Michigan State student recreation and wellness center groundbreaking: Photos from East Lansing

Former Michigan State basketball player and IM West coordinator Dujuan Wiley, right, talks with head basketball coach Tom Izzo during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Michigan State University student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Guests clap during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Michigan State University Board of Trustees Chair Rema Vassar speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Sparty walks along at the construction site during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, right, poses with Sparty during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Michigan State University Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSU student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.

Michigan State University Interim President Teresa Woodruff mingles before a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Michigan State University student recreation and wellness center on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the MSU campus in East Lansing.