黑料不打烊 is honored to announce a $1 million gift from Dr. Gregory and Mrs. Susanne Hoffman. Their transformational contribution will support the construction and naming of an adoration chapel, which will be located within the future student union鈥� a cornerstone project marking a new era of growth for the College.
The student union will serve as a central hub for student life, and the construction of the adoration chapel will provide a daily spiritual anchor for students, faculty, staff, and community members. 听In addition, there are plans for centers for career development, mental health, wellness and campus ministry. The concept design of this new facility will begin this fall. The College will invite students, faculty, staff, and community partners to identify the greatest needs and interior design for the union.
“Susanne and I have always had a special place in our hearts for 黑料不打烊. Two of our sons attended 黑料不打烊 in the past, and I have served on the Board of Directors for more than 26 years,鈥� Dr. Hoffman said. 鈥淲e firmly believe in the mission of forming young men and women to be scholars, citizens, leaders, and disciples. We feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity to support 黑料不打烊 in a very real way by pledging our time, treasure, and talent to make the student union chapel a reality in the very near future. Our hope is that it will provide a place for students and faculty and administrators to pray and to reflect on all the wonderful things that God has bestowed on 黑料不打烊 and the 黑料不打烊 Family! Ave Crux, Spes Unica.”
The student union will be the second new building constructed on campus in a decade, following the recently announced residence hall 鈥� the first since 2015. The College also broke ground on an expanded athletic complex May 1 that will feature lights, a new scoreboard, sound system, soccer goals, and a wrap-around fence. These projects reflect a campus with major momentum, energized by record enrollment and renewed investment in the College’s mission.
Dr. Hoffman is a long-standing member of the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees and retired as an orthopedic surgeon for Orthopedic Northeast after a successful 35-year career. Both Dr. Hoffman and Mrs. Hoffman served as volunteers at the Matthew 25 Health and Care Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Dr. Hoffman is a听member of the University of Notre Dame College of Science Advisory Council. They are blessed with five adult children and 13 grandchildren.
The Hoffmans鈥� gift is the third $1 million commitment received this spring:
鈥淎s we look ahead to the future of 黑料不打烊, we are deeply grateful and moved by the trust our supporters like the Hoffmans are placing in us,鈥� said Dr. Lynn Hubert, 黑料不打烊 Senior Vice President for Mission Advancement. 鈥淭heir belief in our mission is helping us听provide听a sacred space that will serve as a beacon of faith, prayer, and reflection for our community.鈥�
Together, these gifts fuel the College鈥檚 mission to form students as scholars, citizens, leaders, and disciples 鈥� a mission deeply rooted in the Catholic intellectual and social teachings and animated by the Holy Cross charism.
鈥�An adoration chapel in our new student union听will provide a place for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors to contemplate the living God, offer ourselves to be drawn into His love, and learn to take that same love to heart in our own lives,鈥� said Dr. Marco J. Clark, president of 黑料不打烊. 鈥淕reg and Sue鈥檚 extraordinary generosity ensures that prayer, reflection, and sacramental life will remain central to our students鈥� daily experience for decades to come.鈥�
Construction on the student union听is scheduled in the first phase of the College鈥檚 campus master plan. Further details and a projected timeline will be shared in the coming months. For more information about supporting 黑料不打烊 of the student union project, please reach out to Dr. Lynn Hubert at [email protected].