California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center

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California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center

The Convocation Center under construction, July 2010
Address	California, PA United States
Coordinates	40°03′47″N 79°52′54″W / 40.0631452°N 79.8817635°W / 40.0631452; -79.8817635
Owner	Pennsylvania Western University
Operator	Pennsylvania Western University California
Type	Arena
Capacity	4,000
Field size	142,000 square feet (13,200 m2)
Surface	Hardwood
Scoreboard	Daktronics
Current use	Basketball
Construction
Broke ground	August 5, 2009
Opened	December 3, 2011; 13 years ago (December 3, 2011)
Construction cost	USD $ 59 Million
Architect	L. Robert Kimball & Associates
General contractor	The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Main contractors	WG Tomko, Inc., A-1 Electric Service, Inc., Ryco, Inc., Wayne Crouse, Inc.,
Tenants
California Vulcans basketball
Website
pennwest.edu/convocation-center

The California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center is a multi-purpose arena in California, Pennsylvania, United States. The arena is the home of the California Vulcans men and women's basketball and volleyball teams, as well as the host of graduation commencement. The Convocation Center is able to host other sporting events, concerts, and trade shows, featuring a removable hardwood surface. The building, covering over 142,000 sq. feet, is the largest indoor venue between Morgantown, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cal U Convocation Center is also home to the "Rivers Bend Conference Center," which features executive-level conferencing facilities. Also included in the venue are "smart" classrooms, configurable for large or small-group presentations, high-tech audio and visual systems, wireless Internet access, webcams, videoconferencing equipment, and interactive response systems. The building replaces the Vulcans previous basketball and volleyball arena, Hamer Hall, which opened its doors in 1965.