Let the sun shine in!

It looks like the lobby of a boutique hotel in the City: all glass and sunlight and deep, comfortable chairs. The new University Commons Atrium is now fully furnished and operational. Filled with light, it opens to a spacious courtyard that expands the living room outdoors. The courtyard features several levels of seating and will be available for receptions before or after events in the University Commons or the Mahogany Room. It slopes downward to a small amphitheater where musical or dramatic performances can be held adjacent to the Seton and Merton residence halls. And at the center of it all is a lively outdoor fountain where the sound of water splashing will help to make the space all the more inviting. It is one of the most public improvements that reached completion over the summer break just in time for the beginning of a new academic year.