Please join the University of Portland, Soderstrom Architects, and renowned Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) for a celebration, lecture, panel discussion, and tour of Dundon-Berchtold Hall, the newest addition to the University of Portland campus, on Friday, September 27, beginning at 1:30 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. RAMSA partner Gary Brewer will present a lecture and slide […]
Dundon-Berchtold Hall
Dundon-Berchtold Hall Use & Opening
Dundon-Berchtold Hall is nearing completion, and the building will be open for use on Thursday, August 22, for Orientation, and then the start of classes on Monday, August 26. With the opening of the building there are serval new spaces in EMS that can be requested for your events and classes starting Wednesday, August 21. 17 […]
Summer Traffic Restrictions, Road Closures: May 13-July 20
With the conclusion of the 2018-2019 academic year, work will commence to complete the plaza, road, and landscaping work that was started last summer for Dundon-Berchtold Hall. As with last year, the road between the Pilot House and Waldschmidt Hall will be closed. A preliminary schedule has the road closed starting on May 13 and re-opening […]
Tours Available for Dundon-Berchtold Hall
Construction is well underway for Dundon-Berchtold Hall. The new academic center will house classrooms, faculty offices, a gathering space, and the Dundon-Berchtold Institute. Tours will be available by appointment on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 3 p.m. beginning November 27. Each tour is limited to ten people. Please register here. Tour groups will meet outside […]
Construction & Traffic Update
Construction crews have been very busy this summer completing much of the new roadway and plaza work and erecting the steel frame for Dundon-Berchtold Hall, according to Jim Ravelli, University operations. Steel erection and pouring of concrete floors for the building are expected to be complete on August 27, just in time for the start of […]
Campus Traffic Changes Start Monday, May 14
Construction activity will be ramping up on Dundon-Berchtold Hall now that summer is underway, according to Jim Ravelli, university operations. Fortis Construction will need to accelerate the pace of their work in order to accomplish as much as possible during the summer months when students and many faculty are not on campus. In order to accomplish […]
Dundon-Berchtold Hall Construction Cameras
Board of regents member Amy Dundon-Berchtold and Jim Berchtold ’63 have donated $15 million to fund the Dundon-Berchtold Institute for Moral Formation and Applied Ethics and serve as a lead gift towards the construction of a new academic center, Dundon-Berchtold Hall. The new building will house classrooms, faculty offices, selected key programs, gathering spaces, and […]
Dundon-Berchtold Hall Construction Begins
Construction on Dundon-Berchtold Hall will begin on Monday, February 5, according to Jim Ravelli, university operations. This will be the first construction of a new building in the middle of campus since Franz Hall was built in 1995 and, as with any major building project in such a central location, there will be some impacts […]
Dundon-Berchtold Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony: Sept. 21
All University faculty, staff, and students are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for our new academic center, Dundon-Berchtold Hall, on Thursday, September 21, at 6 p.m., on the Eastside Quad near Waldschmidt Hall. There will be a short program in which we will also recognize the generous lead benefactors of the new building, Amy Dundon-Berchtold […]
Howard Hall Demolition Cam Online Now
There is now a live camera focused on Howard Hall (or what’s left of it) for those who might be interested in seeing progress on the demolition project, according to Jim Ravelli, University operations. The link is here. Howard Hall’s demolition will make way for construction of the new Dundon-Berchold Hall, scheduled for completion in […]