The $62 million renovations and additions project to the Student Union is expected to be completed this fall. Planned features include a “Main Street” style promenade, lined with retail, student services, and dining options; a dedicated media center serving the Massachusetts Daily Collegian newspaper, UVC-TV19 television channel, and WMUA radio station, positioned so that activity is visible from the exterior; a new entry and outdoor plaza, including a streamlined connection to the Lincoln Campus Center; expanded student business space; new meeting, activity and assembly space; a new “black box” theater designed to provide additional on-campus performance and screening space.The original ballroom and Cape Cod Lounge will be repurposed into new, divisible, multipurpose areas for medium-sized assembly, functions, and events.