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Community A new partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) will
bring a dynamic presence in engineering and technology educa- tion and research to downtown Chandler, according to Mayor Jay Tibshraeny in his State of the City Address earlier this month. The announced ASU Chandler Innovation Center is an alliance between the City and ASU Polytechnic campus’ College of Technology and Innovation. The center will be located at the City’s former public works
yard at 249 E. Chicago St. Renovation work on the site is expected to start at the beginning of April. “This is an important step in the evolution of the relationship
ALMOST 100: One of the soon-to-be centenari- ans present at the State of the City address was Verla Morris, who was born the year Chandler was founded. She turns 100 on Aug. 24, and is pictured here with her grandson, Roy Morris. Submitted photo
In closing, he noted that on May 17, 1912,
Dr. Alexander John Chandler opened a land office and 300 speculators spent $50,000 for land that had been part of Dr. Chandler’s 18,000-acre ranch. “From that beginning, the town of
Chandler thrived,” he said. “Dr. Chandler’s vision is just one of many that have molded Chandler into a true city of progress. A city that will continue this remarkable
path of success for another 100 years and beyond. A city I am very proud of, and com- mitted to improving.” Laurie Fagen is publisher of the SanTan Sun
News and lives in Fox Crossing with husband Geoff Hancock and cat Jazz. She can be reached at
Laurie@SanTanSun.com.
between Arizona State University and the City of Chandler,” says ASU President Michael M. Crow. “The ASU Chandler Innovation Center will house world-class teaching and research programs from ASU’s College of Technology and Innovation. It will benefit the residents of Chandler who want to take classes closer to home or to their place of employment and make the city an even more attractive location for high-tech industries.” The ASU Chandler Innovation Center consists of three ele-
ments: multipurpose engineering and technology learning stu- dios, access to ASU online courses and degrees with assisted learning, and “Proof of Concept” labs to support open innovation and technology development. “This is a very leading-edge program ASU has developed and it
fits perfectly with what we want to accomplish in Chandler,” Tibshraeny says. “The Center will cement Chandler’s reputation as a high-tech center of industry and will provide students and local companies the opportunity to collaborate on new technologies under one roof.” Tibshraeny added that the new site will bring new energy to
the downtown with students working on projects virtually around the clock. ASU estimates 100 students will work on site when the facility opens, with as many as 1,000 students in the program at full capacity.
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UA PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT CITY In its new partnership with the City of Chandler, the
University of Arizona (UA) will use 9,000 square feet in the Chandler Community Center at 125 E. Commonwealth Ave. for classrooms and offices.
The facility will host a number
of the university’s programs begin- ning this May, including courses from the colleges of Education, Management Information Systems, and Information Resources and Library Science.
“One of my goals has been a university presence in down-
town Chandler and this could not present a better fit for our community,” says Mayor Jay Tibshraeny. “As President Obama noted to me during his visit last week, we need to ensure a solid workforce development plan is in place to meet the needs of our high-tech employment sector. These programs do just that.” “The great thing about this is the opportunity for industry to
partner with educators to give them a real taste of what goes on behind the scenes in the private sector,” adds Mike Sims, director of human resources at Orbital Sciences Corp. Orbital is a participating company of the MASTER-IP Teacher program providing middle- and high-school teachers with internships through local businesses. University officials called the announcement an expansion
of a continuing and exciting partnership with the City. “I am grateful to the City of Chandler for its creative and col-
laborative approach to increasing access to a UA education,” says UA Interim President Eugene G. Sander. Learn more at
www.chandleraz.gov/newsrelease.aspx?
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