rcc 40th anniversary timeline

celebrates40 Years

Rondileau campus center

1899The pond is man-made and the ice house stored ice used on campus

Tennis courts were later added

Boyden Park, the current site of the Rondileau Campus Center

1900s The annual Graduation Day Ivy March on the site that would become the Student Union Building

early

1970Among other things, the building houses the college book store, art gallery and two game rooms

Offices of The Comment move in on October 8th

The new Student Union Building opens in September 1970

1971The building is designed by Harry Gulesian and Associates of Boston, brick in construction with plenty of glass

The contractor was Park Construction Company of Boston

The new Student Union Building is dedicated in May 1971, three years after the groundbreaking ceremony

1971 Oklahoma! is one of the first productions to be performed on the new auditorium stage

1974 The town of Bridgewater issues a wine a beer licence to the Rathskeller, a pub located in the Student Union Building

1974 Enjoying a meal in the Student Union Cafe

1974 A student plays pool in the Student Union Game Room

1980 Taking a break on the Student Union steps

1986Between 1962 and 1986, Bridgewater’s student body increases from 1,000 to 9,000

The Student Union is renamed the Adrian Rondileau Campus Center, in honor of President Adrian Rondileau

1987 Rondileau Campus Center staff photo

1987Photo circa 1992

Bridgewater hosts the first winter commencement in the Rondileau Campus Center Auditorium

directorsFive individuals have served as the director of the

Rondileau Campus Center’s since 1971

campus center

Ed Meaney

Rick Vino

Jim Hallenbeck

Cathy Holbrook

Ed Cabellon