Gaines Hall
In 2007, a renovation was allocated $28.5 million to rebuild Gaines to house instructional labs for undergraduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, earth sciences, and physics. The building will also hold the Department of Modern Language and Literatures (MLL) with its language laboratories, as well as the Center for Student Success, and seven new classrooms, including a new 270-person lecture theatre.
The chemistry building is named for Pascal Clay (P.C.) Gaines who taught chemistry for 43 years. He was department head, 1946-57 and MSU acting president four times. The hall was built in 1961.
Handicapped accessible
Upcoming events in Gaines Hall
Holocaust by Non-Germans: How recovering Peripheries helps redraw the future of Holocaust Studies
Monday, March 24, 2025, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Recovering Peripheries of the Holocaust: How new research on the independent state of Croatia (1941-1945) helps redraw the future of Holocaust Studies. View Details
National History Day in Montana: State Contest
Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 8:00am to 6:00pm
National History DayⓇ is a co-curricular, standards-aligned academic program for students in grades 6-12. Students research topics related to an annual theme, then present their findings as documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances, or websites. View Details