As students gathered Wednesday at Norris University Centerfor the Cohen Lawn Community Celebration, University leadership, donors and trustees congregated just upstairs on the rooftop of Luna’s Pub & Grill.Attendees included Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris,interim President Henry Bienen and President Emeritus Michael Schill.
The event came a day before the Board of Trustees’ annual meeting,held from Thursday to Friday, a University spokesperson confirmed to The Daily.
Bienen addressed donors and alumni gathered on the rooftop before speaking to students. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Schill greeted donors and trustees, including Barris, at the event. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Board of Trustees members, such as Barris, attended the rooftop gathering. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)The Jesse White Tumblers acrobatic team performed on the lawn. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Davis told The Daily that nearly all of the funding for recent Norris renovations came from donors. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)One of the vendors, Phoenix Bean Tofu, supplies tofu to Compass Group, NU’s primary food service provider. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Bienen said he and his wife, Pritzker Prof. Emerita Leigh Buchanan Bienen, enjoyed a meal on Cohen Lawn back in April. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Entertainment for the evening included student band Rain Check and Chicago-based band Ring of Music, which performed at Kahn Pavilion. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Students received free items from vendors such as Coca-Cola, which offered cans of Sprite and Mr. Pibb. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)
