▁recent ▁$ 3 2 . 7 ▁million ▁renov ation ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁old ▁Se ab ury ▁chap el ▁was ▁renov ated ▁into ▁a ▁class room , ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁p ew s ▁for ▁student ▁se ating . ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁Commons ▁* ▁– ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁campus ▁on ▁New ▁Britain ▁and ▁Sum mit ▁St ., ▁Tr inity ▁Commons ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁arts ▁me cca ▁on ▁campus . ▁It ▁is ▁contains ▁ 4 ▁studio ▁class rooms ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Performance ▁Lab . ▁The ▁Performance ▁Lab ▁is ▁a ▁massive ▁black ▁box ▁the ater ▁that ▁can ▁sit ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people , ▁but ▁can ▁accommod ate ▁much ▁more ▁with ▁standing ▁room . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁set ▁light ing ▁plot ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁lights ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁performance ▁ven ue ▁for ▁most ▁new ▁student ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁shows . ▁It ▁also ▁houses ▁many ▁offices ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁new est ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁only ▁houses ▁Theater ▁and ▁Dance ▁classes ▁and ▁administrative ▁offices . ▁ ▁Vern on ▁Social ▁Center ▁– ▁Vern on ▁Social ▁Center , ▁on ▁Vern on ▁Street , ▁is ▁a ▁multip ur pose ▁aud itor ium ▁used ▁on ▁campus ▁for ▁various ▁events , ▁including ▁concert s ▁and ▁lect ures . ▁It ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁Vern on ▁Place , ▁a ▁d orm itory , ▁and ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁quad ▁housing ▁North ▁Camp us ▁Hall ▁and