Northwest University has invited residents from surrounding communities to an open house at which the university will discuss its new master plan.

The plan includes the construction of four new buildings and the replacement of three additional buildings, among other projects.

At the heart of the master plan is the construction of a new pavilion, replacing one of the oldest buildings on campus.

“(The Pavilion is) really not conducive to a college athletic program,” Northwest University Chief Financial Officer John Jordan said. “We’ve got our mens’ and womens’ basketball teams where games are often standing-room only. We’re going to make it bigger.”

The improvements would also provide separate locker rooms for visiting teams.

The master plan includes projections for a new dorm, a tennis center and a fieldhouse for restrooms and team use near the soccer field.

The plan also calls for a possible replacement of the university’s fitness center, with the hope of developing a physical therapy focus in the future.

The Ness Building and Dakota Student Center are also up for replacement.

The university last added buildings with the construction of the Donald H. Argue Health and Sciences Center, completed in 2007.

The open house is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 30 in the Pavilion Gymnasium at Northwest University.