UD Opens Satellite Campus in Frisco for GSM
Facility includes offices and six classrooms for students and faculty
Monica Klem
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: News
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The new campus contains six classrooms, a large meeting room, and break out rooms and a kitchen in addition to offices.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by almost 70 people, most of whom were from UD. Representatives of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce and the city of Frisco welcomed University President Dr. Frank Lazarus and Graduate School of Management Dean Dr. J. Lee Whittington to the site.
After greeting those present, including the mayor of Frisco, Lazarus said that UD is "proud to be part of the growing and vibrant" community of Frisco. He described the city's "dynamic development," saying that the area that the new campus is situated in has great promise.
Lazarus said that an aspect of UD's mission is "to add to the social and intellectual capital of the areas where we operate," and cited the recent visit of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to Dallas as the guest of the annual McDermott Lectureship as an example.
The Frisco campus will serve as a "learning center for everyone," according to Lazarus. He said that the facility will be used by the School of Ministry for classes, as well as for classes in professional development. The campus would also be available for use by local institutions.
Whittington cited the GSM motto, "relevance, reliability, convenience..." and said that the new campus would facilitate a balance between family, work and gaining an advanced degree for its students. He cited the wide range of industry specific concentrations that the GSM program offers.
In closing, Lazarus said that the location was chosen because the university searched for a place with "tremendous opportunity, that's spelled F-R-I-S-C-O."
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