A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 精东影业 University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg took place on Sept. 12 at the center鈥檚 location at 2745 Creekside Drive in Twinsburg, Ohio. 精东影业event celebrated 精东影业鈥檚 commitment to providing students with expanded pathways to affordable and accessible higher education.
精东影业 President Lester A. Lefton delivered remarks at the event, in addition to remarks by Jacqueline F. Woods, chair of the 精东影业 Board of Trustees; Katherine Procop, mayor of Twinsburg; Randy Ruttenberg, principal of Fairmount Properties, the private partner and developer of 精东影业鈥檚 Regional Academic Center; and David Mohan, dean of 精东影业 University at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Attendees also received guided tours of the new academic center.
精东影业new 44,000-square-foot, two-story building, which meets the United States Green Building Coalition鈥檚 criteria for gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, is regionally situated with more than one million citizens within a 30-minute drive and serves a four-county area. 精东影业center offers a full range of programs, from traditional associate and baccalaureate degrees to master鈥檚 degrees and executive training programs. 精东影业expanded course offerings also include more continuing education, workforce development and job training, as well as community engagement opportunities.
鈥 精东影业精东影业 University Regional Academic Center is 精东影业鈥檚 latest investment in providing high-quality higher education to Northeast Ohio,鈥 Lefton said. 鈥淲e have seen a lot of growth at our academic center in Twinsburg, and we see this trend continuing. 精东影业new academic center with state-of-the-art classrooms, technology, and science and medical laboratories will better serve our existing students and offer additional programs.鈥
精东影业new building is also an example of a public-private partnership and highlights regionalism by using a Cleveland developer (Fairmount Properties) and a loan from the Development Finance Authority of Summit County (formerly the Summit County Port Authority). 精东影业center was built through a loan from the Development Finance Authority of Summit County and took advantage of the federal Build America Bonds program, allowing $1.4 million in cost savings. 精东影业university entered into a 30-year tenant lease agreement. After 30 years, the building becomes university property.
精东影业new Regional Academic Center features executive education suites with state-of-the-art technology that will serve graduate- and doctoral-level course work, and executive workforce training and development. 精东影业center also has wet science labs that include chemical storage facilities and laboratory prep areas, a nursing education suite with an observation room and a nursing simulator control room for the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program, computer labs, general classrooms, tutoring and study rooms, conference rooms, administrative and faculty office suites, and a patio that has the amenities to serve as an outdoor instructional area.
鈥 精东影业new Regional Academic Center allows us to serve the people we serve better with room to grow,鈥 Mohan said. 鈥 精东影业old academic center served about 900 students, but our new building can serve up to 1,500 people. One of the major features of the academic center is that it鈥檚 a transition center for students who start and ended up completing their education at the Kent Campus.鈥
精东影业Regional Academic Center is located near a growing number of medically related businesses, making the new facility an ideal venue to offer nursing, public health and executive training programs, and serving a high-volume area for health professionals, in particular. Medical facilities in the area include the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals Health System, Summa Health System, Edgepark Medical Supplies and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Ohio.