Quinnipiac University celebrated the ribbon cutting for its new bookstore March 3. The event featured a DJ, student fashion show and discounted Champion apparel for attendees.
“It just was a great experience, and I love seeing so many people coming out to celebrate our new building and our new location,” Campus Store Manager Brittany Calabro said.
The fashion show showed off the bookstore’s new apparel as students circled the top floor, making their way through the crowd and showing off their own personality.
“I thought it was a really cool way to display the items that we have and the sale that’s going on today, and just celebrate our students and the new bookstore,” Jessie Auerbach, sophomore behavioral neuroscience major, said.
University administrators echoed the enthusiasm shared by students reflecting on the store’s redesign and relocation.
“This is the kind of space students at Quinnipiac deserve for getting their books, their accessories and their swag,” Chief Experience Officer Tom Ellett said.
According to Sandip Patel, associate vice president for budgeting and financial planning, the new bookstore had a 50% increase in sales in February alone.
“It’s not just the wonderful layout of this store. You know what else it is? It’s the people who greet you,” President Marie Hardin said. “It’s that Quinnipiac smile, that welcoming team that is going to be talking with you when you come in here, and helping you and wanting to know about your day.”
