Dining Commons Earns Accolades

Centerbrook Architects renovation of McGovern Hall was featured as the “Facility Design Project of the Month” in Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine.

The project, which transformed a mid-century dining facility, creates a vibrant student gathering place at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). Conceived to enhance dining, social interaction, and special events, it features a lively micro-restaurant servery, expanded and easily reconfigurable seating areas, and dining spaces that accommodate up to 325 people.

Founded in 1932, USJ operated as a private university for women until 2018 when it began admitting men. The renewed McGovern Hall, which was executed with the multidisciplinary team of Bakergroup, FIP Construction, BVH Integrated Services, and Illuminate, officially opened in January, 2020.