Pope John Paul II Center Recognized For Outstanding Design By National Publication

December 13, 2007, Fort Wayne, Indiana: The Pope John Paul II Center at the University of Saint Francis was recognized by American School & University magazine as an “Outstanding Design” award-winner.

American School & University stated that the Pope John Paul II Center “blends high technology with traditional library collections (more than 124,000 volumes) and services with abundant study spaces.” Winners were selected based on the following criteria: innovation, sustainability/maintainability, safety/security, image/aesthetics, and life-cycle costs. The Pope John Paul II Center was completed in Fall 2006 and was designed by Design Collaborative of Fort Wayne.  

The University of Saint Francis, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,100 students from a broad geographic region.