Later it was renamed as the Phillip R. Shriver Center, and provided space for not just the student body at the university, but also for faculty, staff and the greater Oxford community.

Today the student body is triple the size it was 50 years ago when the University Center first opened.

Although the building is still a cornerstone of the Miami University Campus, due to high demand from the community and severe limitations on space, there is little room left for students.

The closest thing the student body had for recreational purposes – other than a gym – was what was known as the Miami's Redskin Reservation, which was simply a dining hall.

It was quite a recreational facility, including a bowling alley and a new dining hall with a wide menu variety.

[6] In 1985 the Shriver Center Committee announces that there will be an addition to the building, which will make it less crowded and will add some more modern architecture to it.

According to its website, “the building concept connects the past and the future, renovating Culler, Gaskill and Rowan Halls and joining them, as functioning parts… with a new structure constructed in the expansive space between the existing buildings.”[9] There will be two main entrances into building and the entryway and walkway will be mostly naturally lit by a skylight.