In response to growing student demand, Monroe Community College and the Monroe Community College Association broke ground last week on a second set of residence halls on the Brighton Campus. When the new halls open in Fall 2007, an additional 366 students will be able to live on campus.
“The college and the MCC Association certainly appreciate the support it received from the Monroe County Legislature, COMIDA (County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency) and the Town of Brighton to move this project forward,” said MCC President R. Thomas Flynn. “The new residence halls will satisfy the hundreds of students who want an on-campus living experience and result in fewer names on a lengthy waiting list.”
The Alice Holloway Young Commons, MCC’s first set of residence halls, opened in 2003 and are owned and operated by the MCC Association, Inc. a 501 (c)3 corporation established in 1962 to operate auxiliary services for the college. The DiMarco Group was selected to design and build the new residence halls based on competitive pricing and overwhelming satisfaction with the first set of halls.
The total project cost is estimated at $18.4 million. No public or tax dollars will be used.
Persons featured in the photo below include (l to r) Shelitha Dickerson, director of housing and residence life; Susan Salvador, Ed.D., chair, MCC Association, Inc. Board of Directors, and vice president, Student Services; R. Thomas Flynn, president, Monroe Community College; John L. DiMarco II, president and COO, The DiMarco Group; and Richard Degus, executive assistant to the president.
Rosanna Condello
College and Community Relations
07/26/2006 |