LaFortune Student Center, South Bend

Name: LaFortune Student Center
Address: Notre Dame, South Bend, 46556, United States

#56 among attractions in South Bend

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The LaFortune Student Center serves as one of two student centers at the University of Notre Dame. Built as the Science Hall in 1883 under the direction of Fr. John Zahm. In 1950 it was converted to a student union building and named LaFortune Center, after Joseph LaFortune, an oil executive from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commonly known as "LaFortune" or "LaFun," it is a 4-story building of 83,000 square feet that provides the Notre Dame community with a meeting place for social, recreational, cultural, and educational activities. The building also houses restaurants from national restaurant chains. As of 2008, LaFortune employs 35 part-time student staff and 29 full-time non-student staff and has an annual budget of $1.2 million. Many businesses, services, and divisions of The Office of Student Affairs are found within. ()

Completed: 1883 (141 years ago)Floors: 4Coordinates: 41°42'7"N, 86°14'16"W

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LaFortune Student Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Notre Dame Stadium, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Compton Family Ice Arena, Frank Eck Stadium.

~1640 ftSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend
8 min walk • Notre Dame Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, the home field of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
~600 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Historical place
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, South Bend
3 min walk • The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, is a Roman Catholic church on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, also serving as the mother church of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States.
0.7 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend
17 min walk • The Compton Family Ice Arena is a 5,022-seat, two-rink ice facility in Notre Dame, Indiana on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The arena saw its first game on October 21, 2011. The ice arena replaced the 2,857-seat rink in the north dome of the Edmund P. Joyce Center.
0.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Frank Eck Stadium, South Bend
17 min walk • Frank Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. It hosts the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1994. The stadium was named after Frank Eck, an alumnus, benefactor and advisor to the university.
~1000 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Snite Museum of Art, South Bend
5 min walk • The Snite Museum of Art is the fine art museum on the University of Notre Dame campus, near South Bend, Indiana. With about 30,000 works of art that span cultures, eras, and media, the Snite Museum's permanent collection serves as a rich resource for audiences on campus and beyond.
~1630 ftE
Universities and schools
Notre Dame College of Science, South Bend
8 min walk • The College of Science is a college within the University of Notre Dame. The interim Dean of the College of Science is Michael Hildreth, Ph.D.
0.5 miS
Concerts and shows, Universities and schools, Performing arts
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, South Bend
13 min walk • The Marie P. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center is a performing arts venue located on the south end of the University of Notre Dame campus and open to the South Bend, Indiana, and wider community.
~320 ftNE
Monuments and statues
Clarke Memorial Fountain, South Bend
2 min walk • The Clarke Memorial Fountain is a large public fountain on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The fountain, originally known as the War Memorial, was dedicated in 1986.
1 miNE
41°42'44"N • 86°13'29"W
Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, South Bend
25 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
~1000 ftE
Library
Hesburgh Library, South Bend
5 min walk • Theodore Hesburgh Library is the primary building of the University of Notre Dame's library system. The present-day building opened on September 18, 1963, as Memorial Library. In 1987, it was renamed Hesburgh Library, in honor of Rev.
~1970 ftNE
Sport complex
Stepan Center, South Bend
10 min walk • Stepan Center is one multi-purpose facility at the University of Notre Dame, and is located on the northeast corner of campus. Built in 1962, the Stepan Center was donated to the university by Alfred Stepan, the founder of Stepan Company.

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Which popular attractions are close to LaFortune Student Center?

Nearby attractions include Washington Hall, South Bend (2 min walk), Clarke Memorial Fountain, South Bend (2 min walk), Basilica of the Sacred Heart, South Bend (3 min walk), Hesburgh Library, South Bend (5 min walk).