The community is invited to attend the groundbreaking for the new Joliet Junior College Health Professions Building at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the T-Building Conference Center on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. A reception follows at 5 p.m.
The Health Professions Building will be constructed in the open area north of the existing T-Building on the college’s main campus.
Highlights of the building, which is expected to be completed in the fall of 2013, include:
- Incorporate new and future technologies, especially in simulation centers
- Create realistic spaces that will advance student learning, including an Emergency Services apparatus room with space for a fire truck and ambulance
- LEED certification
- Increase offerings for professional development/continuing education
For more information on master plan projects, visit www.jjc.edu/info/masterplan.
Those interested in attending should RSVP to Tracy Theard at (815) 280-2352 or ttheard@jjc.edu.
