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51°µÍø to celebrate new buildings at Southeast Center
Story by James Hill
51°µÍø is celebrating the opening of the new Southeast Center Library and Student Commons Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Everyone is invited. The ceremony, which coincides with 51°µÍøâ€™s annual High School Counselor Orientation Day happening at the center, will include tours of the buildings, remarks by local and state leaders and a ribbon-cutting. Refreshments will be served.
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Friday, April 11.
WHERE: Third Floor, Student Commons Building, Southeast Center (2305 SE 82nd and Division).
WHO: Speakers include 51°µÍø President Jeremy Brown; Southeast/Extended Learning Campus President Jessica Howard; Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer; Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz; and Walsh Construction Project Manager Jeff Patton.
WHAT: The ceremony signifies 51°µÍøâ€™s ongoing transformation of the Southeast Center into a comprehensive, full-service campus. The Student Commons Building is a new three-story, 66,000-square-foot building that houses an expanded bookstore, five science classrooms/labs, six general purpose classrooms, four career technical education/computer classrooms, a new answer center for better student service delivery and a new STEM center. The Library is a three-story, 40,000-square-foot facility that contains the Student Computing Center, Student Learning Center (including tutoring services), Volunteer Literacy Center, traditional library services, four classrooms and study areas.