CASCIA HALL

The exterior of Cascia Hall on the Villanova University Cabrini Campus

All Villanova students, faculty and staff can enjoy the amenities available at Cascia Hall, a vibrant, newly renovated student center designed as a gathering space for the entire community.

From the very start, Cascia Hall, named for the birthplace of St. Rita of Cascia, was designed with community in mind. Tables and chairs line a sunny, wide-open atrium, giving space for friends to gather to chat or snack. A smaller lounge area allows for rest or quiet study, while a recreation room houses pool tables, comfy chairs and screens suitable for gaming or game watches. Grab a coffee, a bite or a full meal at one of Cascia's innovative eateries!

DINING

Enjoy only-at-Cascia dining opportunities, including:

Local Grounds x Holy Grounds

Your favorite Holy Grounds, reimagined as a full coffeehouse experience featuring local roasters and a warm, community atmosphere.

Local Grounds x Holy Grounds Coffee Shop

Rooted

A fresh, customizable concept offering acai bowls, smoothies and grain and salad bowls, powered by local Pennsylvania farms and alumni-owned Pitaya Foods.

Rooted at Cascia Hall

The Menu Maker

A rotating, student-driven dining concept where students vote on the types of menus and pop-up experiences they want to see throughout the semester.

The Menu Maker at Cascia

ADDITIONAL AMENITIES

STUDENT LOUNGES

GAME ROOM

ATRIUM

EXPLORE MORE OF THE CABRINI CAMPUS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A GUIDE TO YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING

FITNESS AND RECREATION

LIVING AND LEADERSHIP COMMUNITIES

DINING EXPERIENCES

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CABRINI CAMPUS FUN FACTS

There’s a lot to discover about the Cabrini Campus. Here are a few facts and figures you may not know.

2,000+ Undergraduate and Graduate Students
are taking classes at Cabrini Campus this fall semester with every undergraduate class year represented.

75% of Undergraduate Students
taking classes on the Cabrini Campus live on the Villanova Campus or off campus.

75+ Full-Time Faculty
have offices on the Cabrini Campus—about 10% of Villanova's faculty.

Bellesini Hall
is one of Villanova's three largest academic buildings by number of classrooms.

HONORING OUR CATHOLIC HERITAGE

Mother Cabrini Statue on the Cabrini Campus

Building names on the Cabrini Campus honor the heritage of St. Augustine and Mother Cabrini. The Student Center is named Cascia Hall after St. Rita of Cascia, an Augustinian nun, and student study spaces is housed in Tagaste Hall, named after the North African city that was the birthplace of St. Augustine. Two residence halls—Francesca and Xavier Halls—both honor St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini, who was born Maria Francesca Cabrini). Additional buildings are named in honor of Augustinian friars and nuns.

OUR PLAN IN ACTION

EXPANDING THE VILLANOVA EXPERIENCE

The unique community spirit that makes Villanova University a “new home” for students extends to the Cabrini Campus, where Villanovans will discover the Augustinian Catholic ideals of veritas, unitas and caritas in all aspects of campus life. The same rigorous academics, vibrant extracurricular activities, commitment to service and caring atmosphere feature prominently in our new facilities and halls, and students will find their physical and mental well-being supported as strongly as it is on the Villanova Campus. Learn more about how we’re planning to care for Villanovans in mind, body and spirit.

REVITALIZING OUR NEW HOME

Villanova spent two years addressing infrastructure updates and renovation work on the Cabrini Campus, creating a full Villanova experience for all community members who live, work, study and visit the new campus. Projects included full renovations to provide a new student center, classroom and residence hall updates, technology upgrades for a seamless IT experience and landscape enhancements, among many others.

Supporting Villanova's Strategic Mission

The Cabrini Campus furthers the goals of the University's Strategic Plan and the Espiritus Nova comprehensive campaign by enhancing Villanova’s campus to foster collaboration and innovation. The University received a $5 million gift to help fund the Cabrini Campus revitalization from Andy ’86 CLAS and Kayellen Reisinger.

Preserving Mother Cabrini's Legacy

As the Augustinians were in the early years of establishing Villanova College in Pennsylvania, Frances Cabrini was growing up in a small Italian village near Milan in the 1850s. Over the course of the next decades, Villanova’s founders expanded their educational mission, and Mother Cabrini, as she came to be known, worked her way to the United States to establish schools, founding the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.Mother Cabrini was canonized in 1946 and was named patron saint of immigrants in 1950, in honor of her dedication to the needs of Italian immigrants in her early years in New York City. Mother Cabrini’s dedication to education led to her namesake institution being founded in Radnor in 1957.

A Sustainable Effort

Among the many logistical matters Villanova needed to address with the Cabrini Campus renovation was responsible deployment and disposal of equipment, materials and furniture. Villanova staff got to work to find ways to reuse and recycle as much as possible. Through these efforts, not only did these items escape the landfill, but they also found new homes with Villanova offices and local, regional and international nonprofit organizations.