January 15, 1989 – Designed by Iowa City architect Roland Wehner and Newman Center Director Father Ed Fitzpatrick, the Newman Catholic Student Center – located near the University of Iowa campus – is dedicated by Bishop Gerald O’Keefe.
In the late 1980’s, Father Ed Fitzpatrick launched an ambitious building campaign to tear down the aging St. Mary’s school and construct a modern student center that would serve as a focal point for Catholics at the University of Iowa. Fitzpatrick immediately reached out to Roland Wehner, and by the summer of 1987, excavation of the site had begun. Early in 1988, the cornerstone was blessed as construction commenced.
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