USD President's Report 1991

"The university center is a meeting place and a place for students to unwind with friends," says Ernest W. Hahn, chairman of the university's board of trustees, a member of the campaign executive com- mittee and chairman of the board for The Hahn Company. "But most impor- tant, it is a place where students from all backgrounds and cultures participate in learning and life experiences that extend far beyond the four walls of a classroom. Jean and I are extremely pleased that we were able to help create such an environment." Associated Students President Greg Weaver, a senior majoring in business administration, says the center encour- ages an e.1prit de corp.1 among the stu- dents. "It unites students and gives them a place to call their own. We can't thank the Hahns enough for leading the effort to make this special place happen." Allied-Signal's $1.2 million challenge grant to the university center was the largest corporate gift in the total cam- paign. Other major gifts came from USD Trustee George M. Pardee Jr. and his wife, Katherine; former Trustee Helen Copley; HomeFed Bank; and The James Irvine Foundation. In addition to consolidating leisure and recreational space for student activities under one roof, the center includes din- ing areas for students and faculty, study lounges, meeting rooms, a marketplace and offices for student organizations.

Ernest and Jean Hahn UNIVERSITY

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The heart of student life at any univer- sity is the student center. It is the "living room" of the campus, a place where stu- dents come together in leisure, social and cultural situations that broaden their awareness and understanding of the world around them. In early 1987, USD opened its new 76,000-square-foot university center. Of the $10.5 million total project cost, state tax-exempt bonds financed only $3 million. The university turned to the community to fund the majority of the project. Today, the Ernest and Jean Hahn University Center is truly the center of campus life at USD and proudly bears the name of these two valued friends of the university. The Hahns' personal generosity and fund-raising wizardry accounted for some $7 million of the center's total price tag.

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- Plato, 428-348 B.C.