Posted on October 13, 2011 by Sherry Mercurio

While Franklin University continues to grow and adapt to an ever-changing world, the University's commitment to providing students with the academic preparation needed for success remains as strong as ever.  To ensure the academic and physical infrastructure necessary to support our students' continued success, earlier this year the University expanded its Main Campus, downtown with the purchase of a 15,000-square-foot building located at 360 S. Grant Ave.

The addition of the building on Grant Ave. to the University's Main Campus allows Franklin to provide additional professional office environment for its growing number of full-time faculty members. This latest addition further reinforces Franklin's position as the southeast anchor of the city's Special Improvement District, which, along with the completion of the 70/71 split project, will create a new neighborhood gateway on Grant Avenue.

With renovations now complete, the new building houses the University's College of Arts, Sciences & Technology.  Faculty and administrative staff now occupy 34 office spaces, 14 workstations, and multiple huddle and conference spaces.

The purchase and renovation of the building on Grant Ave. is the latest milestone in Franklin University's strategic growth plan, which sets out to strengthen its resources and offerings by expanding educational opportunities to ever greater numbers of students across the country and around the world.

Members of the community are invited to join University officials, members of the University's Board of Trustees, area government, and civic and business leader representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Grant Avenue building, on Friday, Oct. 21 from 1:15-3 p.m. The ribbon-cutting will take place at 1:30 p.m.  Please RSVP to rsvp@franklin.edu by Friday, Oct. 14.