Stockton Dedicates New Buildings

dedicated the completion of several building projects on campus Wednesday morning, Dec. 7.

Stockton President Herman J. Saatkamp and the school's Board of Trustees cut the ribbon on the new L-Wing Building, which features a new art gallery, classrooms and offices; a new entrance and box office at the Performing Arts Center, new courtyard areas at C and D Wings and the G-Wing renovated homes of the schools of business and social and  behavioral sciences, the school said in an announcement.

The centerpiece of the new construction is the L-Wing portion, which is 9,500 square feet of space on two floors. It has a two-story Art Gallery, classrooms, faculty offices, staff offices and the headquarters of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy and the , the school stated.

According to the college, the lower gallery is approximately 2,250 square feet with 183 square feet of wall space, while the upper gallery is approximately 2,250 square feet with 163 square feet of wall space. The upper gallery contains a cutout that overlooks the lower gallery.

“Today’s dedication marks the completion of the latest phase of our facilities master plan and is a key component of our 2020 Strategic Plan,” Saatkamp said. “Coming after the opening of the new 154,000-square-foot Campus Center last spring, students, and visitors to Stockton are seeing a campus that is largely transformed.”

Robert Gregg, dean of Stockton's Arts and Humanities department, expects the Performing Arts Center's entrance and its proximity to the art gallery to enhance the experience to campus visitors.

“It was Dr. Saatkamp’s vision to tie the art gallery in with the PAC, which opens up a wide range of exciting possibilities for receptions and exhibits to accompany the programming,” Gregg said. “We knew this was a great idea, but the finished product is even better than what we had imagined.”