Stevens to dedicate renovated auditorium today, offering multimedia technologies with Victorian Age decor
Dedication Starts Three Day Celebration of New Educational and Cultural Center In New York Metropolitan Area
"10,000 Maniacs" to Perform at Student Dedication Tomorrow, Oct. 16
Stevens Institute of Technology will officially dedicate its recently renovated Grace E. and Kenneth W. DeBaun Auditorium with a three day celebration of concerts and presentations beginning Today, Oct. 15, at 5:00 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the university’s Edwin A. Stevens Hall, on the first floor of the Hall, located on Fifth Street, between Hudson and River Streets in Hoboken, N.J. The media is invited to this event.
The new auditorium’s renovations marry the past grandeur of the Richard Upjohn inspired design of the Hall from the 19th century with the cutting edge technologies of today’s multimedia performance and educational centers. The DeBaun Auditorium will be a multi-functional center offering distance-learning programs, conferences, lectures, theatrical performances and other cultural events.
Hundreds of students, staff, faculty and alumni will participate in various dedication ceremonies between Oct. 15 - 17, to official open the auditorium and to acknowledge the support of these groups in the renovation project. The events scheduled for these days include a performance during the "student" dedication on Oct. 16 by the recording group, "10,000 Maniacs ." The events for the celebration include:
Oct. 15 - Official Dedication with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony - 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 16 - "Student Dedication" with performance by "10,000 Maniacs"
Oct. 17 - "Alumni Dedication" with performance by the Lyric Theater
The auditorium is housed in the Edwin A. Stevens Hall, the first university building built in 1871. The Hall is a registered historic landmark and was one of Upjohn’s recognized post-Civil War architectural designs in addition to Trinity Church in Manhattan.
WHAT: Dedication of Grace E. and Kenneth W. DeBaun Auditoriumat Stevens Institute of Technology In Hoboken, N.J. (minutes north of the Hoboken PATH station and across the Hudson River from Manhattan).
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
