JULY 2012
DART’S UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS STATION
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Years of road closures and detours give way to hasslefree public transportation at the campus’ doorstep as UD celebrates the long-awaited opening of the Dallas Area Rapid Transportation (DART) Orange Line’s University of Dallas station. The opening not only represents a chance for students to more easily access the greater Dallas area, but it also presents the university with new opportunities to connect with thousands who live near or pass by campus daily. AUGUST 2012
HAGGAR RENOVATION
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A significant renovation of the heart of the UD campus, the Haggar University Center, results in a new Visitor’s Center and a remodeled Haggar Cafe, as well as renovated restrooms and study and common areas. The Haggar project is the start of a $4.2 million initial phase of construction that also includes Vilfordi Plaza and campus gateways. APRIL 2014
VILFORDI PLAZA
TIMELINE OF A CAMPUS TRANSFORMAT Since President Thomas Keefe’s arrival in 2010, the university has experienced a period of growth rivaled only by that seen during the university’s formative years just after its founding in 1956.
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The Eugene Vilfordi Plaza, which honors the longtime UD trustee and local philanthropist’s contributions to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, officially opens, connecting the University of Dallas DART Orange Line station to the campus core and making the university more accessible to the greater community. APRIL 2014
GATEWAYS
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Campus gateways – constructed at each of five major campus entrances along E. Northgate Drive, Tom Braniff Drive and State Highway 114 – create a distinct visual boundary that identifies the campus as the University of Dallas. MAY 2015
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SHRINE
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Hundreds gather to witness the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine on May 16, 2015. JANUARY 2016
SB HALL The new $16 million SB Hall opens, providing a state-ofthe-art home for the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business. The 45,000-square-foot academic building honors the service to the university and community rendered by Dallas-based global steel entrepreneurs and UD alumni Satish and Yasmin Gupta, whose generous gift funded its construction.
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