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Fall Hours
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8 a.m. – Midnight |
| Friday |
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Saturday |
11 a.m. –
3 p.m. |
| Sunday |
2 p.m. – Midnight |
Summer Hours
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8 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Friday |
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Saturday |
Closed |
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Closed |
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| The Dugan Library and Campus Center
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 About the Facility
After three years of fundraising and one year of construction the Dugan Library and Campus Center opened its doors Aug. 27. The Dugan Library and Campus Center, named for John E. and Marilyn K. Dugan of Wichita, is the hub for campus life at Newman Universit y.
The two-story, 56,000 square-foot facility serves as an inviting and stimulating academic, social and cultural center for students, faculty, alumni and the greater Wichita community.
In addition to the state-of-the-ar t library, the center's ground floor houses a gathering space, a bookstore/convenience store, a café, study areas and computer lab, student center, alumni center and conferencing center.
Inside the main entrance is the gathering space provided by Archie and Jean Macias furnished for studying and lounging. The NU Bookstore and  Marketplace Café are close by providing books, NU gear and more. The Marketplace Café serves brick-oven pizzas as well as sandwiches, salads, cookies, pies, cheescake, doughnuts, coffee, and muffins.
Students can gathe r around the fireplace in the Fugate Student Center, watch their favorite shows on a big screen plasma television, or play a game on the pool, foosball or ping pong tables.
Another feature of the ground floor is the Dugan-Gorges Conferencing Center. To schedule an event,  contact Michelle Walker at 316-942-4291, ext. 2170 or e-mail WalkerMi@newmanu.edu.
In addition to more library space on the second floor, visitors will find the Tarsicia Roths, ASC Alumni Center. The center includes a formal lounge with fireplace which views to the balcony overseeing the Newman campus. A board room is also available for meetings.
 The DedicationOn Nov. 9 the facility was blessed and dedicated by the Most Rev. Michael Jackels, Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita.
Master of Ceremonies,
Newman Vice President of Institutional Advancement Thomas E. Borrego said, "Words cannot express the immense gratitude the students, faculty and staff have to all the benefactors to this project."
"Nearly 400 donors saw the need to provide this campus with not only a library, but a quality facility that will serve the Newman community and the community of Wichita as well," Borrego continued.
Among those honored were the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, who helped launch the campaign with a $5 million gift, and John E. and Marilyn K. (Gorges) Dugan of Wichita, who made a $2 million naming gift and later made a separate $500,000 gift for the facility’s Dugan-Gorges Conference Center. Also honored were Les and Pam Eck and the Eck family for their crucial gift of $1.5 million, which  allowed Newman to meet the conditions of a "challenge" grant offered by the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., and bring the campaign to a successful conclusion.
Also recognized at the ceremony were Mac McKee and Bill Livingston of Gossen Livingston Architects, which designed the facility; Tom Dondlinger, a 1972 Sacred Heart College graduate, president of Dondlinger and Sons Construction Co., Inc., general contractor for the building’s construction; Campaign Co-Chairs Terry Keller, a 1968 Sacred Heart College graduate, and Gretchen Keller, a 1969 Sacred Heart College graduate, recognized for the important role they played in the campaign; as were Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs Tarcisia Roths, ASC, a 1948 Sacred Heart College graduate, 1954 professor emerita of history and Newman president from 1991 to 2000; and Eugene Ge rber, bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Wichita.
The ceremony was the first for newly installed President Noreen M. Carrocci who's inauguration was held earlier that day.
“This facility is a shining example of what can be accomplished when hearts and minds unite,” Carrocci added. “Dreams and visions do come true!”
To read the news release regarding the events on Nov. 9, click here.
Construction Photo Albums
To view photo albums of the Dugan Library and Campus Center construction from groundbreaking to the present, click on the appropriate date to the left. |
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