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| Location | California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA |
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| Coordinates | 40°03′47″N 79°52′54″W / 40.0631452°N 79.8817635°W |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Western University |
| Operator | Pennsylvania Western University California |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Field size | 142,000 square feet (13,200 m2) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 5, 2009 |
| Built | September 2009 – present |
| Opened | 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., |
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| California Vulcans | |
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.