Board approves plans for spiritual center By Drew Huang For the Collegian The Penn State Board of Trustees approved preliminary plans Friday for construction of the Frank and Sylvia Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, slated to begin spring 2001. The spiritual center will adjoin the existing Eisenhower Chapel, roughly doubling the size of the complex, according to a Penn State press release.
Many religious groups welcome the addition.
It's long overdue. The current lack of space often creates problems in conducting services for the 4,000 members of Hillel, he said. Father Fred Byrne, director of the Penn State Catholic Community, agreed with Abramson. For years and years we've been bumped around campus. Due to the large student Catholic community, weekend mass is held in facilities with seating capacity larger than Eisenhower Chapel's current 125 seats, such as Schwab Auditorium and the Forum, said Byrne, adding the location of mass often changes because of plays and other events.