What: A check representing funding for the Seton Hill University Center for the Arts in downtown Greensburg will be presented by Congressman Tim Murphy. Congressman Murphy will take questions from the audience and the press following the presentation, time permitting.

When: Wednesday, January 12, 10 a.m.

Where: Seton Hill University Administration Building, 2nd Floor

Who: Congressman Tim Murphy, representatives from the City of Greensburg and members of the Seton Hill University community

Open to the public?: No

About the University Center for the Arts:

The Seton Hill University Center for the Arts is being created through a partnership of Seton Hill University, the City of Greensburg, the Westmoreland Trust, the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Westmoreland and the Greensburg Salem School District. The $11.5 million Center for the Arts, located in downtown Greensburg, will include an interconnected flexible theatre building and a recital hall for Seton Hill’s premier academic programs in music and theatre. In preparation for phase two of the project, Seton Hill is taking appropriate steps to develop a business incubation program to complement the area’s economic development strategy. The Center will help enhance Greensburg’s cultural district by building on the momentum created by the recent restorations of the Greensburg Train Station, Palace Theatre and historic Stark and James buildings.

About Congressman Murphy:

Congressman Murphy was elected to Congress to represent the 18th district of Pennsylvania in 2002. He is a member of the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Government Reform and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and was recently named to the Energy and Commerce Committee. Prior to being elected to Congress, Murphy served in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he chaired the Pennsylvania Committee on Aging and Youth. Murphy earned his bachelor’s degree from Wheeling Jesuit University, a master’s degree from Cleveland State University and his PhD in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

While this event is not open to the public, all members of the media are welcome to attend the activities listed above. For more information, please contact Becca Baker, Staff Writer at 724-830-1069 or bbaker@setonhill.edu.

Seton Hill University, chartered in 1918, is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Greensburg, Pa. with more than 30 undergraduate programs and 8 graduate programs, including an MBA. Seton Hill brings the world to its students through its distinguished lecturers and nationally and internationally renowned centers. Twice recognized by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the nation’s Top 100 Entrepreneurial Universities, Seton Hill has also been named one of the Best Mid-Atlantic Colleges by The Princeton Review and one of Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Businesses by Pennsylvania Business Central. For more information on Seton Hill please visit www.setonhill.edu or call 1-800-826-6234.