The Connelly Center is designed to serve the cultural, social, recreational, religious, and co-curricular needs of Villanova University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and university friends. The facility and the programs that take place in the Connelly Center are designed to enrich the lives of all who use this facility. The building contains nearly 67,000 square feet of building space. The facility includes an art gallery, music listening room, information center, several lounges, cinema, meeting rooms, a five-hundred seat multi-purpose room, snack shop, ice cream shop, multi-tiered dining facility and several offices.