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Te Gambrell Center for Arts and Civic Engagment opened, housing the Sandra Levine Teatre.
Levine is honored for her service to Queens as a life trustee.
importance of building relationships with Charlotte's leaders. "Hugh McColl comes to mind, as his name is on the business school," Levine said. "Past board chairs like Michael Marsicano, Bill Vandiver, Michael Tarwater and current board chair Jeff Brown have worked on Queens' behalf to enhance relationships with business and arts leaders. Many Queens business school graduates now work at major companies headquartered in Charlotte. An example is Jeff Brown, who earned his MBA at Queens."
Levine has been the instigator of several campus
levels. Te center opened in February 2020 to a sold- out crowd who were there to see the two-time Tony Award-winning actress/singer Sutton Foster. During Levine's long history with the university, she's seen a number of changes. One is the "clear focus on making Queens a nationally recognized university." "Tis coincides with Charlotte's growing
reputation," she added. "I've lived in Charlotte for 50-plus years. My family moved here in 1958, and I graduated from Myers Park High School in 1959. Back then, to me, it was a sleepy town with no professional sports, no Blumenthal [Performing Arts Center], no Discovery Place or [Levine] Museum of the New South. And the list goes on. Now, people from all over the country move here or want to. Te timing for Queens has never been better." Queens University and Charlotte are inexorably
intertwined. Te booming city helps attract students, and the university contributes to the city's business and cultural life. Both Davies and Lugo have prioritized the
improvements that have impacted everything from athletics to academics to the appeal of the campus. She and Davies worked together on a complete overhaul of Queens Hall (built in 1914 and formerly known as Burwell Hall) in 2015. "Tat's a hub of community activity," she said. "It's Queens' front door and the place where prospective students and their parents first experience the campus." Lugo said, thanks to Levine, Queens Hall has a "world-class aesthetic." She also influenced the decision to begin a Jewish
life program on campus. "I remember fellow trustee Larry Polsky and me talking to Pamela Davies about offering a Jewish life program and studies that didn't currently exist at Queens," she said. "Tere is a vibrant Jewish community in Charlotte that we were hopeful would be attractive to Jewish students. It was amazing how quickly Pamela took up the mantle. Queens now has wonderful programming and classes along with the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center. And the remarkable Rabbi Judy Schindler is now the Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies." Everywhere you look on campus – from
classrooms to the fitness center and from Queens Hall to the Gambrell Center – there is evidence of Sandra Levine's generosity and devotion. At Queens University, she's royalty.
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