The original name was Campus Center!

The Campus Center was dedicated 50 years ago on April 20, 1974. Similar to today, the Campus Center was a place for students to gather and socialize. In 1983, the Campus Center was renamed to Kirkhof Center in honor of Russel H. Kirkhof.

View from Zumberge Library across the pond of Kirkhof Center under construction, ca. 1974.

View from Zumberge Library across the pond of Campus Center under construction, ca. 1974.

Bus in front of Campus Center.
Aerial view of Campus Center
Students listening to music being performed in Campus Center lounge, ca. 1977.

Students listening to music being performed in Campus Center lounge, circa. 1977.

Students waiting in line at Laker Landing in Campus Center

Students waiting in line at Laker Landing in Campus Center.

Campus Center bookstore, The Great Laker Shoppe

Campus Center bookstore, The Great Laker Shoppe

WSRX Autumn Music Festival at Kirkhof Center, August 27, 1991.

WSRX Autumn Music Festival at the Kirkhof Center, 1991.



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