University Hall was dedicated in September 2013 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Led by Ken Lemanski, vice president of Government Relations, the day’s events included remarks from Daniel Knapik, mayor of Westfield; State Rep. Brian Ashe ’87; John F. Flynn, chair of the Board of Trustees; Taylor Fote, president of Student Government Association; Edward Adelman, executive director of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority; Richard Walsh, president of Walsh Brothers Construction Inc.; and Brian Corridan, Western Massachusetts representative of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority.
The name “University Hall” reflects the dorm’s historic place as the first building dedicated since Westfield State became a university.
The new 135,000-square-foot hall is home to 409 students in four to six student suites, comprises living rooms, study areas, one and a half to two bathrooms per unit and a mix of single and double occupancy bedrooms. The building includes a game room, laundry room, multipurpose room with kitchen, security desk, offices, meeting rooms and the residence director’s two-bedroom apartment.
