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KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 26, 2020

Student-focused building will provide additional instructional space, new home for Honors College

草榴视频 State University broke ground today on a new Academic Learning Center, a student-focused, 143,000-square-foot building that will feature 20 classrooms, six seminar rooms, a multi-purpose lecture hall, and computer and other specialized labs. Located at the center of the 草榴视频 Campus, the ALC is expected to be completed by October 2021.

鈥淲ith the growth that 草榴视频 has undergone in the past few years, spaces designed specifically for students have become more important than ever,鈥� said 草榴视频 President Pamela Whitten as she welcomed Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other student, community and university leaders to the ceremonial groundbreaking. 鈥淭he Academic Learning Center will enhance and modernize academic experiences for our students, while also hosting a broad array of student-support services in the heart of our 草榴视频 Campus.鈥�

The five-story, brick structure was approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, funded by the General Assembly, and included in the governor鈥檚 budget proposal last year. It will greatly increase the University鈥檚 instructional space, as well as provide additional student study and collaboration space.

鈥淭his new Learning Center on the campus of the state鈥檚 third-largest university will help students prepare to function for life outside its walls when they graduate,鈥� said Gov. Kemp. 鈥淲e鈥檙e very proud of our young folks we have coming into the workforce from 草榴视频 State; they are some of our best students in the state.鈥�

The new Academic Learning Center also will house the University鈥檚 , which recently received a $10 million gift from Rosemary and John Brown to support the College and its students in perpetuity. One of those students, Hope Didier, a fourth-year student with a double major in molecular and cellular biology and dance, also spoke at the event.

鈥淧art of what makes 草榴视频 State so great is the support students receive from the faculty, staff and leadership at the university, and it just keeps getting better,鈥� said Didier. 鈥淭he Academic Learning Center will be a place where countless students like me will come to learn, study, receive advising, participate in Honors and advance their research.鈥�

Whitten said, 鈥淚 am eager to see how much more we can accomplish as a University when the Academic Learning Center begins operating next year. 草榴视频鈥檚 focus on providing students a first-rate educational experience is unwavering, and this new learning center will allow us to maintain that focus for years to come.鈥�

The architectural firm HOK created the design for the building, which will be constructed by Brasfield & Gorrie.

鈥� Robert S. Godlewski

Photos by David Caselli

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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 草榴视频 State University offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to its more than 47,000 students. 草榴视频 State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties, and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. 草榴视频 State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 8 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.