Still others asserted a new appreciation for the student body that had been absent from the space during the November 1998 to August 1999 renovation and expansion. Whatever the specific reason the great hall, at its opening, definitely triggered a happy sensation of past and present. Evans had been reborn. This gracious building fulfills Letitia Pate Evans' wish that Agnes Scott students dine in uplifting spaces. Not only the food, but the conversation has become more interesting.
People linger over coffee and dessert just to talk.
In October, Evans itself was the setting and the honoree of a gala reception and dinner, attended by campus leaders, trustees and friends of the College. The community came together to toast the woman who made the original building possible, Letitia Pate Evans, the skillful design and construction of the additions and renovation, to draw attention to Evans as a shining example of Agnes Scott's ambitious and accelerated building program, and to acknowledge the first glint of excitement over a Comprehensive Campaign being launched to complete the remaining programs outlined in Strategic Directions and the College's master plan.