Medgar Evers College opens its new facility.Medgar Evers College Medgar Evers College (MEC) is a college campus (offering bachelor's and associate's degrees) of The City University of New York. MEC was founded in 1970 through cooperation from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. celebrated the opening of its newly constructed School of Business and Student Support Services Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, October 21. The building was designed by Gruzen Samton Architects The ceremony was held at the new building, which is located on 1637 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn, between Crown and Carroll Streets. The event will be preceded by a reception and remarks from Dr. Edison O. Jackson Dr. Edison O. Jackson1 is the current President of Medgar Evers College. He has been President since 1989. He received his B.S and M.A from Howard University and an Ed.D from Rutgers University. He started his career as a Senior Counselor at Federal City College. , president of Medgar Evers College. Invited guests included New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz and representatives from Gruzen Samton LLP, the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. and the Dormitory Authority State of New York. Designed for both academic and student support services, the Building was an 18-month construction project, which was a collaborative effort between CUNY and DASNY DASNY Dormitory Authority of the State of New York , and was managed by McKissack Turner Construction. The 44,950 s/f three-story building houses The School of Business and the administrative offices for Student Affairs. |
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