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===Additional facilities=== * '''Brown Hall''': the [[Revivalism (architecture)|Classicial Revivalist]] building was constructed in 1896. Acquired by the university in 2012, the four-story structure contains University offices, including the Small Business Development Center and the Division of External Affairs as well as some retail spaces on the first floor, rented out to various businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=1 |title=Louis Stanley Brown Hall |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Byron Recreation Center''': completed in 1986, the building serves as the home for recreational and [[Intramural sports|intramural]] activities for the university's student body.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/clippings/id/9986/rec/309 |title=Contracts Finalized for New Recreation Complex |date=23 April 1985 |work=Scranton Times |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The three-level structure connects to the Long Center, the facility for intercollegiate athletics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/841/rec/19 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton will dedicate William J. Byron, S.J. Recreational Complex |date=21 September 1986 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The facility contains three multi-use courts for basketball, volleyball, tennis, and one-wall handball as well as a one-tenth mile indoor running track, a six-lane [[Olympic-size swimming pool|Olympic-sized swimming pool]] complete with diving boards and an electronic scoreboard, four 4-wall racquetball courts, two different aerobics/dance rooms, and men's and women's locker rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/825/rec/18 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton dedicates William J. Byron, S.J. Recreational Complex |date=27 September 1986 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Campion Hall''': the building, completed in 1987, is the university's residence building for the Jesuit community, who originally lived in the Estate since their arrival at the university in 1942, which proved too small to accommodate the priests.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/1442 |title=Press Release: New Residence for Jesuit Community at U of S Approved |date=18 April 1985 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The two-story building features thirty-one bedrooms, an interior garden, an office, kitchen and dining facilities, and a chapel. Currently, Campion Hall provides housing for Jesuits who teach or hold administrative positions at the University of Scranton or at [[Scranton Preparatory School]], a local Jesuit high school.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/91 |title=Press Release: Groundbreaking for New Jesuit Residence |date=18 September 1985 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/clippings/id/23090/rec/127 |title=Groundbreaking at University |date=19 September 1985 |work=Scranton Tribune |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Chapel of the Sacred Heart''': completed in 1928, the building was originally part of the Scranton Estate, designed as a small athletic facility, containing a gym and a squash court.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/16048 |title=The Aquinas 1958-10-17 :: University of Scranton Aquinas |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> The building, after being donated to the university in 1958, served as the center of athletics, a print shop, and the headquarters for the university's Alumni Association before being converted into a chapel in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/16218/rec/20 |title=Alumni House History Reveals Diverse Uses |last=Paparella |first=Nora |date=12 September 1991 |work=The Aquinas |volume=64 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=2 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Currently, the chapel is used for daily masses, [[Eucharistic adoration|Eucharistic Adoration]], and prayer by students, faculty, and staff of the University of Scranton.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/19142 |title=Sacred Heart Chapel Moved to Mayer House |last=Hudson |first=Kathleen |date=17 September 2009 |work=The Aquinas |publisher=University of Scranton |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''DeNaples Center''': the campus center completed in 2008, replacing the Gunster Memorial Student Center, since its facilities could no longer effectively serve the expanding student body.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/68 |title=Plans Unveiled for Ambitious Campus Center Project |date=February 2006 |work=Scranton Record |volume=18 |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |issue=3 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> The DeNaples Center houses the campus bookstore, the student mail center, commuter lockers, a Provisions on Demand (P.O.D.) convenience, a dining hall, a fireplace lounge, the Rev. Bernard R. McIllhenny, S.J. Ballroom, meeting rooms, the Ann and Leo Moscovitz Theater, and the first floor DeNaples Food Court, a retail dining option which includes [[Starbucks|Starbucks Coffee]], [[Chick-fil-A|Chick-Fil-A]], and [[Quiznos|Quizno's]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/1318 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton Unveils Ambitious Campus Center Project |date=31 January 2006 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> The center also contains offices for Student Affairs, University Ministries, and the Student Forum which comprises the Center for Student Engagement, the University of Scranton Programming Board (USPB), the ''Aquinas'' newspaper, the ''Windhover'' yearbook, the Jane Kopas Women's Center, the Multicultural Center, Student Government, and Community Outreach.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/78 |title=Community, Collaboration are Central to Scranton's Newest Building |date=February 2008 |work=Scranton Record |volume=20 |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |issue=3 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Dionne Green''': in 2008, after the completion of the DeNaples Center and the subsequent demolition of Gunster Memorial Student Center, the university created the Dionne Green, a 25,000-square-foot green space roughly the size of a football field featuring a 3,600 sq ft outdoor [[Amphitheatre|amphitheater]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/19648 |title=Dionne Green, Condron Hall Transform Campus |last=Moore |first=Kait |date=4 September 2008 |work=The Aquinas |publisher=University of Scranton |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Located directly in front of the DeNaples Center, it serves as the gateway to the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/3228/rec/7 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton Dedicates New Green on Campus |date=8 September 2008 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''The Estate''': in 1867, Joseph H. Scranton, one of the founders of the city of Scranton, commissioned the building of his family home in the [[Second Empire architecture in Europe|French Second Empire Style]], which was completed in 1871.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/5806 |title=The Scranton Estate: A Look at History and Beauty |last=Roman |first=David |date=9 October 1979 |work=The Aquinas |volume=52 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=5 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The twenty-five room, three story residence contained a [[Cue sports|billiards]] room, a ballroom, a library, a [[Tiffany glass|Tiffany Glass]] skylight, and a solid mahogany staircase.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/8960 |title=Scranton Estate Presented to University by its Owner: Palatial Residence and Grounds on Ridge Row, Lots and Houses Facing On Platt Place, and Other Parcels On Linden Street Included In Gift From Prominent Industrialist |date=19 November 1941 |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> The Estate was occupied by members of the Scranton family until 1941, when Worthington Scranton donated the home and its adjoining estate to the university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/4669 |title=Inside the Jesuit Estate |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> The home was used as the Jesuit residence from 1942 until 1987 and currently houses the Admissions Office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=20 |title=Estate |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Fitzpatrick Field''': the field was completed in 1984. The facility was designed as a multi-sports complex, complete with a regulation-size field for men's and women's soccer which also can be used for other sports such as lacrosse, field hockey, and intramural athletics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/2144/rec/522 |title=Press Release: Dedication of Fitzpatrick Field |date=13 October 1984 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> It also has bleachers, an electronic scoreboard, a maintenance building, a storage area, and a parking lot. In 1997, a re-dedication ceremony celebrated the installation of new [[artificial turf]] and improved lighting for the field.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=23 |title=Fitzpatrick Field |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Currently, Fitzpatrick Field remains the university's primary outdoor athletic facility. * '''Founder's Green''': in 2001, after the demolition of the Gallery Building whose departments had been moved to O'Hara and Hyland Halls, the university created Founder's Green, a large, open green space in front of Brennan Hall.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/17201 |title=Twenty Years of History: The Rise and Fall of the Gallery |last=Palmasani |first=Ariane |date=25 October 2001 |work=The Aquinas |volume=74 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=6 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/17149 |title=Demolition of Gallery Paves the Way for Campus Green |last=Rocchio |first=Patrick |date=27 September 2001 |work=The Aquinas |volume=74 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=3 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Galvin Terrace''': after the completion of St. Thomas Hall and the subsequent demolition of the Barracks buildings, the university created an outdoor recreation facility, containing four volleyball courts, three basketball courts, a grass practice field for football and soccer, and a faculty parking lot.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/26551 |title=This Area To Be Site For Sports: Campus Emerging - Block to Be Fenced In, Field, Courts Laid Out |date=23 November 1965 |work=Scranton Times |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/25680 |title=U of S Recreation Facility |date=15 May 1966 |work=Scrantonian |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Later, after renovations, it included six tennis courts, two combination basketball/volleyball courts, and four handball/racquetball courts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p9000coll7/id/28 |title=Sports Recreation Facility, 1977 |date=18 March 1977 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> In the early 1990s, the recreational complex was demolished to make room for the Weinberg Memorial Library and now a small garden outside the Library is known as Galvin Terrace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=25 |title=Galvin Terrace |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Long Center''': completed in 1967, the building contained the university's first indoor athletic facilities, as well as instructional areas for physical education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/25763 |title=Proud of Past, U of S Eyes Future: 'Phys Ed' Course To Be Centered In Field House: Scranton Times, July 2, 1966 |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> At the time of its construction, the top floor featured a large entrance foyer and a gymnasium, complete with movable bleacher seats that could accommodate up to 4,500 people. The gymnasium contained three basketball courts, two ticket rooms, a sound control room, locker room facilities, a training room, a weight room, a wrestling room, laundry facilities, and equipment room, and offices for the director and assistants of the physical education program as well as athletic coaches.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/26319 |title=University Fieldhouse May Be Ready in 1966: Legal Problems Remain to Be Settled |date=4 June 1965 |work=Scranton Tribune |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> From 2001 until 2015, it housed the Department of [[Exercise physiology|Exercise Science]], including offices, classrooms, a fitness assessment center, and laboratories for sport biomechanics, body composition, cardio-metabolic analysis, biochemistry, and muscular skeletal fitness, which was then moved to Leahy Hall. * '''Mosque''': in 1996, the university community renovated a university-owned house at 317 North Webster Avenue into the Campus Mosque as a gift to the Muslim community of Scranton.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/12188/rec/19 |title=University Mosque Serves Community |date=8 May 1997 |work=The Aquinas |volume=69 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=21 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The [[Mosque]] contained two large, spacious rooms as the women's and men's prayer rooms, a library, and an apartment where two members of the Muslim Student Association lived and served as caretakers of the facility.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/17342/rec/24 |title=Newly Renovated Mosque Open for Worship |date=7 March 2002 |work=The Aquinas |volume=74 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=15 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> In 2007, the Mosque, along with several other properties, was razed in order to create a site for the sophomore residence, Condron Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/3232/rec/11 |title=Press Release: University Breaks Ground on Christopher 'Kip' and Margaret Condron Hall, a New Sophomore Residence Hall |date=6 September 2007 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The university then purchased and renovated a house at 306 Taylor Avenue for use as the new mosque, which is open to the public for prayer and reflection. * '''Pantle Rose Garden''': when the University of Scranton acquired the Scranton family estate in the mid-1950s, the school received the garden, located next to the Chapel of the Sacred Heart on the former grounds of the Estate.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/12205/rec/2 |title=Increased Resources Spawn New Additions |last=Ciavarella |first=Tom |date=11 September 1997 |work=The Aquinas |volume=70 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=1 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Parking and Public Safety Pavilion''': completed in 1995, the Parking and Public Safety Pavilion accommodates 510 cars in its five stories, with one floor below ground, one floor at ground level, and three above ground.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/1284 |title=Press Release: University Parking Pavilion, ECRC Building Descriptions |date=28 August 1995 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Additionally, the parking garage contains the offices of the university's police and the offices of parking services.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/11344/rec/2 |title=New Facilities Open Over the Summer |last=Corcoran |first=Kelly |date=7 September 1995 |work=The Aquinas |volume=68 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=1 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Quain Memorial Conservatory''': the Victorian-style structure, built in 1872, was part of the Scranton family Estate and donated to the university in 1958.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/46864 |title=U of S Acquires Scranton Tract: Estate Area To Be Used For Offices |date=2 October 1958 |work=Scranton Times |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The glass building has a central square (20 ft by 20 ft) flanked by two 40 ft by 15 ft wings on either side. At the time of its construction, each section had its own pool.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/16241 |title=Conservatory Home to Diverse Plant Life: Greenhouse Blooms in History, Research |last=Sutzko |first=Chris |date=19 September 1991 |work=The Aquinas |volume=64 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=3 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> In the early 1970s, the student-led University Horticultural Society coordinated and organized an effort to renovate and restore the greenhouse.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/clippings/id/58504/rec/15 |title=Horticultural Unit Restores University Greenhouse |last=Brislin |first=Gene |date=21 September 1975 |work=Scrantonian |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Currently, the greenhouse is used for classes as well as faculty and personal research projects. * '''Retreat Center at Chapman Lake''': in 1961, the University of Scranton purchased a nine-acre tract of lakefront property containing three buildings on Chapman Lake, about 30 minutes away from the university.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/clippings/id/43620/rec/28 |title=Ex-Bosak Estate Bought by U of S |date=14 September 1961 |work=Scranton Times |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> For several years, it was chiefly used as a place for relaxation by the Jesuits and for conferences with faculty members and student leaders.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/clippings/id/44872/rec/33 |title=Lakeside Pines Part Of Scranton U Area |date=13 August 1967 |work=Scranton Tribune |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> As time progressed, the university's Office of Campus Ministries began using the Chapman Lake property as a Retreat Center.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/1340/rec/42 |title=Press Release: Retreat Programs at Chapman Lake |date=23 April 1989 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The site originally had one old retreat house, featuring several bedrooms equipped with bunkbeds, a small chapel, a main room with a fireplace, a kitchen, and dining area. In 1998, the university expanded the lakeside Conference and Retreat Center. Doubling the size of the center, the new 16,000 square-foot facility contained a dining room, kitchen, a large meeting room nicknamed the Lake Room, five small meeting rooms, and a residential wing with 11 bedrooms.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/1489/rec/54 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton to Break Ground for Retreat Center at Chapman Lake |date=3 October 2005 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> In 2005, in order to meet the growing demand for retreats, the university expanded the Retreat Center again. The new addition contained a lounge, 21 more bedrooms, and the Peter Faber chapel with large window views of the Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/3840/rec/47 |title=Press Release: The University of Scranton to Build New Retreat Center at Chapman Lake |date=27 January 2005 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/prpubs/id/3753/rec/45 |title=Press Release: The University of Scranton Dedicates Chapel at Chapman Lake Retreat Center |date=13 December 2006 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Retreats offered at Chapman Lake are usually offered and run by staff and students from the University of Scranton's Office of Campus Ministries. More than 1,400 people participate annually in about 50 retreats and other spiritual programs conducted at Chapman Lake by the university. Retreats are offered virtually every weekend, including retreats for seniors as they prepare to end their college careers, for students interested in learning about Ignatian spirituality, for students who have never experienced a retreat before, for students seeking a better understanding of faith and Christian living, and for participants searching for answers to help them through the challenges they face as students. * '''Roche Wellness Center''': the building, constructed in 1986, formerly housed Hazzouri's pharmacy and drugstore as well as a restaurant named Babe's Place.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/10577 |title=University Purchases Hazzouri's |last=Flynn |first=Erin |date=14 January 1993 |work=The Aquinas |volume=65 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=11 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> It was acquired by the university in 1992 and opened as the Student Health and Wellness Center in 1996 and the Drug and Alcohol Information Center and Educators (DICE) Office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=74 |title=Roche Wellness Center |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The building holds a reception area, four exam rooms, a laboratory, an assessment room, an observation room, and storage space. * '''Rock Hall''': in 1983, the University of Scranton purchased the Assembly of God Church from the Reformed Episcopalian congregation who could no longer properly maintain the facility as the costs and utilities were too high.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/7426 |title=University May Buy Monroe Ave. Church |last=Fanelle |first=Christine |date=25 October 1983 |work=The Aquinas |volume=56 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=6 |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Rock Hall houses the Madonna della Strada Chapel, which serves as the primary site for the university's major liturgical services, including the regular Sunday masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/9579 |title=New Chapel at U of S To Be Consecrated Friday |date=10 February 1985 |work=Scranton Times |publisher=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> Currently, the first floor of Rock Hall is the home of the university's Military Science department and ROTC program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/buildingtemplate/collection/p9000coll7/?page=75 |title=Rock Hall |date=2016 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library Digital Collections |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> * '''Scranton Hall''': constructed in 1871, Scranton Hall was built as a one-story carriage house and stable on the Scranton family Estate by Joseph H. Scranton.<ref name=":30">{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clippings/id/53766 |title=University of Scranton Newspaper Clippings |last=Rename U of S Building |date=12 August 1984 |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> In 1928, Worthington Scranton and his wife added an additional story, renovating the building and converting it into an office space. The building was donated to the university in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aquinas/id/16048 |title=U of S Acquires Additional Tract: Donation Includes 3 Buildings, Property; Administrative Offices to be Centralized |date=October 17, 1958 |website=digitalservices.scranton.edu |publisher=University of Scranton |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> Since it was acquired, the building has been used to house the President's Office and other administrative offices.<ref name=":30" /> * '''University Commons''' are the main walkways through the university's campus. In 1980, the University of Scranton received approval from the Scranton City Council to close to vehicular traffic the portion of Linden Street which ran through the campus in order to unify the campus and create a safer environment for its students.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/5408/rec/31 |title=University Moves to Close Street |last=Hagemann |first=Dennis |date=6 September 1978 |work=The Aquinas |volume=51 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=1 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/aquinas/id/5776/rec/30 |title=Commons Moving Ahead |date=18 September 1979 |work=The Aquinas |volume=52 |publisher=University of Scranton |issue=2 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> Later, in the early 1990s, the university also closed part of Quincy Avenue and converted it into a pedestrian walkway.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digitalservices.scranton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/prpubs/id/1427 |title=Press Release: University of Scranton to Add New Entrance to Campus |date=9 April 1991 |website=University of Scranton Archives & Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections |publisher=University of Scranton Office of Public Relations |access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>
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