By Dustyn Green
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (Oct. 10, 2021) — Last Friday, the university’s Board of Trustees discussed moving the Center for Student Wellness, currently in Doyle Hall, to Serra House.
“A financing strategy for moving the center from Doyle to Serra House… was positively received by trustees and the university is proceeding with a plan to relocate the Center for Student Wellness to the Serra House,” communications officer Tom Missel told The Intrepid Wednesday.
Student Government Association originally passed a Serra House recommendation to administrators in 2018.
“The logistics of the formal plan are being worked out,” SGA president Meghan Hall said Wednesday.
The recommendation addressed student needs for a welcoming location for counseling and health services. It also raised concerns about the name of the structure, due to namesake St. Junípero Serra’s evangelical practices that forced Native Americans to convert to Catholicism.
The university says the board made progress during last weekend’s board meetings but have yet to form a timeline for changes.
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