Burritt Hall to undergo $3.4 million upgrade

For more than a century, young women have called Burritt Hall their campus home away from home. It has facilitated community for generations of students. Now, thanks to a $3.4 million grant, Burritt will facilitate community for generations more.

The grant funding comes courtesy of the Illinois State Board of Higher Education (IBHE). It covers major renovations that include new heating and air conditioning systems, electrical and plumbing work, new bathrooms, and improved ADA accessibility. GU’s growing enrollment and its ability to serve residents of downstate Illinois proved influential in GU obtaining the grant.

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From Steve, who benefitted from a professor’s personal attention: “Your time, talents, and treasure can transform students’ lives. GU’s mission to empower students for lives of character and service through a Christ-centered education is bigger than dollars and cents. Still, we need dollars and cents to help us fulfill that mission.”

“These upgrades continue the legacy of Burritt Hall,” says Chloe Bauder, Burritt’s resident director. “We want it to be a comfortable and safe community for our students to call home.”

Community has long been a hallmark of campus life at GU. Funds raised through GU’s current Rise Up campaign also create spaces and expand opportunities for students to learn and grow in all ways.

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From Melissa, the onetime choir member who saw the light of Jesus in her peers: “GU delivers the Gospel’s salt and light to students. The students deliver salt and light to others. Your willingness to engage and Steve Ellsworth

From Jerry, who took words about giving back and serving others to heart: “This world needs more Greenville graduates—young people with character who understand the meaning of servant leadership and who shine the light of Jesus into a dark world.” Does “forever transformed” describe your GU experience? Are you grateful still? Melissa, Steve, and Jerry invite you to Rise Up with them and commemorate your transformative experience and gratitude with a gift to GU today.

Meet Olivia, Hiva, and Nick

Fully immersed in the life of the GU community, this year’s student chaplains have the unique opportunity to minister to their peers. GU Chaplain Keli Pennington cites their compassion and deep care for discipling others: “It’s a blessing to be able to empower them to lead in ways that connect with their God-given gifts and passions.”

Sophomore history education major from Carlyle, Illinois, Nick Christ looks forward to knowing more students and supporting campus spiritual development. He says, “I’m excited about the small group I’m leading and seeing what it could become.”

Olivia Antonacci, a senior education major, from Chatham, Illinois. Olivia saw a need on campus for personal care and wanted to follow in Keli’s footsteps. She says, “I’m excited to see the fruit of disciplesmaking-disciples. I hope that throughout the year we’ll see more people come to Christ or go deeper in their relationship with God.”