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HELLO DAMEN STUDENT
CENTER A NEW, TRUE STUDENT UNION
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versity’s reimagine campaign for student life, has more than a dozen lounge spaces and conference rooms, ranging from small to, well, massive. The largest meeting room—the Sister Jean Hall—can hold up to 400 people for lectures. The Damen Student Center will be a place for students to socialize, get involved in student organizations, study, and truly feel like a part of the Loyola community. The building is LEED Silver-certified to conserve energy and be as environmentally friendly as possible.
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uilt on the site of the old Alumni Gym, the Arnold J. Damen, S.J., Student Center has more than 100,000 square feet of usable space—enough to hold more than 21 NCAA basketball courts. The center, part of the Uni-
ARNOLD DAMEN, S.J. (1815–1890), for whom the Damen Society is named, helped establish Holy Family Church,
Chicago’s first Jesuit parish. He was the founder and first president of St. Ignatius College, the predecessor of Loyola Uni- versity Chicago. The college opened in 1870 and narrowly escaped the Great Fire of 1871, which started just blocks away.
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