WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Construction on a $44.2 million faith-based residence hall at an Indiana university may start as early as next year.

The Journal and Courier reports that St. Thomas Aquinas hopes to start construction on the Purdue University residence hall by June 2018.

The six-floor residence would have room for 330 students and be built on a parking lot adjacent to the Catholic church.

Rev. Patrick Baikauskas is the director of campus ministry for the church. He says the goal is to create a space that encourages students to engage with each other and form a community.

He says the university has about 13,000 Catholic students and about a quarter are active in the church’s ministries.

If approved by the city of West Lafayette, the dorm would be expected to open in summer 2020.