Moreau Center for the Arts Debuts Electronic Box Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Moreau Center for the Arts Embraces Technology with New Electronic Box Office

Contact:
Gwen O’Brien
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Ind.
(574) 284-4579

September 30, 2009 (Notre Dame, Ind.)- The Saint Mary’s College Moreau Center for the Arts took its ticket sales online earlier this month. The new electronic box office provides the Office of Special Events with the ability to provide customers with a convenient and secure option to purchase tickets over the Internet. The electronic system also provides Special Events with a database of patrons with whom to share news of upcoming events.

In addition to the ability to buy tickets online, patrons may choose their seats at the time of their purchase if the event requires assigned seating. Patrons also have the choice to print their tickets from their personal computers instead of picking them up at the Moreau box office prior to the event. The new technology includes tickets with barcodes, which are scanned at the door to the auditorium or theatre.

“This technology is revolutionizing the way Saint Mary’s College tickets events. We now can provide real-time seating options to our patrons 24/7,” said Chris Sallak, Patron Services and Marketing Manager for Special Events.

Saint Mary’s hopes to expand the ability to purchase tickets online to athletics and other events on campus that may require a ticket. To purchase a ticket for an event go to MoreauCenter.com and look for the “Purchase tickets now!” icon under the events description. The Moreau Center for the Arts Web site will soon have a new layout to make purchasing tickets even easier.

About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, women’s institution offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study. Saint Mary’s College has six nationally accredited academic programs: social work, art, music, teacher education, chemistry and nursing. Saint Mary's College ranks among the nation's top 100 liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 annual survey. Founded in 1844, Saint Mary’s is a pioneer in the education of women, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.