St. John’s University is pleased to announce that the University
Center/Academic Center under construction is named The D’Angelo
Center in honor of Board of Trustees member Peter D’ Angelo ’78MBA,
’06HON and his wife Peg D’Angelo ’70Ed---two prestigious alumni of
the University. The D’Angelo Center will not only be a physical
enhancement to St. John’s Queens campus, but an enhancement to the
overall collegiate experience of our students.
Strategically located adjacent to Sullivan Hall and opposite Sun
Yat Sen Hall, the building will serve as the new hub of student
life at St. John's. The stone and brick building is inspired by our
existing campus architecture. The tower is designed to serve as a
beacon both on and off campus.
The most prominent space in the building will be the central
seating area, which is intended to serve as the "living room" of
the campus. Soft seating, arched windows and a fireplace provide
students with a welcoming respite between and after classes.
Adjacent to the central seating area will be a student services
center where students can get information about all aspects of
student life at St. John's. Two food service venues provide a
variety of options. The lower-level dining area will provide
everything from deli to brick-oven pizza, while the Starbucks
coffee house on the second floor will provide grab and go fare in a
casual setting.
To enhance the wide variety of student activities offered at St.
John’s, the building also features a series of spaces that include
office space and activity space for student organizations; meeting
rooms for student programs; and a multi-purpose room that can
accommodate a lecture for 450, a banquet for 325 or up to three
events simultaneously.
The building will also house 14 new classrooms of various sizes
equipped with digital media capability. Nine of these classrooms
will be furnished to allow flexibility in set-up, from lecture to
teaching team style. The largest of the spaces will be a
144-seat lecture space, with tiered seating to allow better
sightlines and large-format video projection.