WHAT: Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for MCNY’s new Bronx Center
WHO: Vinton Thompson, President, MCNY & Elected officials TBD
WHEN: Thursday, September 8, 9:00am
WHERE: Metropolitan College of New York, 463 East 149th Street, Bronx, New York
WHY: MCNY’s new Bronx Center is the
anchor of Triangle Plaza Hub, a new, mixed commercial project that is at the heart of redevelopment in the South Bronx, an economically distressed area that is rebounding after decades of decline. This new 26,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility has the capacity to serve over 500 students and solidifies MCNY’s footprint in the Bronx.
The MCNY Bronx Center will feature seventeen classrooms, 3 computer labs and a multipurpose conference space that will allow the college to host large events to make the campus and integral part of the local community. The new facility will include public assembly spaces that will provide unprecedented opportunities for MCNY students to interact with the community.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Along with MCNY President Vinton Thompson and local elected officials, current members of the faculty and student body will be on site. Tours of the new campus will also be available.
Contact: Brian Franklin, 703-201-3875, bfranklin@thewakemanagency.com
About Metropolitan College of New York
Audrey Cohen, educational visionary and activist, founded the Women’s Talent
Corps in 1964. Through development and training for new professional positions, the Talent Corps created employment for thousands of people. It became The College for Human Services, later Audrey Cohen College, and today Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY). For over 50 years, MCNY has continued the tradition of offering highly motivated learners an education that combines applied skills with professional knowledge to effect personal transformation and positive change in the workplace and community. MCNY is a not-for-profit, accredited, independent college. Full year-round offerings accelerate degree completion, and a unique approach to learning permits close integration of workplace activities and study. For more information on MCNY, visit www.mcny.edu or call 800.33.THINK.
