Alcalá 1987

Fifteen years after the merger of the San Diego College for Womenand the San Diego College for Men into one Universityof San Diego, there emerged theUniversity Center-abuildingdedica­ ted to the holisticeducation forwhich USDhas become known and to theen­ hancement of the one community USD has become TheUniversityCenter, which opened itsdoors in January,1987doubled previ­ ously existing dining space for students and faculty witha 300 seat Grille, a 300 seat deli, a 425 seat student dining room, and a 120 seat faculty dining room, bothof the latter featuring mag­ nificent views of MissionBay. The center ushered inanewera inco- curricular programming. The 500 seat Multi-purpose Room, equipped with state-of-the-art sound, lights, portable staginganddividing walls allows for top quality presentation of films, speakers, cultural programs, and exhibits. Studentscan finally holdindoor dances on the 3800 square foot oak floor. ASclubs and organizations, formerly without spaceoncampus,nowoperate out of first-class student organizations center, as well as graduate associ­ ations. ASexecutive offices, ASprogram directors and senators' offices as well as the offices of Student Affairs and Campus Ministry also moved into the building. Designed tobe the "living room ofthe campus," the UniversityCenter features the same 16thcentury SpanishRenaiss­ ance architecture as the other buildings on campus but with a consciously residential feel achieved through the use of red tiled roof, teak and mahogany wood framed arched windows and soft interior colors. Roy Drew of Mosher, Drew, Watson and Ferguson designed the project. Professor Terry Whitcomb was the in­ terior designer. Trepte Constrution Company was the general contractor. Theclass of 1987, the firstsenior class toenjoy thisnew facility,haveahome to which to return as alums of USD.

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