Welcome to Lindquist Hall
Amy Renner Hendricks and Jaime Winston MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Following 20 months of reconstruction, Weber State University’s Social Science building reopened in January 2019 with a new look — an architectural showstopper at the Ogden campus’ west entrance — and a distinguished new name — Lindquist Hall.
The massive renovation project, which included the building being stripped to its reinforced concrete frame and foundation, started with a record-breaking pledge from Ogden businessman and longtime WSU supporter John E. Lindquist, president of Lindquist Mortuaries and Cemeteries. In addition, the Utah Legislature allocated $30 million to complete the project.
On Jan. 7, 2019, eager visitors gathered to tour the new building. In commemoration of Lindquist Hall’s grand opening and Weber State’s 130th anniversary, University Marketing & Communications adapted the Mother Goose nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built to reflect that our new social science building is The Hall that John E. Built. At a pre-ribbon-cutting luncheon, history professor Gene Sessions and political science professor Leah Murray narrated the revamped rhyme while advancement team “thespians” acted it out.Afterward, Sessions and Murray presented Lindquist with an illustrated storybook.
The parody was such a hit, we wanted to share it with you. While the words are fun and whimsical, the moral of the tale is powerful and true: It takes a village to make dreams happen at Weber State, and we are
ever so grateful for the people who make up that village.
This is the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
This is the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
This is the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built
This is the development team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold|
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the administrators, their virtue extolled,
that direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are state funds with limits controlled
that permit the administrators, their virtue extolled,
to direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the leaders, their wisdom
doled,
that distribute state funds with limits controlled
that permit the administrators, their virtue extolled,
to direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the citizens, young and old,
that elect the leaders, their wisdom doled,
that distribute state funds with limits controlled
that permit the administrators, their virtue extolled,
to direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
This is the school where students enrolled
learn how to be citizens, young and old,
that elect the leaders, their wisdom doled,
that distribute state funds with limits controlled
that permit the administrators, their virtue extolled,
to direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
These are the founders whose vision foretold
the birth of the school where students enrolled
learn how to be citizens, young and old,
that elect good leaders, their wisdom doled,
that distribute state funds with limits controlled
that permit the administrators, their virtue extolled,
to direct the team so brave and bold
that finds the donors with hearts of gold
that support the teaching
that drives the professors
that engage the student
that chases the dream
that dwells in the Hall that John E. built.
The Hall that John E. Built, written and illustrated by Marketing & Communications’ Karin Hurst and Hillary Wallace
Lindquist Hall was designed and built with the goal of earning a LEED Gold rating for energy efficiency. A massive geothermal field, consisting of 150 wells drilled 425 feet deep into the northwest part of campus, supplements the building’s heating and cooling.