{"id":9581,"date":"2013-02-14T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T18:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=9581"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:26:57","slug":"photo-feature-berger-hall-unmasked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=9581","title":{"rendered":"Photo feature: Berger Hall unmasked"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_4283\"<\/a>More than 120 faculty, staff and UCCS community members enjoyed food, drink and live music as UCCS Conference Services unmasked the renovated Berger Hall\u00a0 Feb. 8 during a Mardi Gras themed showcase for event planners.<\/p>\n

Originally the University Center gymnasium, Berger Hall was remodeled to serve as a space for large campus events and conferences in 2010.\u00a0 The latest renovation began on Dec. 1, 2012 and was completed on Jan. 31.<\/p>\n

New features include refinished hardwood floors, a 27-foot-by-10-foot screen, built in stage, lighting and sound, dropped ceilings, catering entrance on both sides, and a hallway that connects to the Gallogly Event Center from the University Center\u2019s locker rooms.<\/p>\n

According to Megan Bell, director, University Center and Conference Services, before the renovations Berger Hall still felt like a gymnasium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith campus enrollment growing we needed to have a state-of- the-art ballroom that could really showcase our notable events for students, staff, faculty and the community,\u201d Bell said. \u201cThis space truly highlights the direction our campus is headed.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Bell, the original gymnasium floors were used in the renovation as part of the university\u2019s sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lines were stripped and then it was refinished,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The ballroom was renamed Berger Hall in 2010 in recognition of James C. Berger, a principal in Col-Terra Investments, Ltd., BVR Investments, and numerous other businesses in Colorado Springs. Berger, a former member of the CU Real Estate Foundation Board, has assisted with several UCCS real estate transactions and plans to establish a student scholarship program for low-income, high-potential students at UCCS.<\/p>\n

Photos from the unmasking event follow:<\/p>\n

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– Photos by Philip Denman<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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