Coeur de Catherine Records

Record Group

Identifier: UA-01-D03

Staff Only

Content:

The Coeur de Catherine Records contain information on the planning and construction of the building. These records include meeting minutes, student surveys, construction correspondence, and some construction photos. The records also contain information about the learning commons and Centers for Excellence in the Coeur de Catherine.

Also included are files on the proposed College Center, which was the original concept before plannng began on the Coeur de Catherine. The College Center records date from 1983-1985 and contain a mission statement, initial planning, correspondence, memos, support data, and blueprints for proposed modifications to St. Joseph’s and Fontbonne Hall.

Dates

1983 - 2004
Majority of material found within 2000 - 2004

About Coeur de Catherine

The Coeur de Catherine was so named to honor St. Catherine of Alexandria and because the building was envisioned to be the center, or heart, of campus life. The Board of Trustees authorized a $2 million expenditure for construction. Planning for the new building began in 2000, construction began in 2002, and the new complex of buildings was completed and opened in 2004. The result was a complex consisting of a new structure that connected the old St. Joseph's Hall and the St. Catherine Library. The two older buildings (St. Joseph Hall and the library) were renovated as part of the project.

Two architectural firms were involved: (1) Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and (2) Abbott and Hammel, Green and Abrahamson. Contractors were McGough Construction and Opus Construction.

The Coeur de Catherine, also known as CdC, serves as a student center and houses many offices and departments, The Rauenhorst Ballroom, and the dining hall. A bridge connects the CdC to Our Lady of Victory Chapel.