Highlights include: South Hall dorm on the now closed South parking lot has opened to more than 280 freshmen --Because of the couple’s appreciation for libraries and their ongoing commitment to Sacred Heart University, the Robert J. and Bernadette Matura have contributed an endowed gift of $1 million to the Library. The gift, one of the largest the University has ever received, is given in memory of their parents. On Sept. 11 the University will hold a special academic convocation for the naming of the Library, which will be called the Ryan Matura Library. It is the first in a series of Thirtieth Anniversary events --Spectrum celebrating 10 years of publishing --For the second year Sacred Heart delegation visits El Salvador -- Sister Margaret Palliser is the new Director of Campus Ministry --Forty students applied and were selected for a summer work-study program based upon academic criteria and financial need --Women's soccer wins opener against Dominican.
Sacred Heart University Archives, "Spectrum, Volume 11, Number 1" (1993). Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum). 166.