Two major campus projects completed in 2024 — the College of Nursing’s new home in the reimagined David A. Straz, Jr., Hall and the Chapel of the Holy Family — were honored as Top Projects of 2024 by The Daily Reporter at its 26th annual awards event on Wednesday, May 7, inside the Baird Center.
The College of Nursing officially welcomed students into David A. Straz, Jr., Hall at the start of the fall semester. The building underwent a radical transformation after serving as home to Marquette Business since its initial construction in 1951.
The 103,000-square-foot, five-story building now houses a blend of general use classrooms, skills practice labs, health care simulation spaces, administrative offices and student study areas. Learning spaces are designed for active student learning and equipped with flexible technology to accommodate in-person and hybrid learning that can integrate students at a distance into the classroom.
The Chapel of the Holy Family’s renovation, made possible thanks to the generosity of over 120 donors, features improved lighting, multiple windows along Wisconsin Avenue, a skylight and new sound system. New carpeting was also installed outside the Chapel in the narthex.
Rev. Grant Garinger, S.J., presided over the first Mass in the updated space in late August.
More than 400 business leaders attended the Top Projects awards to celebrate the 40 honorees.
