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 Slated for completion by the Fall 2012 semester, the residence hall will provide an attractive housing option for first-year students. The mid-rise building will feature a tower element visible from City Avenue and include generous living, social and study spaces. Saint Joseph's University is committed to a level of local and minority participation with this project.  

The Villiger Residence Hall construction is the most comprehensive residential project in since the construction of the City  Avenue Apartments in 2004 and the first addition of new freshman beds since McShain Hall was built in 1988.  This project will create a new 400 bed residential community that is attractive and productive in fostering vital living-learning environments for first year students.

  Highlights of  Villiger Residence Hall
  • Five floors, 2 wings on each floor will house approximately 40 students. The focus is on fostering a sense of community among students.
  • Each wing will have study lounges for individual and group learning and social activities. Additionally, on every floor between the two wings, there will be a large social lounge to provide a shared common space to promote  community and interaction between the residents in the building.
  • The ground floor will feature a large Fitness Center, laundry facilities, a shared kitchen, and 2 guest rooms.

 

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 viliger2  Residence halls project time line
  • Site preparation began in March 2011
  • Building construction will begin August 2011
  • Construction will be completed by August 1, 2012
  • August 2012 - Villiger Hall opens for the class of 2016

 

  Rev. Burchard Villiger S.J.

This building is named in honor of Fr. Burchard Villiger S.J., who was on the Faculty of Saint Joseph's almost from its founding in 1851 and was the fifth president of Saint Joseph's College (1868-1893). Fr. Villiger is an appropriate namesake, as his accomplishments include several massive building campaigns during his time at both Saint Joseph's and Santa Clara Colleges.  He is known as the Saint Joseph's "second" founder for his planning of the College and Preparatory School at the 17th and Stiles Streets site and as a new and energetic president Santa Clara, he was credited with transforming the campus.  Fr. Villiger saw great significance in the appearance of the buildings on campus and boldly stated that  "you must show yourself above the fence, show yourself to the world and strike their senses with a decent appearance."