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A brief history of TUC

	Though Tangeman is vastly different inside, planners preserved TUC's original four-column facade that faces McMicken Hall.

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Devoid of a campus student union before 1937, University of Cincinnati leaders constructed Tangeman University Center that year on top of an old parking lot. The Union, as it was then known, was a much-needed addition as it provided a place for dances, lunches and meeting space for student clubs and organizations.

By 1965, the popular building was expanded to include the south wing and bridge area at a cost of $3 million, a million of which was donated by Mrs. Walter Tangeman. In return for her gift, the entire facility was named for her son, Donald Core Tangeman, who had been killed in action in World War II.

The facility was closed in 2001. The old south wing and bridge were leveled, and a new south wing was constructed, while the north wing underwent its dramatic transformation.

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