2008 Woodie Awards
MU breaks ground for future learning center in West Chester
Brianna Mulligan
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: Campus
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Ohio communities.
The VOA Center, located on Ohio's I-75 between Dayton and Cincinnati in West Chester, will be a satellite location offering a variety of Miami classes.
The building, with an estimated completion date of January 2009, plans to offer more than 80 classes per week for students hoping to continue or begin a university education. Daniel Hall, dean of the Miami Hamilton campus, said the purpose of the center is to provide a learning environment for a variety of students.
"The Voice of American Center will provide educational opportunities for people in the region and provide them with graduation, undergraduate, and noncredit opportunities," Hall said.
Project manager Roderick Nimtz agrees.
"It is specifically a learning center," Nimtz said. "It will be used for instructional education. We are reaching out to serve students on many levels."
The VOA Center is targeted at any students who are just beginning a college education, want to continue completion of a degree, are required to take continuing education requirements, or who are simply interested in taking classes to increase their knowledge and skills. Classes will be offered during the day, at night, and on the weekends.
Many branches of Miami education will be offered at the center, including a professional MBA program through the Farmer School of Business, graduate work through Miami's School of Education and Allied Professions, and a variety of undergraduate courses for a nursing bachelor's degree.
More than 180 supporters of the project, including Miami President David Hodge and regional campus deans Kelly Cowan of Middletown and Hall, were present at the groundbreaking.
Also attending were two of the people who first initiated the project in 1997, Kathy Klink, the former superintendent of the area schools, and Jack Rhodes, former dean of Hamilton. In fact, Rhodes and his wife came from Wisconsin to attend the event.
"It was 180 of our closest friends," Nimtz said. "It's great to see the response of my colleagues at Miami. A lot of people have been and will continue to help bring the center on line."
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