Paul Quinn College to Break Ground on First Building in 40 Years
WHAT: Paul Quinn College, the creator of the Urban Work College Model and one of the nation’s most innovative colleges, will break ground on its first new building on campus in 40 years. The new building, named the Trammell S. Crow Living and Learning Center, is LEED-certified and will feature 30,000 sq. ft. of residential space for students and 10,000 sq. ft. of classroom and office space. The building will also include a dance studio and 1,500-person capacity competitive gym.
The school will also unveil the Bishop and Dr. John Hurst Adams and Family Lecture Hall and Auditorium in a ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately following the groundbreaking. The state-of-the art lecture hall/auditorium was funded in part by the friends and the Family of Bishop and Dr. John Hurst Adams and will be used for classes, speaking engagements, movies, assemblies, and meetings.
WHEN:
Friday, August 17, 2018
11:00 am
WHERE:
Paul Quinn College
3837 Simpson Stuart Road
Dallas, Texas 75241
PARKING:
All visitors should check in at the security office immediately upon entering campus. From there, visitors will be directed to venue parking.
CAMPUS MAP:
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WHO:
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, President, Paul Quinn College
Trammell S. Crow, Founder of EarthX (formerly Earth Day)
Toni Rose, Texas State Representative and Paul Quinn College Alumna
Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Don J. Clevenger, PQC Board Chair and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Oncor
Victor J. Elmore, President & CEO, Texas Mezzanine Fund
LIVE STREAM:
The groundbreaking will be live streamed starting at 10:55 a.m.
INTERVIEW, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES / CONTACT:
For interview/photo opportunities, please contact Anthea Danby at anthea@minervaco.com or 214-205-8062.
ABOUT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE
Paul Quinn College, one of the most innovative small colleges in America, is a private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired college that was founded on April 4, 1872 by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Church preachers in Austin, Texas. The school’s original purpose was to educate freed slaves and their offspring. Today, Paul Quinn has become a model for urban higher education by focusing on academic rigor, experiential learning, and entrepreneurship. The College proudly educates students of all races and socio-economic classes under the banner of its institutional ethos, WE over Me. Its mission is to provide a quality, faith-based education that addresses the academic, social, and Christian development of its students. The College’s president, Michael Sorrell, was recently named one of Fortune magazine’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018 and the Male President of the Year by HBCU Digest for the third time.
