St. John’s students will soon have a new building that has classrooms, a student office, cafeteria and recreational space all in the same location.
That place will be the D’Angelo Center – a five-story, $77 million building that will house 14 classrooms and six seminars complete with state-of-the-art technology – named in honor of Peter and Peg D’Angelo, who are both alumni and benefactors to the school.
“Peg and I truly believe in the St. John’s mission. That is why we are happy to support this university as they help students achieve their goals,” Peter D’Angelo said. “This building will be a teaching tool just like books or computers. It is state-of-the-art and will provide the setting in which professor’s will give their students the education that they are seeking.”
St. John’s University officials dedicated the center in honor of the D’Angelo family on October 4 and officials believe it should be open to students sometime in November. Moreover, the building is being constructed according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards and includes many energy-saving mechanical/electrical systems. It will also feature a new boardroom, spacious lobby and banquet facilities.
“The D’Angelo Center will serve as the centerpiece of the university’s teaching and learning environment, enhancing opportunities for student engagement and enriching both curricular and co-curricular activities,” said Reverend Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s University.
The D’Angelo Center is located between Sullivan Hall and Taffner Field House and completes a fourth side of a second, smaller quad on campus. The center also includes a 144-foot bell tower, making it the highest point of any current building located on the Queens campus.
“We haven’t really had a comprehensive student center on the Queens Campus,” said Robert Wile, Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief Advancement Officer for St. John’s. “This is a great completion of our master plan that we instituted in the late ‘90s.”
