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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
November 9, 1993
LEHIGHWEEK
Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER
By RITA M. PLOTNICKI,
Writers' Group
Lehigh's Alumni
Memorial Building will have
a new "front porch" which
will highlight the university's
heritage thanks to a gift from
an anonymous university
alumnus who has been a
major benefactor of the
university.
The stone plaza, which
will be approximately 38 feet
square, will serve as gateway
to the university and will
introduce visitors, especially
prospective students and
their parents, to the
university's heritage.
"Asa Packer, whose
founding gift to Lehigh was
the single largest donation to
a university in his day, set
the example for the many
individuals who have made
extraordinary contribution s
to Lehigh," President Peter
Likins noted.
"With this plaza, Lehigh
will be able to recognize in
a very public manner the
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
ON LEHIGH'S "FRONT PORCH"
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Artist rendering of the new Alumni Plaza.
generous people who aided
the university's growth
through scholarships, faculty
chairs, buildings and
endowment," he added.
"Recognition of our most
▲ A purple ribbon was placed on the flagpole to remind students of Rape Awareness
Week. The Panhellic Council has promoted the campus activities. Photo by megan dubbs '97
significant supporters also
will serve to inspire our
friends to complete the goals
for the Campaign For
Preserving The Vision,
especially for financial aid."
'The plaza will give us a
unique and visible way of
acknowledging those donors
who have made significant
gifts to the university for
financial aid, the top priority
for the current campaign,"
said Eugene Mercy Jr.,
university trustee and
Preserving The Vision
financial aid chairman.
"I'm very excited about
the project because it will
provide a more appropriate
entrance to the campus," said
Patricia G. Boig, director
of admissions. "Visitors to
campus will be able to begin
to acquire a sense of Lehigh
history. It will also be the
starting point for our
admissions tours."
According to the donor,
who has been a generous
supporter of financial aid at
Lehigh, Boig was instrumental in persuading him
of the need to have an
attractive area for
prospective students and
their families to gather.
Limestone benches
around the plaza will be
engraved with the names of
those who gave substantial
gifts to the university.
Special lighting fixtures and
planters complete the design.
The plaza was designed
by Lehigh's facilities service
office to complement the
Alumni Memorial Building,
according to Anthony L.
Corallo, assistant vice
president for facilities
services.
Construction of the
plaza, which is estimated
to cost about $130,000, began
this week, and is expected
to be finished in early
December. Alvin H. Butz,
Inc., is the contractor for the
project.
"The size of the plaza is
the same scale as the space
in the rotunda of the Alumni
Building, " Corallo said. "We
plan to use stone, limestone
and concrete which will blend
with the existing building."
During the construction,
access to the main entrance
of the building will be limited
and sometimes closed
entirely.
"We've notified all the
occupants of the building
about the construction,"
Corallo said, "and will be
working around their
schedules to maintain as
much access as possible.
For a brief period of inconvenience, the campus will
gain an important
improvement."
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