Campus Improvements
Anyone who has ever visited CUA’s campus would recognize its beauty, but even the best-looking campuses spruce up when company’s coming. To provide the best welcoming image for the imminent papal visit, Carl Petchik, Executive Director of Facilities Operations, and Kevin M. Peterson, Director of Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations, assigned members of their crew to several key projects. These projects included digging and planting or erecting new signage, reconfiguring parking areas, undertaking major cleaning projects, installing new carpet, and painting. While the facilities department was responsible for campus improvements prior to the papal visit, they also managed numerous tasks associated with the visit, everything from meal delivery and dumpster removal, to the extensive clean-up after the thousands of faithful visitors departed.
View images below relating to campus improvements made in anticipation of the Pope’s visit
University seal being mounted to the Pryzbyla Center
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Papal welcoming banner on display at the National Shrine
Photograph taken by Gary Pierpoint, University Photographer
Local media vehicles outside McMahon Hall prepare for arrival of Pope
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Papal welcoming banners at the entrance to the Pryzbyla Center
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Papal welcoming banners on display along campus walkways and streets
Photograph taken by Gary Pierpoint, University Photographer
Close-up of Papal welcoming banner
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Papal welcoming banners adorn the front walk-way of the Pryzbyla Center
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Campus facilities crew making road improvements
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Campus facilities crew making further road improvements
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer
Campus facilities crew making improvements to the campus grounds
Photograph taken by Anthony Fiorini, University Photographer