Preserve the
Westbrook College Legacy
Restore Goddard Hall

Restore Goddard Hall logoThe Westbrook College campus has always been unique. For over 175 years the school in all its variations has been a center for higher education and has championed the value of service to the community and society.

The buildings that are the visible face of Westbrook College, Westbrook Junior College and Westbrook Seminary, have been in existence starting in 1834 and are perhaps the strongest symbol of the enduring Westbrook legacy. Some are over 150 years old and still retain the warmth and charm that Westbrook alumni experienced during their years at the school.

Many of these buildings have been renovated, providing better-functioning learning spaces for current and future students, while retaining the beauty and charm of the past. With the tremendous growth on this campus, and exciting new programs, including a planned new College of Pharmacy, the need for revitalization continues.

We are moving into the next exciting chapter of restoring the Campus with plans to renovate Goddard Hall. Built in 1857 as one of the first buildings of Westbrook Seminary and named after major donor Thomas A. Goddard, Goddard Hall fell into disrepair and closed in the 1990’s. As an important landmark in Westbrook history and part of a national historic district, it is important for the University to restore Goddard to the vitality of its past.

A newly-restored Goddard will make it possible for students from the College of Health Professions and very soon, students in the new College of Pharmacy to participate in exceptional educational opportunities.

Honoring a Legacy ...

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Help restore Goddard Hall, and "The Spirit of Westbrook will never, never die!"

In order to renovate Goddard Hall and preserve the Westbrook legacy through the new Dedication Lobby, we need to raise $3 million! During the next few months, we will be working to raise $1 million of that total from Westbrook alumni. Almost $500,000 has already been raised but we need your help to raise the rest! Through your donation, you can help honor Westbrook’s legacy, integrity and the wonderful memories you have as an alumna of the College, as well as preserve more than 150 years of education that has taken place in Goddard Hall.

For more information, please contact Nicole Connelly at (207) 221-4379 or nconnelly@une.edu.

   

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Westbrook College Dedication Lobby
Goddard Hall, built in 1857 (only the second building to be built on campus) and named for major donor Thomas A. Goddard, had sadly fallen into disrepair, and has been unoccupied since the early 1990s.

The University plans to honor Westbrook’s past by creating a Westbrook College Dedication Lobby in Goddard to celebrate the history and spirit of the College in all of its 175+ years.

Librarian Roberta (Bobby) Gray, HA ’00, who will help create materials to be displayed in the Lobby, said, “This display will give new generations of students the opportunity to access and take pride in their roots in Westbrook.” 

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