Xavier University (XU) marked the construction of two new buildings of the Center for Integrated Technologies (CIT) at the Manresa campus with a blessing and foundation laying ceremony on Sept 28.

The two new CIT buildings are part of a larger plan to develop Manresa as the new XU campus. The new structures will house classrooms, laboratories and workshops, canteen, library, auditorium and administration offices. 

University Chaplain Rev Fr Calvin Poulin SJ, who presided the Blessing, remarked that the buildings being erected signify Xavier’s continuing service to the Church and the country. He acknowledged the expansion of CIT, which started out being a small vocational-technical school but has now grown to have its own complex in Manresa.

CIT is a technical unit of XU that aims to address the industrial needs of the region for competent technicians. It provides alternative education opportunities for students who favor more technical and practical skills.


























Fr  Cal blesses the symbolic mementos of rose petals and coins before placing them in the building foundation.