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The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Dragons sports teams including basketball and wrestling.While the entire recreation center, including the multi-purpose arena, gym, natatorium, rock climbing wall, and squash canter are located in the athletic center, the "DAC" generally refers solely to the multi-purpose arena.
UPMC Events Center is an indoor arena located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon, Pennsylvania as a part of Robert Morris University, replacing the old Charles L. Sewall Center. [6] The UPMC Events Center is the new home of the Robert Morris Colonials men's and women's ( NCAA ) Division I basketball and women's volleyball teams. [ 7 ]
Drexel has a large urban campus, so the risks of crime are assertively addressed. Drexel aims to maintain a secure campus for students, staff, and local neighbors. [5] Drexel's solution to the issue of crime is a three—layers of defense: Drexel Police, Philadelphia Police, and Drexel Public Safety (staffed by Allied Barton).
Millennium Hall (North and South) holds apartments and suites for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Nugent Hall is the office and private residence of the University President. O'Boyle Hall contains the Counseling Center and offices of the Departments of Education and Psychology. Opus Hall is a 7-story residence hall. [2]
The Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as "The Pete" [3]) is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland neighborhood. The arena is named for philanthropists John Petersen and his wife Gertrude, who donated $10 million for its construction. [ 4 ]
Anthony Joseph Drexel, who founded the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891, which later became Drexel University. The history of Drexel University, a private university in Philadelphia, began with the founding of Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, with the main building dedicated on December 17 of that year.
Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7. Bruhns, E. Maxine, Heritage Room Design Guidelines, July 2001 Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine; Brown, Mark. The Cathedral of Learning: Concept, Design, Construction, University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms Program
The Pittsburgh building was erected in February 1912, as the institute's new administrative building. The building was funded by a donation of $125,000 from the Alumni Association of Pittsburgh, which is what the building is named for. The building was designed by W. G. Wilkins, a Pittsburgh alumnus, who donated his services to this project.