Built in 1985, the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center ended a 73-year struggle to create a student center on the SU campus. University trustee Renee Schine Crown, a 1950 graduate, donated funds to create the student center and named it in memory of her parents, who founded the Schine Theaters. In addition to a dining center and a study lounge for students, the Schine Center houses the Syracuse University Bookstore, Center for Career Services, Parents Office, Goldstein Auditorium, Center for Public and Community Services, and office space for many student organizations.
