Delph Courtyard, University Center Building

The Delph Courtyard at the interior of the University Center Building is an inviting outdoor garden patio, accented by a colorful tiled water feature. Friends have been gathering for lunch or studying, and to unwind, since the courtyard was completed in spring 1991. Throughout the year, campus displays and cultural events, such as Black History and Hispanic Heritage celebrations, fill the courtyard with activity.

The Delph Courtyard was named in honor of a $1 million gift from Edwin K. and Marjorie J. Delph, which established two scholarship endowment funds and a visiting professorship in ethics in 1991. The Delphs are Arizona natives whose families pioneered education, agriculture and irrigation development in north Phoenix.