Sacred Heart University broke ground May 7 on a 125,000-square-foot building that will house the John F. Welch College of Business and the school”™s communication and media studies department.
Administrators said the new building will allow the business school ”“ which has outgrown its current location ”“ to expand, and will reinforce “a strong liberal arts education,” in the words of University President John J. Petillo.
“This building represents our growth and our commitment to provide our students with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment,” Petillo said in a prepared statement.
The new building has been designed by Sasaki Associates Inc. of Shanghai and Watertown, Mass., and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014.
It will include a two-story atrium, a 225-seat multimedia auditorium, satellite-equipped classrooms, film screening and editing rooms, a café and other classrooms, offices, conference rooms and lounges.
The communication and media studies”™ home will include two studios for television, video and film production, as well as industry-standard post-production facilities, screening venues and multimedia-equipped classrooms.
