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University of Saint Francis Breaks Ground for Pope John Paul II Center

Sister M. Elise Kriss, President of the University of Saint Francis, operates a backhoe on Friday, March 4 to remove the first soil during the groundbreaking for the Pope John Paul II Center.

The $14 million Pope John Paul II Center is the largest single construction project in the history of the university. It will be located between Spring Street and Mirror Lake, next to the Doermer Family Center for Health Science Education, and will encompass the existing Bonaventure Hall.

The 90,000 square foot complex will house an expanded library, classrooms, faculty offices, computer labs, computer training facilities, and student services. The university’s Family Business Center will be contained within the Pope John Paul II Center, along with the School of Professional Studies, the Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, and portions of the School of Liberal Arts. Occupancy is expected in August 2006.

For further information, please contact Kenneth Williams, Vice President for Administration, at (260) 434-3218.

The University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition offering undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 1,850 students from a broad geographic region.