Posted 3:43 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014
UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow gave UW-L’s All-University Fall Address Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the newly renovated Graff Main Hall Auditorium. It’s the perfect spot to reflect on the university’s past and future. The university’s past is wrapped up in the room, located at the center of the oldest building on campus, originally constructed in 1909.
UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow gave UW-L’s All-University Fall Address Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the newly renovated Graff Main Hall Auditorium.
It’s the perfect spot to reflect on the university’s past and future. The university’s past is wrapped up in the room, located at the center of the oldest building on campus, originally constructed in 1909. The auditorium has seen inaugurations, concerts, performances and historic events, including a speech from the late John F. Kennedy as a presidential candidate in 1959.
But the room also, in its renovated form, represents the way the campus continues to evolve. The $1.3 million auditorium renovation is one of many physical changes to the campus this summer and one of many more to come. During his address, Gow talked about more future building projects in coming years including: a new residence hall, student center and science labs building.