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 Named for Cornelia Parsons (Thornburgh) '80, who served on the [[trustees|Board of Trustees]] for 17 years and was its first female chair in 2014, the Cornelia Center is among the first College buildings named for a woman and the first for a woman who was alive at the time of dedication. It was known as Vernon Social until 2021. Named for Cornelia Parsons (Thornburgh) '80, who served on the [[trustees|Board of Trustees]] for 17 years and was its first female chair in 2014, the Cornelia Center is among the first College buildings named for a woman and the first for a woman who was alive at the time of dedication. It was known as Vernon Social until 2021.
  
-Built in 1997, the Cornelia Center has been a public space open for student use, and was used to hold events including plays, concerts, movie nights, and lectures. The interior of the Cornelia Center features a bright mural of multi-colored patches entitled //Wall Drawing #849: Irregular Blobs of Color,// designed by the esteemed [[hartford|Hartford]]-born artist Sol LeWitt, which he painted in 1998.  +Built in 1997, the Cornelia Center has been a public space open for student use, and was used to hold events including plays, concerts, movie nights, and lectures. The interior of the Cornelia Center features a bright mural of multi-colored patches entitled //Wall Drawing #849: Irregular Blobs of Color,// designed by the esteemed [[hartford|Hartford]]-born artist Sol LeWitt, which was painted in 1998.  
  
 [{{:trinity-social-bleachers.jpg?direct&400 |The Cornelia Center after the 2013 renovation. Photo credit: Tecton Architects}}]  [{{:trinity-social-bleachers.jpg?direct&400 |The Cornelia Center after the 2013 renovation. Photo credit: Tecton Architects}}] 
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