, and staff the resources they need to excel at the highest level,” Alan Kallmeyer, dean of the College of Engineering, said. “NDSU engineers, computer scientists and construction managers are doing work that changes the world — and that work requires resources like dedicated space, upgraded equipment and laboratories, and dynamic tools to solve pressing problems. This new, visionary facility will be a showcase for the University, highlighting the amazing work happening within the College and putting engineering, computing and construction on display.”

“I think we all can agree innovation is at the center of NDSU’s College of Engineering. Bison students, faculty, and alumni are challenged to change the way that we think, the way that we interact, and the way that things are done for the betterment of society,” Paige Sanders ’26, an environmental engineering student, said. “With the addition of new state-of-the-art labs, workshops, and collaboration centers, we will be able to empower students to push the boundaries of what we know, and the impact of our work will reach not only beyond the University, but beyond the state of North Dakota.”

Construction of the new Offerdahl Hall and renovations to the existing buildings in the Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex is on schedule to open for classes in Fall 2026.

Work Completed to date:

• Footings and foundations completed
• Backfill completed
• Precast concrete is set for Offerdahl West addition

Current work:

• Setting structural steel
• Mechanical, electrical and plumbing underground rough-ins
• Dolve renovation work
• Exterior framing and setting skywalk steel
• Pouring concrete slab on deck and roofing on Offerdahl Hall

Next on the schedule:

• Complete structural steel
• Start interior framing
• Offerdahl North renovations
• Complete tie-ins for skywalks at FLC and Aldevron Tower

ENGINEERING ON DISPLAY

Enter the Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex and experience what it means to be an engineer, computer scientist and construction manager. Featuring large windows and a centralized, interdisciplinary hub, Offerdahl Hall's new makerspace, student headquarters, and teaching and research labs will showcase all our majors in action.