Lo Schiavo Science
Nestled in the center of the university’s urban campus, Lo Schiavo Science is a gathering and study space for the
entire campus community, with the particular purpose of strengthening scientific preparation for all undergraduates and nurturing the growing links between the sciences and other disciplines.
LIGHTING THE CITY, CHANGING THE WORLD
The City’s First Science Program
In the hands of skilled masons, the building rose brick-by-brick from the sand dunes on the south side of Market Street in the rapidly developing City of San Francisco. It was the fall of 1862, and St. Ignatius College, the city’s first institution of higher education, was erecting a permanent structure to replace the temporary wooden schoolhouse that had been its home since 1855, the year of its founding.
