BLINN/A&M TO BREAK GROUND ON RELLIS CAMPUS, FRIDAY

  

Ten months after accepting an invitation to join The Texas A&M University System at the RELLIS Campus, Blinn College will host a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the construction of a facility that will serve approximately 2,500 students.

Blinn College will break ground on its new RELLIS Campus facility at 2 p.m. this Friday (March 31).

David Sommer, President of the Blinn College Board of Trustees says, “The RELLIS Campus represents a landmark in the history of Texas higher education, bringing a renowned university system and a leading community college together for a partnership that has never been seen before in the State of Texas.”

In May 2016, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced plans to create a new research and development campus.  Blinn College will provide freshman and sophomore-level courses at RELLIS, allowing students to transfer to Texas A&M System institutions at the Gateway Education Center.

Blinn’s four-story building will cover 83,000 square feet and include 18 classrooms and eight laboratories.  Construction is scheduled to be completed in time for the Fall 2018 semester.

The facility will also allow Blinn to partner with other organizations and institutions located on the RELLIS Campus, including, private research and development companies, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).

Dr. Mary Hensley, Blinn College District President/CEO says, “The RELLIS Campus demonstrates that collaboration and a commitment to student achievement can provide students with new hands-on learning opportunities while expanding access to affordable higher education.  It shows that together, we can create an unparalleled environment for personal growth, research, and discovery.”

In December 2016, Blinn and TEEX announced a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their partnership to meet Brazos County’s growing demand for workforce training programs. Per the agreement, TEEX and Blinn will work together to provide training for the targeted occupations identified specifically by the Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Board and as confirmed by each institution’s market research related to training needs in the Brazos Valley. Other facilities on the RELLIS Campus will house these programs.

 

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