University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special UND Departmental Histories Collections 2008 Memorial Union John Leppo University of North Dakota Sherlock Hirning University of North Dakota Louis Larson University of North Dakota Tony Trimarco University of North Dakota Bonnie Solberg University of North Dakota Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/departmental-histories Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Leppo, John; Hirning, Sherlock; Larson, Louis; Trimarco, Tony; and Solberg, Bonnie, "Memorial Union" (2008). UND Departmental Histories. 86. https://commons.und.edu/departmental-histories/86 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in UND Departmental Histories by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 1883-2008 CELEBRATING 125 YEARS MEMORIAL UNION u Contributing Authors: • John Leppo, Memorial Union Program Director N • Sherlock Himing, Graduate Assistant, Union Director's Office • Louis Larson, Graduate Assistant, Union Director's Office • Bonnie Solberg, Memorial Union Associate Director D • Tony Trimarco, Memorial Union Director Memorial Union History 112/08 THE MEMORIAL UNION 1951-2007 The Memorial Student Union was dedicated on May 1 8, 1951, as a memorial to the University's World War II dead. The construction of the union facility provided, for the first time in UNO's history, the University community with one central place to meet, to obtain daily services and amenities, and to sponsor activities.