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New Rochelle, NY - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Robert V. LaPenta ’67, ’00H Student Union will take place Saturday, June 12 at 5:30 pm on Iona’s main campus, located at 715 North Ave. in New Rochelle. The groundbreaking is open to the general public.

The $12 million, 41,000 square foot Georgian-brick facility will feature a bookstore, commons/lounge areas, a food court, a bistro, a state-of-the-art media center and offices for student services and campus organizations. Situated centrally on campus, the Robert V. LaPenta '67, '00H Student Union will provide Iona students expanded and enhanced dining and social opportunities, and will broaden their perspectives through increased participation in clubs and organizations. Part of Iona's $55 million Vision Into Reality Capital Campaign, the Student Union is the direct result of Robert V. LaPenta's (Iona Class of 1967) tremendous generosity.

LaPenta is president and chief financial officer of L-3 Communications Corporation, a provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services, and is a merchant supplier of various high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.

A trustee of Iona College, LaPenta is also on the board of directors of The American College of Greece. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Iona in 2000 and is also a member of the Financial Executives Institute.

Iona's capital campaign has funded the Iona College Arts Center (opened in October 2000), renovations of the science building and the athletics center, a new main entrance, and an endowment for more than 23 scholarship funds. Future projects include the $10 million Hynes Athletics Center and an expansion of the library.

The future Robert V. LaPenta '67, '00H Student Union.

Click here for more information about the capital campaign.

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science and master of business administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

 

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