CELEBRATING CHARNEY HALL Santa Clara Law Breaks Ground on New Facility
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n August 17, Santa Clara University and Santa Clara Law celebrated the launch of construction of its 96,000-square-feet new law building, Howard S. and Alida S. Charney Hall of Law, with a groundbreaking ceremony. The event featured remarks from University President Michael Engh, S.J., Dean of the School of Law Lisa Kloppenberg, and donor and technology executive Howard S. Charney MBA ’73, J.D. ’77. The ceremony also recognized the leadership gifts from the William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation, represented by Ron Malone J.D. ’77 and his wife, Sara, and the Fremont Bank Foundation, represented by Terry Stinnett J.D. ’69. City of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor also joined Santa Clara University for the celebration. The construction site is near the entrance of Santa Clara University’s campus, and the building is expected to be completed and available for use by early 2018. “This building represents an exciting and historic turning point for Santa Clara Law, bringing together most of our clinics, institutes, and programs under one roof for the first time in more than 40 years,” said Dean Lisa Kloppenberg. “Charney Hall has been designed to foster the kinds of collaboration— between law, business, and engineering, for instance—that innovation in a place like Silicon Valley demands,” she added. Additional information about the origins and features of Charney Hall can be found at law.scu.edu/ news/new-law-school-building-design-images-released.
BY DEBORAH LOHSE
6 SANTA CLARA LAW | FALL 2016