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UA Leaders, Students Work with City Officials to Help Build UA’s Presence in Downtown Tucson

THE DAILY WILDCAT - Students will be key in growing downtown Tucson, say UA leaders and city officials, who are working together to increase housing and employment opportunities and expand UA programs in the area. Janice Cervelli, dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and Bob Smith, vice president for business affairs, are leading the downtown discussion for the UA. Cervelli and Smith have been looking into the possibilities of bringing programs within various colleges as well as research opportunities to downtown.

MBA Building Excellence Award Finalist 2012

FAIRVIEW SUITES, LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY - The Master Builders’ Association Building Excellence awards are awarded to projects that best illustrate teamwork, how difficult challenges were met, client satisfaction, the project’s special characteristics and safety.

Public College, Private Dorm

THE NEW YORK TIMES - With state budgets tight and demand for a college education at a high point, public universities across the country are increasingly turning to the private sector to build and finance on-campus dormitories. Even before the recession, states found that companies that specialize in student housing could build residence halls more rapidly and cheaply than universities could. They can ease the burden of being a landlord. And perhaps most important, these partnerships free capital for facilities like classrooms and laboratories.

ACEC Engineering Excellence Award Competition: National Recognition Award 2012 The Heights, Montclair State University

THE HEIGHTS, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY - The American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value. Projects from all across the world are rated on the basis of: uniqueness and/or innovative application of new or existing techniques; future value to, and enhancing public awareness/ enthusiasm for the engineering profession; social, economic, and sustainable development considerations; complexity; and successful fulfillment of client/owner’s needs, including schedule and budget.