It was a wildly unpredictable day of snow, rain, and sunshine, but that didn’t stop the Faculty of Arts from holding a successful groundbreaking ceremony for the new student space to be built over the courtyard of Hagey Hall.
Dean of Arts, Doug Peers (middle) with students Dylan Ball and Hannah Beckett
During
a
precipitation-free
spell
on
Tuesday,
Dean
Doug
Peers
spoke
to
a
gathered
crowd
of
students,
faculty,
staff,
and
project
architects
and
planners
about
this
long-planned
construction
project
to
create
new
and
better
study/social
space
for
students.
Following
the
Dean,
students
Dylan
Ball,
president
of
Arts
Students
Union
spoke,
and
then
Hannah
Beckett
of
the
Arts
Endowment
Fund
board,
talked
about
the
importance
of
creating
this
hub
for
Arts
students
to
gather
and
work.
"In order to provide Waterloo students with the most fulfilling university experience, they should have an enriching campus life to accompany the excellent education they receive," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor in a media advisory announcing the ground breaking. "There are a number of projects in the works that will have a positive effect on the Waterloo student experience. This one directly answers the call for more study and social space for arts students, who have played a key role in its planning and design.”