Alumni Hall (University of Notre Dame)
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| Established | 1931 |
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| Type | Residence Hall |
| Rector | Fr. George Rozum, CSC |
| Location | Notre Dame, Indiana, USA |
| Campus | South Quad |
| Undergraduate residents | 260 |
| Colors | Green/White |
| Mascot | Dawg |
| Website | Alumni Web Hall Site[1] |
Alumni Hall is one of the 27 residence halls and one of the 14 male dorms on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Alumni Hall is located on south quad adjacent to "main circle" as you enter the Notre Dame campus, across from the law school building. Alumni houses 260 undergraduate residents.
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[edit] Hall History
Alumni Hall was constructed in 1931 at the same time as rival Dillon Hall. At the time, it provided a border for the southern edge of campus. The hall was so named in honor of the University's loyal alumni and was intended to be a home for alumni returning to campus. Alumni was originally configured to hold 212 students
Alumni was the first residence hall on campus to have an electric elevator. Its unique architecture includes gargoyles and stone carvings of everything from Madonna and Child (chapel entrance on north side), saints (Sts. Thomas Aquinas and Boneventure in the courtyard), dogs (Clashmore Mike, one of the original mascots of the football team), to Knute Rockne (east side). The hall's chapel is dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo, the patron saint of then-president Fr. Charles O'Donnell, CSC. Alumni Hall was renovated in the summer of 2004.
[edit] Rector
Fr. George Rozum, CSC, a Holy Cross priest ordained in 1968, became rector of Alumni Hall in 1979. Father George received his bachelor degree in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. in Theology from Holy Cross College of Washington, D.C., and an M.S.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to coming to Alumni Hall, he served as an associate pastor of St. Ignatius, Martyr, Parish in Austin, Texas, where he also served as chaplain to the Texas State School for the Deaf. Father George holds a National Certificate for Teaching the Deaf from the University of Texas, Austin.
[edit] Former Residents
Among the distinguished former residents of Alumni Hall are President Reagan's secretary of agriculture, Richard Lyng '40, the president of John Cabot University, James Creagan '62, the president of Emerson Electric, James Berge '69, Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 NFL Championship team, and current Notre Dame football players Tom Zbikowski and Jeff Samardjiza.
[edit] Sports Teams
The Blue Beavers is Alumni Hall's soccer B team. The Blue Beaver's predecessor was the Dark Knights of Saint Mary's, which was Alumni's softball team that lasted only one year in 1999. The founders of the Dark Knights started the Blue Beavers in the fall of 2000. They are known for their blue uniforms and aggressive style of play.
[edit] External links
- Alumni Hall Website
- Alumni Hall Profile
- Notre Dame Magazine - Alumni Hall Portrait
- Notre Dame Magazine - "Rozum the rector reaches record for residency"
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