Faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate the SUB’s 1st anniversary after the opening of the reconstructed building Wednesday, Sept. 1 from noon to 1 p.m. in the SUB’s atrium. Free cake, punch and entertainment will be provided at the event. Additionally, the first 10 people in line will also receive one pair of Lobo Football tickets to the Sept. 11 game against Texas Tech.
The original SUB was built in 1959 for more than 7,000 students. The building continued through the next few decades with only minor changes. In the late 1990’s, the need for a new or renovated union was realized considering the UNM main campus had more than 23,000 students at that time.
With the help of $25 million from student fees, ground breaking for the newly reconstructed SUB began in January 2001. After two years of readjusting to such changes as the 300-person tent, “Lobo Lair,” and the multi-kiosk, “Transitional Food Village,” the SUB was completed and opened to the public July 1, 2003.
The SUB now offers nine different food venues including national chains like
Chick-fil-a and Sonic. It also has more than 20 meeting rooms complete with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and video conferencing capability.
The New Mexico Federal Educators Credit Union is also housed in the building along with the Lobo I.D. Card Office, the Student Activities Center and the ASUNM and GPSA offices. The SUB is also home to the ASUNM Southwest Film Center, which seats more than 190 people. The Lobo Pod Computer Lab now has more than 100 computer stations including several e-mail stations outside the lab.
Call 277-2331 with questions regarding the celebration.