Jorge Bergoglio Hall
Bergoglio Hall houses over 200 sophomore residential students in two bedroom (four person) pods with a shared bathroom.
Staffed with six student Resident Success Assistants and one professional Resident Hall Director, Bergoglio Hall is a great environment for sophomore and freshmen students to transition to more independent living while maintaining a high level of support.
Building Amenities
- Multipurpose fitness facility (home to Big Red CrossFit)
- Video game classroom and lounge
- Security presence at the main entrance of the building
- Card swipe entry at the main entrance
- Laundry facilities on each floor
Room Amenities
- Window coverings
- Card swipe entry to the room
- Desks (one per resident)
- Chairs (one per resident)
- Twin bed with built in dresser (one per resident)
- Built-in closet (one per resident)
- Air conditioning/heating unit
- Wireless internet access
- Micro-fridge unit (one per room)
- Bathroom with two sinks, one toilet and one shower
Meet the Staff
Valeria Araujo
Residence Hall Director
203-396-6214
araujov@mail.sacredheart.edu
Resident Success Assistant
- Nohea Moniz (SRSA)
- Sebastian Degolier
- Angelica Esposito
- Jack Levy
- Ryan O'Connor
- Temi Sanusi
Who is Jorge Bergoglio?
Jorge Bergoglio - Pope Francis
1936-2025
Jorge Bergoglio is the birth name of Pope Francis. He is the first pope to take the name of Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from Latin America. He is determined to raise up those who have been marginalized—the poor, the rejected, the sinners, the downtrodden. “My people are poor and I am one of them,” he has said more than once, explaining his decision to live in an apartment and cook his own supper. He has always advised his priests to show mercy and apostolic courage and to keep their doors open to everyone. The worst thing that could happen to the Church, he has said on various occasions, “is what de Lubac called spiritual worldliness,” which means, “being self-centered.” And when he speaks of social justice, he calls people first of all to pick up the Catechism, to rediscover the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. His project is simple: if you follow Christ, you understand that “trampling upon a person’s dignity is a serious sin.” In this way, his views align perfectly with our mission to instill our students and other members of the SHU community with a deep sense of the Catholic intellectual tradition and its emphasis on social justice.