Reflections Magazine Issue #79 - Fall 2013 | Page 24

Feature Article

SHU’s New

‘Crown Jewel’
T

he new “Crown Jewel” of Siena Heights University was sparkling
during Homecoming Weekend 2013.
The new $9.1 million McLaughlin University Center was dedicated Oct. 5
as part of the Homecoming celebration on the Adrian campus (above).
Major benefactor Mary Spencer and a contingent of more than 30 of her
family members joined her to dedicate the facility that was named after her
parents, Delbert and Donna McLaughlin. Joining Spencer and SHU President
Sister Peg Albert for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Steve and Sally Hickman of the Hickman Family Foundation, which provided the lead gift for
the project.
The McLaughlin Center officially opened its doors on Aug. 1. The 34,000
square-foot student and community facility houses the University’s dining
service, which includes a Mongolian-style grill, a snack shop featuring Starbucks coffee and the Barnes & Noble College Bookstore.

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