2008 Woodie Awards
SHU Senate Report
Erin Maurer, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 2/23/06 Section: Perspectives
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This week, Senate attended the Fireside Chat with Dr. Cernera, President of Sacred Heart University, and Jim Daly, Student Government President. Guests who attended the chat were invited for hot chocolate and deserts, and an informative discussion about the latest news at SHU. This meeting was televised by the SHU Media Studies students, and was attended by many faculty member, staff, and students, in addition to those in Student Government
The expansion plan at SHU, which is currently taking place on campus includes proposals for the following new buildings: a free standing university chapel, an expanded library, a new humanities center, a student center, and a parking garage.
Since SHU is a private Catholic university, students have been pushing for a free standing chapel for a long period of time. Adding this chapel to the quad area would free up space in the University Commons again, and would allow church-goers the opportunity to have space solely dedicated to worship. Within the plan to obtain a chapel includes the plans for a smaller daily chapel in which weekday masses would take place.
The library which is planned for coming years is going to involve more of a renovation process. Rather than building a new library from the ground up, the current library is going to be gutted and doubled in size. It will still remain in the same location, but will be able to provide a more complete service to students after the addition.
This new library will also include two walkways to the new humanities center which will be built in the north parking lot. The humanities center will not only add more classrooms to the university, but it will also be the new home for faculty offices. Where the administrations building currently stands is going to be the location for the new student center. Details of the parking garage were also discussed; however this addition to campus will happen a little further down the road, so information is tentative. With the addition of all these new and bigger buildings centering in the quad area, SHU hopes to build a new and bigger heart of the campus.
In response to the need for new residential locations on campus, Dr. Cernera replied, "Options of contiguous space are not great." Although the university is making every effort to inquire about adjacent land, SHU is surrounded by land, which is either unavailable or unable to be built upon due to town/city permits. The current restraints include the land in the city of Bridgeport to the north side of campus, the Jewish Center for the Elderly, Notre Dame High School and the golf course.
The expansion plan at SHU, which is currently taking place on campus includes proposals for the following new buildings: a free standing university chapel, an expanded library, a new humanities center, a student center, and a parking garage.
Since SHU is a private Catholic university, students have been pushing for a free standing chapel for a long period of time. Adding this chapel to the quad area would free up space in the University Commons again, and would allow church-goers the opportunity to have space solely dedicated to worship. Within the plan to obtain a chapel includes the plans for a smaller daily chapel in which weekday masses would take place.
The library which is planned for coming years is going to involve more of a renovation process. Rather than building a new library from the ground up, the current library is going to be gutted and doubled in size. It will still remain in the same location, but will be able to provide a more complete service to students after the addition.
This new library will also include two walkways to the new humanities center which will be built in the north parking lot. The humanities center will not only add more classrooms to the university, but it will also be the new home for faculty offices. Where the administrations building currently stands is going to be the location for the new student center. Details of the parking garage were also discussed; however this addition to campus will happen a little further down the road, so information is tentative. With the addition of all these new and bigger buildings centering in the quad area, SHU hopes to build a new and bigger heart of the campus.
In response to the need for new residential locations on campus, Dr. Cernera replied, "Options of contiguous space are not great." Although the university is making every effort to inquire about adjacent land, SHU is surrounded by land, which is either unavailable or unable to be built upon due to town/city permits. The current restraints include the land in the city of Bridgeport to the north side of campus, the Jewish Center for the Elderly, Notre Dame High School and the golf course.