{"id":108001,"date":"2016-01-05T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=108001"},"modified":"2016-01-05T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T20:29:14","slug":"renovated-building-opens-for-waterbury-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/01\/renovated-building-opens-for-waterbury-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovated Building Opens for Waterbury Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once an empty shell, a now-stately building across the street from UConn Waterbury will soon host classrooms, meeting spaces, and study areas for the campus.<\/p>\n

\"President<\/a>
President Susan Herbst speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Rectory Building at the Waterbury Campus on Jan. 5. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mayor<\/a>
Mayor Neil O’Leary addresses the audience\u00a0 of city leaders, city residents, UConn students, and other during the dedication ceremony. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"State<\/a>
State Rep. Jeffrey Berger, left, State Rep. Victor Cuevas, President Susan Herbst, State Sen. Joan Hartley, Mayor Neil O’Leary, Board of Trustees Chair Larry McHugh, and William Pizzuto, campus director, cut the ribbon for the newly renovated Rectory Building. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University President Susan Herbst joined Waterbury Mayor Neil O\u2019Leary and others Tuesday, as city leaders and the Waterbury Development Corp. officially re-opened the renovated four-story building and gave tours to city residents, UConn students, and other visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no better way to kick off the New Year than to celebrate this latest example of the strong bonds between UConn and the city of Waterbury,\u201d Herbst said.<\/p>\n

UConn will start using the building with the beginning of the new semester on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is a great demonstration of UConn\u2019s identity as a state university, in every sense of the term,\u201d Herbst said. \u201cOur students, faculty, and staff will not only have brand-new classroom and meeting spaces here, but they\u2019ll be able to experience even more of what downtown Waterbury has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The St. Patrick\u2019s Hall building on East Main Street \u2013 built in 1889 and known informally as the Rectory Building \u2013 was renovated through a partnership between UConn, the city, and the Waterbury Development Corp. The historic structure had hosted everything from community dances to meetings of a Prohibition-era intemperance league, but had been shuttered for more than a decade before the recent renovation.<\/p>\n

\"Guests<\/a>
Guests were taken on a tour of the classrooms and meeting spaces following the dedication ceremony. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kevin<\/a>
Kevin Murillo ’19 (BUS) checks out the new space in the Rectory Building at the Waterbury Campus. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Guests<\/a>
Classes will begin in the Rectory Building at the start of the spring semester, Jan. 19. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The renovation created six classrooms, various meeting and support spaces, and a large assembly hall on the top floor. In addition, a Starbucks will open later this year or in early 2017 on the ground-level floor, and is expected to draw large numbers of UConn students and employees, other downtown workers, and passersby.<\/p>\n

UConn will rent the building from the city, and is outfitting the interior with the furnishings, audio-visual equipment, technology, and other amenities necessary for\u00a0the University\u2019s operations there.<\/p>\n

The building already has several courses scheduled to be taught in the six new classrooms in the upcoming semester, including classes in English, business administration, political science, and philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so important for us to find the right space for this expansion. It\u2019s not simply a matter of rooms for teaching and studying, but of a place that will encourage the discoveries and exchanges of ideas that are so essential to campus life,\u201d Herbst said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we couldn\u2019t be happier that when we found that location, it was right here, in a building with so much history, and in close proximity to so many businesses and resources for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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