Young Hall exterior on a sunny day
  1. Life at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
  2. Campus and Community
  3. Academic Facilities
  4. Young Hall

Young Hall

Young Hall is home to the programs in psychology, neuroscience, biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and organic and inorganic chemistry.

In 2012 the $20 million project features a 40,000-square-foot addition that created six new large classrooms, eight new teaching labs and eight new faculty research labs, as well as several new common areas to support student-faculty collaborative research. 

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded Gold LEED certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ for its addition to Young Hall, the College’s state-of-the-art science facility in 2012. 

Interior of Young Hall student walk down the steps in the main lobby

Not only is this is the third building on the historic campus in Danville to receive LEED certification, but Young Hall is also the second building at the Gold LEED level. Pearl Hall, a residence hall that opened in 2008 and houses approximately 150 students, was the first building project in Kentucky to receive a Gold LEED rating. A year later, the 50,000-square-foot Campus Center received Silver LEED certification. No other college or university in Kentucky has three LEED-certified buildings. 

Points of Interest

Regeneration, and Mosasaur and Dinosaur Collection sculptures. 

The Story Behind the Name

Dedicated as Young Memorial Hall on Jan. 8, 1909, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s first building devoted entirely to science was named for two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ presidents — John C. Young (president 1830-57) and his son William C. Young (1888-96). The two presidents continued to be honored when an entirely new Young Hall, dedicated March 21, 1970, replaced the first. The current Young Hall includes a substantial addition dedicated Oc