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The Anderson
University Flagship Center is
connected to the southwest end
of the Flagship Enterprise
Center located at I-69 and
Pendleton Avenue (exit 22) in
Anderson. The facility provides
more than 53,000 square feet of
operational space to support the
education initiatives of
Anderson University and Purdue
University.
Watch video about the Anderson
University Flagship Center
"The Anderson
University Flagship Center now
completes a strategic plan that
brings the best of this
university to the major corridor
of development and at the very
doorway to our community,” said
Dr. James L. Edwards, president
of Anderson University. “We are
excited about the programs that
will attract outstanding
students and extend the purposes
of the Flagship Enterprise
Center as learning and
entrepreneurship are married in
such a dynamic way. The
facilities
are inspiring and we are excited
about the future for all the
programs that will be developed
in this new learning center."
"Purdue's
College of Technology and
Anderson University have been
educational partners for more
than 20 years, and we are proud
that the collaboration will
continue – and indeed strengthen
– with the opening of this
modern learning space," said
Purdue College of Technology
Dean Dennis R. Depew. "Anderson
and the east-central Indiana
region have been faced with many
economic challenges as the
manufacturing sector has
undergone significant changes in
the last couple of decades. But
with the opening of the Anderson
University Flagship Center, we
are revitalizing a partnership
that will produce exciting,
powerful results for students
and the community."
The facility is
divided into 3 floors of
operational space.
The new AU residential MBA
program, the
School of Adult Learning
and new programming in
entrepreneurial studies will
have a presence in the new AU
Flagship Center. Purdue
University's College of
Technology will relocate its
operation from the AU campus to
offer its programs at this new
location. In addition, the
facility will support a
state-of-the-art
Professional Development Center
accommodating nearly
160 persons with conferencing
amenities and breakout rooms for
academic and corporate
development sessions.
“We are
delighted to more into this
wonderful teaching and learning
environment where the knowledge
gained in the classroom can be
applied to real-world needs, and
knowledge of real-world needs
can lead to deeper
understandings in the
classroom,” said Dr. Carl
Caldwell, vice president for
Academic Affairs at Anderson
University. “What an opportune
moment for faculty and
students! The location allows
us to collaborate more easily
with our friends at Purdue
University as well as serve the
needs of new groups of
students. We are delighted to
be a part of this exciting new
venture.”
“It is exciting
to see our students take what
they have learned in the
classroom and apply it to their
endeavors at the Flagship
Center,” said Dr. Terry Truitt,
dean of the Falls School of
Business at Anderson
University. “Anderson
University students studying at
the Flagship will continue to
learn from their professors, but
they will also be learning from
hundreds of entrepreneurs and
working professionals. This is
a dream come true: A
state-of-the-art facility;
strong, eager students; and
seasoned faculty partnering with
active, working professionals.
This is good for the students
and good for our region’s
economic growth.”
The
architectural firm of K.R.
Montgomery and Associates in
Anderson designed the project in
coordination with GDI
Construction Corporation, the
primary contractor for the
project. For more
information about the Anderson
University Flagship Center
contact Pam Denman at
765-641-2899 or
psdenman@anderson.edu
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