The College of Humanities and Social Sciences building is a classroom/office building in the south-central part of campus, south of the Smith-Hutson Building and east of the Drain Building, on land previously used for parking.
The 150,000 square foot building has a budget of $30 million and houses the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, including the departments of political science, psychology, and sociology.
On March 20, 2009, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the building. On hand for the ceremony were SHSU President Jim Gaertner, Texas State University System Chancellor Charles Matthews, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean John de Castro, and U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady. During the celebration, Matthews read a poem about Old Main and Brady presented de Castro with a flag that was flown over the Texas Capitol in honor of the grand opening.
In October 2009 the CHSS Building received the "Award of Excellence" in Texas Construction magazine’s “Best of 2009” competition.
