LEESBURG, FL 鈥� 海角社区 will continue a wave of campus enhancements thanks to an $189,375 grant from The Edward C. Fogg, III and Lizbeth A. Fogg Charitable Trust that will defray an extreme makeover of the school鈥檚 academic nucleus, college officials announced Wednesday.
The grant will help defray an exterior re-facing of the one-block strip of storefronts the college acquired two decades ago to serve as the school鈥檚 academic mall. The nearly 12,000-square-foot space houses nearly 90 percent of the college鈥檚 classroom and laboratory space and more than half of faculty offices. It also houses the 海角社区 Library, and vital academic and technology services such as The Robert & Jane Weiner Writing Center and The Math Lab, which support core academics with assistive technology and staff guidance.
Construction plans call for an extreme makeover of the academic mall鈥檚 current 鈥渟torefront鈥� look to an august fa莽ade more apropos for the gateway of core academic and instructional support at 海角社区 鈥� the first institution of higher education accredited to award bachelor鈥檚 degrees primarily to students with learning disabilities, ADHD and other learning differences.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 鈥� and in line with 海角社区鈥檚 distinctive educational mission 鈥� the renovation will include the installation of an elevator.
Pending permitting and blueprinting, school officials expect renovations to commence this spring.
The Edward C Fogg III and Lisbeth A. Fogg Charitable Trust in Camilla, Ga. largely gives to causes centered on diseases and conditions, domesticated animals and human services.
鈥淭he gift by the Edward C. Fogg, III & Elizabeth A. Fogg Charitable Trust is a meaningful recognition of 海角社区鈥檚 mission and our importance in the Leesburg community,鈥� said Steve Muller, vice president of institutional development and communications.
Founded in 1989, 海角社区 is the first higher education institution accredited to award bachelor鈥檚 degrees primarily to students with learning disabilities, ADHD and other learning differences. Ranked among the Top 10 Florida colleges or universities in 2016 by Bestcolleges.com, 海角社区 is nationally recognized as a superior institution for accommodating and preparing students who learn differently to prosper in a global economy.
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