8/3/2019 Groundbreaking for New Fulton Campus Location
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CAYUGA CC OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION AT NEW
NEW FULTON CAMPUS AT RIVER GLEN PLAZA
Cayuga Community College marked the beginning of a new chapter
in College history at Building
for Growth: Fulton Campus Transformation, a formal kickoff to
construction at its new campus at
the River Glen Plaza.
Dr. Daniel Larson, College president, welcomed more than 100
guests to the event and shared a
brief history of the campus, which has seen a 20 percent
increase in enrollment over the past five
years.
College Board of Trustees Chairman John Camardo described how
the Oswego County demographic
data and the campus' recent growth indicated a need for this
expansion, and also described the
economic impact the College has through its employees.
Fulton Campus Dean Maggie Killoran talked about the unique
atmosphere and culture that exists atthe Fulton Campus, and how
faculty, students, and staff members have been working to ensure
that
the move to the new campus doesn't change that friendly and
supportive culture.
College Foundation Executive Director Jeffrey Hoffman explained
the significance of the
Foundation's purchase of all the storefronts of the River Glen
Plaza, except the former P&C Foods
building.
"The project represents the largest single impact that the
College Foundation has ever had on the
College," he said. He also handed out new Fulton Campus lyrics
to the holiday classic, "Let it snow,"
that had the 100 guests singing the refrain, "River Glen, River
Glen, River Glen."
Oswego County Legislature Chairman Barry Leemann and Fulton City
Mayor Ronald Woodward
talked about the positive economic impact the College has on the
region.
For example, the Fulton Campus construction project is helping
to jumpstart the local economy by
streaming millions of dollars through the community in the form
of salaries, equipment, supplies
and materials, and related spending.
Cayuga student Michael Fochtman described the students' response
to the new campus project and
how their voices played an important role in shaping the design
and functionality of the new
campus.
"There is a great deal of excitement within the student body
about the campus moving," said
Fochtman, a liberal arts major and the president of the Fulton
Campus Student Government
Organization. "The planned increase in classroom size, the
addition of new science lab rooms,
increase in Academic Services, along with simply more room to be
able to accommodate the
growing needs of the students, has struck a positive cord with
everyone."
