Eckstein Hall Groundbreaking
More than 800 people joined Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., and Law School Dean Joseph D. Kearney on May 22, 2008 to break ground on Eckstein Hall, the future home of Marquette University Law School.
Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,
Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and
Natalie A. Black, an alumna of the Law School who is a Marquette trustee and senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Kohler Co., also gave remarks. Rev. James Flaherty, S.J., rector of the Jesuit Community, provided a blessing for the construction site, and University Architect Tom Ganey commenced the digging.
If you weren’t able to attend you can:
Listen to a podcast of the program.
View the photogallery.
Groundbreaking slideshow.
Ray Eckstein, who together with his wife, Kay, donated $51 million to the project, and
Joseph Zilber, a $30 million donor to the Law School, were also present for the celebration. The 200,000 square foot building is expected to open in fall 2010. It will include two courtrooms, classrooms, faculty office suites, library space with a two-story reading room, a conference center and a café. Below the building will be a two-level, 170-space parking garage.
Questions about how you can participate in the Eckstein Hall project?Please contact John Novotny,
john.novotny@marquette.edu or 414.288.5258 or Christine Wilczynski-Vogel,
christine.wv@marquette.edu or 414.288.3167.
