{"id":564,"date":"2018-11-29T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T23:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/dkin-difference\/?p=564"},"modified":"2019-06-26T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T02:00:12","slug":"celebrating-20-years-of-costa-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/dkin-difference\/celebrating-20-years-of-costa-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 20 years of Costa Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deakin Chancellor John Stanhope AM and Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander AO joined more than 20 members of the Costa family on 25 June to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their namesake, the university\u2019s Costa Hall.<\/p>\n

Mr Frank Costa AO, his wife Shirley, and their extended families sat down to afternoon tea in the hall\u2019s reception area, nearly 20 years to the day since the original Great Hall was renamed in 1998.<\/p>\n

The Vice-Chancellor thanked the family for their vision, which she said helped to grow the university to become the sixth largest institution in the country, as of last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cUniversities cannot grow without the generosity and forward-thinking attitude of families like yours, so we thank you for helping us to develop this beloved hall,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Originally opened as the Great Hall in 1996, it was later renamed Costa Hall in 1998 after considerable funds were donated by the family to the Great Hall Appeal.<\/p>\n

Costa Hall has since hosted 270 graduation ceremonies, with more than 85,600 graduates crossing its stage to shake hands and receive their degrees.<\/p>\n

Watch the Costa Hall 20th anniversary celebrations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n