Media Relations
University of South Florida
Polytechnic
3433 Winter Lake Road
Lakeland, FL 33803
(863) 667-7077
Fax (863) 667-7097
:: Subscribe to eNews
:: Current
News
Archives 2007
:: Fall
2007
:: Summer 2007
:: Spring
2007
Archives 2006
:: Fall 2006
:: Summer 2006
:: Spring
2006
Archives 2005
:: Fall
2005
:: Summer
2005
:: Spring
2005
Archives 2004
:: Fall
2004
:: Summer
2004
:: Spring
2004
Archives 2003
:: Fall
2003
:: Summer
2003
:: Spring
2003
Archives 2002
:: Fall
2002
:: Summer
2002
::
Spring 2002
Archives 2001
:: Fall
2001
|
|
 |
Contact:
David Steele, USF Lakeland
(863)
944-9119
LAKELAND,
FL (February 13, 2007) - The new $32 million academic building on the Polk Community College/University of South Florida Lakeland will be dedicated on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. The event will feature brief speeches by PCC President Dr. Eileen Holden, USF President Dr. Judy Genshaft and USF Vice President and Lakeland Campus Executive Officer Dr. Marshall Goodman. The Master of Ceremonies will be Kristen Dailey, President of USF Lakeland Student Government and a PCC graduate. Lakeland Mayor Ralph “Buddy” Fletcher and several other local dignitaries will participate and attend the event.
The ultra-modern structure known as the Lakeland Technology Building (LTB) features a large state-of-the-art teaching auditorium, classrooms, computer and science labs, offices and ancillary student support facilities.
Like the rest of the Lakeland campus, the new facility is used by students, faculty and staff from both PCC and USF. Unlike the campus’ other academic buildings, the new structure does not have a courtyard, but is a traditional solid core building featuring floor to ceiling windows. A key design element is the large interior hallway or atrium that extends up 2½ stories to the roof of the building and the extensive use of glass that fills the center of the building with light. The central hallway also divides the structure— with PCC classrooms and offices on one side and USF facilities on the other— making it easy for students to navigate.
The building has a total of 125,000 square feet (PCC space: 78,500 gross sq. ft; USF space: 46,500 gross sq. ft). The campus opened in 1988 and currently annual serves 15,000 credit and non-credit students.
|
|
