History

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The Hemmingson Center story

The vision of today's Hemmingson Center started in the 1980s when the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Body Association (GSBA) expressed the need for a student center at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø. Many thoughtfully planned steps were taken in order to make the University Center, the John J. Hemmingson Center, a reality.

The dates below highlight major milestones of the Hemmingson Center. In between these milestones are countless hours of planning, advocacy, gifts from friends and donors, construction, building moves and celebrations.

The John J. Hemmingson Center provides our growing student population an integrated Jesuit and Catholic education experience in a contemporary space that brings together students, faculty, staff and community in a way that fosters collaboration and activities that supports social, academic, cultural 
and spiritual growth. 

News Releases

March 13th, 2018


July 29, 2015
91³Ô¹ÏÍø Completes John J. Hemmingson Center
October 11, 2013
91³Ô¹ÏÍø Names Transformational New Facility in Honor of Lead Donor John J. Hemmingson
July 11, 2013
Groundbreaking Heralds Construction of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø's University Center Project
May 15, 2013
Trustees Approve $60 Million University Center
May 15, 2013
A Fond Adieu to the COG, which has Served Generations of Zags Well
February 14, 2013
Thanks to You, First Annual National 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Day a Resounding Success
January 25, 2013

January 24, 2013
Zag Nation Unites on First National 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Day to Celebrate University’s Tradition, Transformation
February 23, 2012
91³Ô¹ÏÍø to Break Ground This Spring on $14 Million Retail, Parking Facility

 

John J. Hemmingson Center

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Hemmingson Center groundbreaking

Inside the Numbers

$60M

Project Cost

92.5%

Construction waste diverted from landfills

1,500

Construction Jobs Created

13

Departments in Hemmingson