Thanks to an anonymous donation, FUS has made improvements to important aspects of our campus, used by students and visitors alike.
Kaletsch Campus encompasses many locations vital to ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº, including the library and auditorium, reception desk, classrooms, faculty offices, and the Office of the President. Last year, Franklin received a generous gift from an anonymous donor to partially renovate the campus. Focus went to the main villa, in particular the areas most accessed by our community and the external public.
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Renovations, which began in December of 2019, are now finished. We have done a complete renovation of Holman Hall. The corridors between Reception and the David R. Grace Library have been painted with the Franklin colors of red and white. Nielsen Auditorium received a new, high-quality projector and speakers. Most recently, in mid-August, we replaced all the shutters on the villa with durable, high-quality, aluminum shutters.
ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº is proud of Kaletsch Campus, where we first established a permanent residence in 1986. The villa was designed to represent an ideal Ticinese country home in Sorengo back in the 1940s, with a spacious layout and panoramic views of the City of Lugano. It has become a home to thousands of students, faculty, and staff over the course of our 50-year history.
Please join us in offering gratitude to the anonymous donor, whose gift enabled us to sustain the future of such a beautiful part of our campus. This gives Kaletsch a fresher look in anticipation of our 50th anniversary celebrations, culminating with the Global Alumni Reunion now scheduled for May 2021.
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You may also be interested in our article Franklin, the Ideal Home and our proud history, which you can learn about in detail at 50 Years of Franklin.