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Reinhardt College Dedicated New Hasty Student Life Center on May 22, 2007
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From
top: An outside view of the Hasty Student Life Center; An outdoor look
at the center's "greenhouse" room; An emotional Billy Hasty spoke on
behalf of the Hasty family at the dedication service; Reinhardt SGA
President William "Billy" Jones spoke for the student body during the
dedication ceremony.
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The Hasty family and their many friends joined Reinhardt College
trustees, faculty and staff to dedicate the College's new Hasty Student
Life Center on May 22, 2007. A standing-room-only crowd was moved by
heartfelt comments from William G. "Billy" Hasty Jr. '67, chair of the
College's Board of Trustees and a prominent local attorney. He, along
with his mother, Hazel Wyatt Hasty, and his wife, Linda Nichols Hasty
'90, all from Canton, Ga., gave the $1.5-million naming gift for the
center. Additional support was received from other individuals and
foundations.
"We simply had a dream, a vision -- to show our appreciation and to
acknowledge all the remarkable things that Reinhardt College has done
for the Hasty family," Mr. Hasty said. "We never dreamed that this
concept or this hope we had would materialize to what it has in this
beautiful student center. We are extremely grateful and humbled to have
been included in this project.
"This facility will provide an attractive and comfortable place for
the students to gather. They deserve no less. Hopefully, this facility
will service and survive to instill pride for their College as they do
all they can do to make the Reinhardt experience 'the way college should
be.'"
Reinhardt Student Government President William "Billy" Jones of
Cumming, Ga., spoke for the students during the event. 'This building
will definitely help provide the venue of socializing, student
organization meetings, and much more, he said. On behalf of the
Student Government Association for 2007 and 2008, and especially the
students of Reinhardt College, I express my appreciation to the Hasty
family and to the rest of those who have helped build this building and
further it along."
After reading a proclamation about the building from Georgia Gov.
Sonny Perdue, Reinhardt President Dr. J. Thomas Isherwood also thanked
the Hastys for their commitment, generosity and kindness. "It is truly
an honor for the College to be so connected with the Hasty family," he
said. "Today is a wonderful day for Reinhardt. I never tire of letting
people know what a special place this College is. This is a campus of a
beautiful spirit, and this building captures that spirit. When I say
that this building is inviting, warm, open and purposeful, I not only
describe this building but the spirit of this entire campus."
Dr. Roger R. Lee, vice president for student affairs and dean of
students at Reinhardt, described the central role the new center will
play in campus life. "Along with our students, we intend to bring this
building to life so that it lives, breathes, eats and sleeps. But, most
of all, we want to develop it as the heart of this campus."
Christopher E. Dupree, chair of the College's Student Development
Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees, and M. Garland Reynolds
Jr., president of Reynolds Architects, PC, also spoke while the
dedication service was led by the Rev. Dr. C.R. Hill, another trustee
and the Hastys' pastor at Canton First United Methodist Church. The
festivities concluded with lunch and tours of the building.
The Hasty Student Life Center is a 17,000-square-foot structure in
the heart of Reinhardt's Waleska, Ga., campus. Its overall design
reflects the Georgian architecture of the adjacent W. Frank and Evelyn
J. Gordy Center, but the dramatic 'greenhouse' room features a
picturesque fireplace and two stories of windows that frame a panoramic
view of central campus.
Designed with student needs in mind, the $4.5-million center includes
a recreation room and television/movie lounge,
a large bookstore
serviced by Barnes & Noble, and an information kiosk. Offices for
student government, residence life, counseling and career services,
campus ministry, and student affairs also will be housed in this new
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