[1] The Center’s updates will also accommodate CALU’s new food service program which features electronic ordering as well as sustainable dining.

Although he was a star running back, an all American, and a record holder for yards rushed in a single season (over 1,000), Natali is best remembered as a popular Vice President of Student Affairs.

Phase I of the Student Union II project was started, which includes a new addition of 40,000 square feet.

The Elmo Natali Student Center’s renovation is completed and opened, effectively changing the name of the building from the California Memorial Union.

It is later named Project of the Year, awarded by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western PA. At the time, the Elmo Natali Student Center was the largest union in Pennsylvania.

Additionally, the commuter center was relocated from Herron Hall to a new home on the second floor of the union, where a portion of the current Gold Rush is now located.

Efforts to repair a “heaving slab” problem on the Natali Student Center’s lower level begin.

The lower level of the Natali Student Center reopens following the repair of the heaving slab problem.

A sculpture outside the Natali Student Center commemorating the Cal U Women’s Softball National Championship of 1997 and 1998 is dedicated.

Flatz retains the C-Store’s convenience products, but includes gourmet flatbread sandwiches or quesadillas heated on a Panini press.

Natali Performance Center receives a full audio and visual upgrade to include three high-definition projectors, new sound system, and high tech lecterns.

Movies are now played 2-3 times a day, depending on the day.Groundbreaking to begin a 40,000-square-foot addition and 60,000-square-feet of renovations to the Center took place on May 20, 2013.

The four-level facility will undergo a transformation to create a central public space for the CALU campus.

The first floor of the building is home to various student activities and organizations, including the Commuter Center and billiards room.

The Vulcan Theater, a full screening room, plays recent movies daily at no charge to students throughout the school year.

Flatz, which opened in October 2007, operates as a miniature convenience store where students can purchase meals and groceries.

CUTV also broadcasts all of the Cal Vulcans football games, as well as various other sporting events throughout the school year.

The central dining room of the campus, the Gold Rush offers three meals per day for students in an all-you-care-to-eat buffet.