By the time this article publishes, the University will be less than one year from welcoming visitors to Robert S. and Marilyn A. Weiss Hall, a new center for workforce development, applied research and outreach that is currently under construction in the 300 block of Madison Avenue on campus.
APRIL 2024: The University officially breaks ground for a new four-story, roughly 90,000 square-foot center for workforce development, applied research and outreach at a ceremony on April 8.
Earlier this year, on April 8, the University broke ground on the four-story, roughly 90,000 square-foot building designed for innovative collaborations between the University and the greater Scranton community. Two months later, Rev. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., president of The University of Scranton, announced that the building would be named Robert S. ’68 and Marilyn A. Weiss Hall, in honor of the longtime University benefactors. Their $10.5 million gift is the largest single donation in the school’s 136-year history.
JUNE 2024: The University of Scranton President announces the largest single-gift in the school’s history, and the naming of Robert S. ’68 and Marilyn A. Weiss Hall.
“Future generations of students will fill the classrooms of Weiss Hall and learn brilliantly from our faculty. They will use the wellness services that this building houses, the innovative makerspace and, of course, the beautiful prayer garden,” said Father Marina at the building naming announcement.
“Exciting new research by students and faculty will happen under its roof. And, good people from around the Scranton community will be invited into Weiss Hall to benefit from a variety of services and experiences to be offered.”
July 2024
In addition to the innovation hub, the University’s Center for Health Education and Wellness and the Small Business Development Center, Weiss Hall will house the University of Success program and laboratories, classrooms, offices and meeting areas for the University’s Department of Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity and Sociology, and the Psychology Department.
The University plans to begin use of the building, designed by Hemmler and Camayd (HC Architects), for the fall 2025 semester.
