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Home > Departments > Facilities Planning & Design > Campus Info > Building Profiles > North Campus Building Profiles > Capen Hall

Capen Hall

Capen Hall

Facility:
Number:
Function:
Gross Square Feet:
Construction Cost:
Completed:
Architect:

CAPEN
A230
Academic
320,849
$6,188,000
June, 1977
Sasaki, Dawson & Demay

OCCUPANTS 

Capen Hall Occupany Report  Adobe Reader Document (PDF)

FUNCTION 

Capen Hall houses the Office of the President and other administrative offices. Lower floors house the University Libraries Administration, the Undergraduate Library, the Science and Engineering Library, and the University Archives. 

NAMESAKE 

Samuel P. Capen (1878-1956) served from 1922 to 1950 as the university's first full-time chancellor. He created a university out of a set of disparate professional schools, integrating undergraduate education in a distinctive manner. A leader in American educational policy, Dr. Capen was a proponent of the idea that students should study a broad array of arts and sciences in addition to their chosen fields of expertise. Nearly 50 years after his death, he is still remembered for his keen intellect and decisive leadership. Throughout his UB career, he championed academic freedom and was an innovator in liberal arts education, as well. By the time of his retirement from UB, he was a nationally known authority in college and university planning.